Agreed, it would be nice to see, but the best thing about SOM is having the ability to choose the stock assets or create a game using what you've been given. I wanted to mix custom with template but it didnt work so well.
"Can you imagine where we would be at right now if there were 5 more completed QUALITY games made from the original SoM template(s)?"
Im not too sure. I think that using the templates would cater for the KF fanbase alot, wheras we wouldnt be drawing in gamers or game makers who prefer high res games. John has created the ability to increase the texture resolution which we can apply to the original templates, but without the original high res textures we would have to make the high-res textures from scratch.
Dont get me wrong - I think we have some great games here in terms of story and quality and they alone would drive some peoples desire to create new games.
Essentially we have all had our parts to play in improving the community, and the community will grow in various ways thanks to our efforts - its whether anyone else is willing to give up their spare time after we retire 
"Can you imagine where we would be at right now if there were 5 more completed QUALITY games made from the original SoM template(s)?"
Im not too sure. I think that using the templates would cater for the KF fanbase alot, wheras we wouldnt be drawing in gamers or game makers who prefer high res games. John has created the ability to increase the texture resolution which we can apply to the original templates, but without the original high res textures we would have to make the high-res textures from scratch.
Dont get me wrong - I think we have some great games here in terms of story and quality and they alone would drive some peoples desire to create new games.
Essentially we have all had our parts to play in improving the community, and the community will grow in various ways thanks to our efforts - its whether anyone else is willing to give up their spare time after we retire