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It's an interesting topic you bring up @TEAMROBOT as with all things mtb it's hard to seperate marketing with actual tangible benefits. It's especially relevant to me, aka 'a bike nerd who is easily sucked in'. I've spend a fair bit of time on a charger 3 zeb and ohlins rxf38 for the conventional fork camp and now a bit over a year on an intend flash. I'd like to think the honeymoon period of a new shiny thing is over so I can give an honest take. I'm my experience they are superior to a rsu fork, it's pretty...

The guys who say clipless want you to ask them. Don’t pick up that feather. Like unicyclists or jugglers or unicycling jugglers, it’s best to ignore them. Let em have it. I have xt trail with the platform on a MTB and the classic little Shimano clippers on a gravel bike, I use the same shoes on both. Every time I clip in to the gravel bike I laugh at the little spaceship platforms on the mtb: they really offer zero support. But they look better. Less roadie, maybe. Flats on the eeb cuz that thing’s stuck to the ground...

Not necessarily heavier. I switched from a tricked-out 36 to an Essentials, the Intend is super responsive and as active as any coil I rode before, and 600g lighter than the 36. It is relatively simple - both the damper and the spring aren't as sophisticated as the 36, but the chassis gives it so much performance boost that I see no need to yearn for any additional upgrades. The Intend is a chef's KISS.

Also Orbea site is showing "new Saint" for the DH bike but it seems the images are with the current version.

Make a modular frame to reduce SKUs, then make loads of variants of it to increase SKUs. Smart plan.