Why is the Raptor 3 engine so much simpler looking than Raptor 2 and Raptor 1?

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The Raptor 3 engine has much better performance than the previous two rocket engines, and yet it looks much simpler. Typically things seem to need to get more complicated in order to get better. The trend seems to have been reversed here. Why?

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Musk has been very open about wanting to continously simplify important components, believing that a simpler device is inherently more reliable.

Only time will tell.

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