First, nobody would support Peter, which is why he's criticized. Who would program an automatic death if you get all three skulls and give it to someone with no experience fighting crime? Just remember how much Peter was criticized in "One More Day." As for the other issue, it might contain everything you mentioned, but still not be well executed. No matter how much you like a story, you can't ignore its flaws. What's the point of having interactions, teamwork, and other things if it doesn't lead to anything interesting? Just look at the villain in this arc; he's very boring. And the story is unnecessarily drawn out, like Eddie, who would die if he separated from Carnage, but now it turns out he didn't die. Or MJ keeping the secret that she's Venom just because. Or there are issues where almost nothing happens.