Heyyyyyy! Glad you were able to close out the trilogy.
Yes, the jam format was the game's biggest (but certainly not only!) weakness, and I learned a ton of stuff both about scope control and about how I would want to implement this system within a larger project, should the opportunity arise later.
The Extended Haroldverse and ever-present cameos are one of my favorite things about this series, and I plan to keep some aspect of that alive however "TBA" comes together.
But yeah, all your points are valid, and I've heard several other concerns about not being able to take full advantage of the full cast due to the investment issue (skill levels and permanent skill learning, etc.) I also could have explained pretty much everything related to Attunement and Equip skills about 10x better.
Thanks for playing and sharing your insights!