When 3e was previewed, it drew some bile from those who didn't like it, even after it came out. When 4e was previewed (repeat). When 5e was previewed (repeat).
I'm skipping over a bunch of pages of replies here but the same was true when 2e came out as well. I remember when it came out there were a bunch of angry letters to the editor in Dragon Magazine from grumpy gamers who thought it was just a big money grab and that 2e dumbed down the game too much, and that there was no need for it, etc, etc.
Same Stuff, Different Decade.