I mean we've known Hearth and Home would be the first update since April. And we pretty much knew what that update was going to include. As you mentioned, there were some extras with the new weapons, shields, etc.

Personally, I like the changes they are making. I think there needs to be more balance to the food. That being said, I'm 99% sure they are not done and (given this title is still EA) balancing / more changes are highly likely. In my opinion, the people freaking out are the group of entitled individuals who believe that if things don't go their way, they won't have it.

I've even seen people complaining that there were no new biomes or bosses with the update. I mean that is absolutely on the people making the complaints. We've known for months that the first update would not be adding anything of the sort. And yet we still have people complaining? This, imo, is the problem with EA. I feel like people are becoming way too entitled. People need to understand how the development cycles work for games and, as you said, lower their expectations to a reasonable level. Nothing that currently exists or the state of its existence is final. This is EA. Anything and everything could and very likely will change.