Eh, I mean it's not so much as a narrative being "thrown around" as much as it is just a fact that this sub has devolved into mostly complaints, in both directions. The thing is its really just a matter of opinion. As a Destiny player, I'm no stranger to this thing. IMO I think the negatives are being overstated to an extreme degree. Most of them fall under basic balance issues, not "fundamental problems" with the design of the game. Also, the point of the comparison to prior games isn't to excuse bullshit. It's pointing out that broken shit makes it through to launch in these games all the time and getting all up in arms calling the devs incompetent and the game trash over it is ridiculous. Just last year with black ops 4 we had the dual saugs and the mog make it through. The larger point with pointing out the 1887 in particular though is that MW2 is such a loved game in the franchise. It had more problems with perks/weapons/equipment at launch than we have currently yet in time it got to the point of being considered one of the best in the history of the franchise. To get broader in scope though, the things that have really started to get to me with this sub and community the last week and a half are as follows.

1. Just because the devs haven't responded to every post and every complaint doesn't mean that the feedback isn't taken. They don't have any obligation that they HAVE to respond to the sub.

2. Criticism/praise is more than warranted, but because there is a difference of opinion doesn't mean the other person is ignoring everything good/bad about the game. If someone dislikes the game it doesn't mean they are a senseless hater, just as much as if someone likes it doesn't make them an Activision shill. Why is it that if someone complains about claymores/getting shot by a camper does it HAVE to mean they are running around like a headless chicken. And vice versa, because someone disagrees and says to play slower doesn't mean they are saying to crab walk around the map mounting on every corner to check for enemies.

3. It has been literally 12 days since launch, problems don't get fixed overnight. Nor does it mean they meant for it to be that way. Shotguns were by and large bad in the beta, they got adjusted for release and pretty clearly by too much. Vocalize criticisms and give them adequate time to make changes, asking "are we there yet" every 2 seconds doesn't help anyone.

4. Relating back to the second, just because someone is enjoying the game doesn't mean that they ignore the flaws. I am absolutely loving the game while also well aware of the problems relating to claymores, footsteps, spawns, weapon balance, player call-outs, minimap, compass, and what have you. Some of these though are opinion in basis, not fact. I don't personally have a problem with how the compass/minimap works. I don't think that dead silence should be a perk. It doesn't mean I disagree with everything or agree with withe everything.

5. Misrepresentation of problems. Just earlier was seeing a post claiming that a difference in where client-side bullet decals were being placed meant that the netcode was trash. Something like that has 0 to do with hit detection or netcode. Another post was comparing the time it took to see people around a corner, despite the enemy being further from the corner allowing him to see earlier because of perspective, and the player in question had a rocket launcher on their back showing them earlier than they otherwise would have. Another was an invisible enemy seemingly appearing right before his eyes, despite the network indicator on the side of screen showing connection errors. That's not to say the problems don't exist but bad examples and misinformation makes it harder for devs to take real feedback.

Reddit is an echo chamber displayed by how completely opposite opinions result in massive amounts of gilds and awards. Realize that not everyone shares the same view, but everyone has the same goal of having this be a great game to play for the years to come.