The reason DotD bashers exist because they aim to piss us off because they are so sad missing the original dead Spyro.
(I hate to be mean, but hell I'm pissed off! >( Grrr...)
I can bash DotD if I want to... I actually liked ANB and TEN. DotD was like a "runt of the litter." How many game series can you name that underwent a developer change prior to the end of a story arc? Not many, and the ones you can all share a common trait, the game developed by a different studio was critically received poorer than the games made by the original developer. e_e