For the Trail series reference alone, I am gonna follow your post. I think that your opinion and recommendations are solid and well-constructed. But for what it's worth, some of the side quests in rejuvenation are interesting (even more than the main story, I almost cry during the litwick event for no apparent reason).
Irrelevant rant: I just finished CS I. If CS III is still not going to reveal who the Grand Master is....... I'm still going to play until they do. They know that their storytelling is compelling enough and make each series's first game ends with a cliffhanger so that peopl