So I may be a little biased, but I got into blink-182 shortly before Dogs Eating Dogs came out and my friend who was a big fan was always playing Neighborhoods and I loved it. Eventually I checked out their entire discography and came to appreciate Neighborhoods and Dogs Eating Dogs even more after knowing the history and hearing the musical changes.
Years later in college I found that every blink fan I met says they hated Neighborhoods and said it was a horrible step to take or they missed the old blink. And when California and Nine came out and I didnt like them that much, those same people loved those albums instead.
I dont know, that period from 2011-2012 just felt like such a leap in creativity to me and I loved what they accomplished through it. And while I do find One More Time entertaining and I want more than anything for the members to just have fun which is what they seem to be doing, Neighborhoods was just really satisfying to me and everything afterward seems like a step back in musical progression and maturity.
But like I said, I'm biased cause that's how I was introduced to them, so I'm genuinely curious as to why some fans didn't appreciate that period of time for the band.