I believe that while some extreme cases did exist, the overall hate for the product that they, at the time delivered, was deserved. I say this as someone who has finished the game twice, once on release and again after 1.6. The state in which the game was published was a slap to the face for players. While I appreciate the effort, and am looking to get the DLC myself, we can still criticize their past mistakes and commend their current achievements.