The big problem in my eyes is that with Fable 3 we now have a number of features, integral things like the sanctuary and the magic system, which, if Lionhead tries to return to the glory days, will never work. Spellweaving has never been done before, achievements say as much, and the sanctuary (where the hell did that come from???) was something the Hero-King/Queen presumably had built exclusively for him/herself.
And I agree. I don't care what weapons people use nowadays, give me back my crossbow! And my goddamned armour! And my axes, while we're about it! In fact, give me back my epic baddies and my huge monsters, my Augments, my Gods, my rival heroes, my history, my geography, my impressive morphs and my sense of fantasy too!