that's the point, how do people come to this conclusion after seeing only two events. MotB's story isn't stellar in the beginning either. to tell you the truth I was bored out of my mind while playing it, it became a lot better when I began gathering the pieces of the puzzle together, but the last act is of course on where everything happens.
by analogy, I don't expect to know enough about DSIII's story until I reach the last portion of the game. that's not to say MotB and DSIII are similar games, the pacing and the delivery are different, I'd think. but still, it "seemed" to be bad judging by 3 conversations? come on