Exactly man. Its insanely frustrating. I was hoping another director would be assigned the next movie but Bay as already been confirmed. Most of the time these movies come off as almost a parody of Transformers Imo. These movies are just built to haul in cash and nothing else. I still haven't watched the last one. I walked out of Dark of The Moon and cannot bring myself to watch another.
Here's how I look at it. At least with the voice cast, they're passing. Personally, I know Bay and Spielberg aren't the best with fans nor stories regarding age long franchises. What draws the line is the fact that the writers, contributors, and designers actually know what we want. Yet, they just don't get it. I still remember LaBeouf speaking like he was "gangsta" during his interview about doing the first film... Then bashing on Bay-Spielberg... Unprofessional.
Truer words have never been spoken. Its sad because for each movie I somehow have hope it'll be somewhat better than the last, and each time it gets worse and worse.