>>9257681>GauntletCapeshit fans
>The other twoThe average consumer who enjoys displaying sets out of the box and aren't really adept at making MOCs. That or people buying them for the parts to use in their own MOCs.
>>9257686Both sets are good for different reasons, the Birds of Paradise set isn't trying to compete with the Adventurers pyramid in terms of design space. The closest thing to those plants (or most of other Creator Expert sets) from around that time would be the Model Team sets.
If anything a more apt comparison of 90s Lego vs modern Lego would be some Ninjago or Monkie Kid playset.