Here's the way I see it. Do I like Eric, Hell No!, Do I care that Eric is in the game, Hell No! I like playing these games and to me it doesn't matter what's in a game, if I don't see something I like, I just won't play. I'm not gonna bash a game developer for something they decide to put out. If it got that bad, I might as well just go make my own game and put what I want in it.Well, the pro Eric faction is small, but sadly some of them are very loud and annoying. I don't know if you were here when it was announced that Eric will get kicked out from the house, that was ... awful. "whiny children" is a nice way to describing the people who posted and ranted then.
And they keep mocking those who don't want Eric around, like those could not stand the competition, should grow up and all sorts of things. And of course they keep repeating that the game is all about Eric (no, it isn't, Eric has a rather small role, even on friendship path) and is "dead, Dead, DEAD!!!!!!!" without Eric.
Yes, that sounds very much like a bothersome annoyance and I would be glad if that faction would just play something else with as many Erics in it as they want.
The BB Renpy Remake has a whole Eric path that uses fan art as graphics.
edit: gramma fix
BTW, great game so far, can't wait for the new update.
P.S. I still don't like Eric, but i got rid of him, so I'm good now