Try to compare the books with games.
Have you ever tried to read the novel without the main character? It's nothing great, practically just a chronicle. The same problem is with RPGs that do not have the main character.
I dunno man, a bunch of books don't actually have a main character, but a cast of characters and they are still entertaining. A Song of Ice and Fire comes to mind, as well as the Malazan Book of the Fallen.
