The instructions in the older sets are also noticeably harder than the instructions are now. The new sets probably have, on average, four or five times as many

The instructions in the older sets are also noticeably harder than the instructions are now. The new sets probably have, on average, four or five times as many steps, for the same number of pieces. And forget about listing which new pieces are used in each step, or showing multiple angles to help illustrate the alignment - you'd better be really good at counting studs in the isometric renderings on some of the old instruction sets.