1. Bof : DQ = BOFV as it was RELEASED as Breath Of Fire V : Dragon Quarter in America and Japan

2. What you fail to realise is that, if there was no Dragon Quarter in BOFV, then THE GAME WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO EASY, since Dragon Form = Invincibility, except to one single boss in the game who's a bonus boss anyway.

It links in with the story too, and adds a sense of urgency. It's not hard to keep the gauge down, when I finished it FIRST TIME, my D-Counter was at about 25%, maybe less. I could have used it more, and sometimes did to do a few dragon loops, but it's not necessary. Heck, all the characters are so kick arse anyway that you really don't need to D-Dive, except on a few choice bosses.

It's the only TRUE dragon form anyway, compared to the other BoF games, the dragons were just..weak, it's like having Agni from BoF 1 throughout the whole game, just limited.

Personally, I like it.

There are no current plans for a Breath Of Fire SIX (note the number, that's pretty key), but Capcom always leaves a few years between making new BoF games anyway.