1st- I've not played ROE so idk.
2nd- i like their initiative of trying a new art style. This makes ES kinda unique.
3rd- TRR is a great book and if you don't like any of these four LIs idk what you will like. They four are really different from one another so there is much variety. If you don't like them, then whom do you like?
4th- there is much variety in the type of pets. Have you seen TE's pets and familiars...
5th- sooo, for your information we all did like AME before mid-book 2.. for some reason it declined. So it's a popular opinion.
6th- why not? This was a fiction. And if we didn't have those two gems then I'm sure many would not have played that book.
Just my opinion on your opinions, nothing against u