We’ve waited for any sort of proper acknowledgement of Bionicle for a very long time, and it finally came. After LEGO outright refused to do anything for the theme for such a long time, I for one can’t really complain at this point. The designers clearly did the best they could with the materials they were given, so I don’t think it’s really fair to us to complain too much.
However, I will say, locking the set behind such a big paywall and limiting it to certain themes only wasn’t the best choice on their part.
Another personal opinion, but out of the prototype ideas they tried out, I for one would have preferred to get this instead of the one we got:
This one feels much more substantial, and actually does a much better job at recapturing the Bionicle aesthetic, instead of being just a glorified mixel build. If there is any chance for Bionicle coming back as a system theme going forward, this is the direction I would want it to take.