Sometimes I feel like all the backlash against the series now has gotten a bit extreme. The shortcomings of the series in general were obvious even when the trailers started (voice acting, animation issues). I do understand why people were annoyed that every episode wasn't a fight scene and it became a simple high school drama with monsters and unrealistic weapons. But, to be honest, I wasn't expecting it to be the best thing ever. The fight scenes are the best parts, but we still need context as to why they're happening, and I'm pretty sure they always intended it to be a high school drama thing.
I really like RWBY, despite all its flaws. The only thing I didn't like was how they introduced two new characters at the END of the first season. Four, if you count the post-credits scene. It didn't feel like the end of a season, it felt like the end of a mini-arc like Ruby and Weiss' after episode 8, and Jaune's one after that.