Based post. PORTAL was literally made in anticipation of the toxic playerbase hating on the next Battlefield (again). Big surprise that the players still hate it. /s
The game is lacking in many aspects compared to previous entries of the series. Now this things are sold to us as "legacy features" although they are pretty much standard for first person shooters out there (and the previos Battlefield parts). Moreover, they pretty much removed all their own identity that they have built over the years from 2042. That is not good and many people dislike it therefore. The current game does not remind me of a single thing that made me fall in love with the series back in the days.
Also you claimed that all the hate/critizism was only artificially created by social media. While social media might have boosted that to some degree, people found this game to be bad by themselves. I personally disliked the beta already and therefore claimed a refund - I did not need a 3rd party to make my mind on the game. Since player counts also indicate (Steam player count) a decline of players it is also a hint that people do not enjoy it. I know many people who gave the game the benefit of a doubt and tried it out. Most of them are not playing it any more or only on rare occasions.
Portal where no progress can be achieved and where a only a little bit of the content from the original games can be played was never going to save the game even tho the idea was good.
Too find a suitable end for this post I would recommend you @Anarchiesx the following: "Don't be sad, this is just how it turns out sometimes."
