Slott's legacy is probably more about alternate universes, Superior Spider-Man and Parker Industries.
My response was more to Fan of Mystery, although I think he may underrate the new aspects of Spencer's run (Boomerang as Peter's roommate, the supporting characters support group)
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Thomas Mets
This highlights the bigger problem, which is that when a new and interesting shift actually does happen, it happens to a character not named Spider-Man. At best, he's there to witness other characters move on to things I'd rather read about. Peter's only hail mary is the wedding ring. The book feels safe, familiar, and loosely plotted because it's the most boring character in the book playing a role in stories that are a big deal... for other characters, and then instead of exploring those ideas more, Peter takes the camera with him to do something completely different with the intention of getting back to other things later. This was a stated goal of the run, he said he wanted to write a wildly diverse slate of stories that would take us all over the place. All according to keikaku?
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Don't get me wrong, I'm really liking Nick Spencer's run so far (something I am very happy to say about Spider-Man comics after so long), but it's kind of difficult to say at this point what exactly his overall legacy will be on the character since he hasn't even been on the title for two years yet. The three things I listed are just speculation at this point.
Speaking of which, your comment gives me the impression that restoring an earlier status quo instead of adding anything new is a negative thing. Dan Slott wrote Amazing Spider-Man for about a decade and ended up dividing the fan-base heavily with many of his story decisions. With that in mind, I think Spencer restoring some of the earlier status quo (especially the aspects that never should have been tampered with in the first place like separating Peter and Mary Jane and bringing Kraven back to life) is something to be commended--especially since I and many other fans I've come across think he is doing a darn good job.
why are we talking about legacy when he barely has 2 years under his belt?
"He's pure power and doesn't even know it. He's the best of us."-Matt Murdock
"I need a reason to take the mask off."-Peter Parker
"My heart half-breaks at how easy it is to lie to him. It breaks all the way when he believes me without question." Felicia Hardy
At best I would say Peter helps initiate the character development and shifts while still remaining the central protagonist and hero, and he's still written to be in-character and saving the day (generally) on his own.
Much of that felt lacking in the preceding era in my opinion. If we want to complain about the supporting cast stealing the show, that would be the time, except then it came off kind of forced and just made Peter look bad/ineffectual.