I don't think "how much everyone hates it" has anything to do with the reporting, in fact, just like the rest of us, they were probably operating on information provided to them by the developers, and just like the rest of us, are slowly finding out mechanics of the game are not what they were said to be at all.
some people just see what they want to see, though, I suppose.
If you read the comment you replied to, you would see that at least on one occasion, RPS were supplied exactly the same information by developers that they are now complaining about in the final game, seemingly because there are angry mob page views to be had from reddit by feigning indignation.
Eh, that quote from a year ago isn't entirely clear on how they will look for a new job. I'm sure if the implications of the AI behavior were clear then, there would have been at least some raised eyebrows.
some people just see what they want to see, though, I suppose.