Why do you think they stopped designing sets for creative play? They still sell bulk lego. They still sell non-licensed play sets like space, city, castle, etc. And even the licensed sets are great for creativity because I doubt a kid's not going to shatter their set and start making their own damn spaceship because it has "Star Wars" on the box. None of that has stopped just because they also sell display pieces that are wildly popular and intended for adults.
Like seriously go to any store that sells Lego and you'll see that a good 80% of it is bulk or play sets. There are a lot of things to be critical of lego for...the pricing, the over-reliance on licensed sets, too many god-damned stickers, etc. But this really isn't one of them at all.
Like seriously go to any store that sells Lego and you'll see that a good 80% of it is bulk or play sets. There are a lot of things to be critical of lego for...the pricing, the over-reliance on licensed sets, too many god-damned stickers, etc. But this really isn't one of them at all.