I would certainly hope for smaller sets over the very expensive ones, but it seems we'll be waiting for rumours about next year's selection for quite some time still. Maybe it is indeed true that the sets wouldn't do well among kids as some other theme's sets, but I do hope the demand for Rivendell, Barad-dûr, and especially the GWP have convinced the "suits" that demand is there & they start releasing smaller sets to test the waters.