Hey guys, we are TF Elite authors and i can tell say for ourselves that we don't really like where the market is going (bloated and feature-rich themes) since it will hurt us in the long run BUT this is where the market and buyers are. Surely Envato can work closer on this issue but this is not the case globally, customers are used to and want more features for the buck so i don't think this will go away now.

We are in the same bandwagon with everyone else (because we need sales to live and pay people who help us) with a popular theme for startups, it is somewhere in the middle between multi-purpose and single-purpose WP theme.
I admit that our code is not the best out there, but i would like to think on a way how we can make a feature-rich theme better suited for coders&end customers alike so if anyone can volunteer to provide an audit and deliver some questionable ideas that can be used to solve most issues addressed in this topic- i volunteer to provide a free theme copy and a nifty reward