There's two major categories of Lego sets IMO display pieces (the UCS or Creator Expert series) and playsets. They still very much make the second type of set f

There's two major categories of Lego sets IMO display pieces (the UCS or Creator Expert series) and playsets. They still very much make the second type of set for their younger audience but they realize adult fans wanted more intricate sets so gave them that. I think it's interesting they finally made this kind of hard/impossible to disassemble configuration a part of their build but I don't think it's a big knock against them. They know these UCS sets largely get assembled then sit assembled until they go into storage or get moved/sold, so it's not really a big issue imo.