There's no point in reading Homer when you have Stephen King.
And what does any of this have to do with meaning? It's just entertainment.
But "Warriors of the North" came out later, so according to you, we should throw out the lore and "Armored Princess." Oh yeah, and "Warriors of the North" too, since "Darkside of Xeen" came out.
Where do we end up when we save the world?