I did not have problems with it, because i played it first before dao, so no expectations there. But to tell people to stop hating it is just weird. Because I know I would hate it a lot too if I've played DAO first. In fact, I have no loyalty for da2 at all even being the first ever rpg I've ever played and played a lot. Hawke being bioware cannon or not does not matter one bit to people who genuinely hates the game and felt let down.
I didn't say "don't hate it", he can hate on it all day long till he gets an ulcer, I don't care. What I did say in my post was non-constructive criticism like "skip it" in a thread where someone wants to know what to expect about the games isn't helpful. It's just another nonspecific "I hate the game" grievance post, which are scattered all over the boards. At least if mybudgee is going to hate on it on the board he can at the very least offer up why he hated it, not just a useless post like "skip it".
OP, about DA2, some points have been brought up about the repeat environments and wave enemies during combat, but also some folks didn't like the over the top animations for combat, but as you can see DAO's combat becomes boring fast after playing the other two games. They also complained about the companions not seeming as fully fleshed out as the ones in DAO because there's no camp where you can go talk to them whenever you want. Because they have no 'central base' the companions hang out in different areas of the city tied to their interests. As with DAO once they finish their conversations, or Hawke does their companion quest in that Act, they stop saying new stuff and you have to wait till the next Act. Because the story structure takes place over 7 years time, conversations are spaced out between 3 chapters and some don't occur till late in the game. Another grievance was "Everyone shouldn't be bisexual"--yep people have even bitched about the openness the characters had to loving Hawke. Lack of multiple origins and racial choices hindered some people's enjoyment. DA2 has a kind of 'rushed' feel to it's gameplay/story structure, and only being around Kirkwall has a sort of claustrophobic feel to it after having all of Ferelden to explore, but I don't really see much difference between a city and a country when all you do is click from point A to point B on a map and travel there, both games have that issue. DA2's zones are actually larger than the majority of Origin's zones and there was more to explore in them, though not to the extent you had in DAI. DAI even has this 'click to go here' thing as well, though within those individual zones, you had a lot more room to explore in DAI than in the previous games. Some people didn't like voiced protagonist, saying that "Hawke chose to say something I never intended when I picked this or that response" because Hawke usually paraphrases the conversation lines. This continues in DAI too, so it's something you may be used to and doesn't bother you, I don't know.
As to what I did like about DA2, and this is just off the top of my head this morning, I for one, enjoyed the dynamism of the newer combat system. I felt all the classes had a much more interactive and lively animations, especially the mages who get to actually use a staff like they know wtf they are doing with it in their hands than just point and click and stand there going 'putt, putt, putt' with the thing. I enjoyed Hawke's different personalities (Diplomatic, Sarcastic and Aggressive), but my favorite was a Sarcastic LadyHawke DW rogue. I think both actors did a fine job portraying all three though I feel the male did better aggressive and the lady did better sarcastic. Both were about equal in diplomatic, but that's just my opinion.
I also really enjoyed DA2's Legacy DLC, easily tops all others in both games IMO. Some dwarven (bring along Varric) and Grey Warden lore (bring Anders), and gives some of Hawke's family story too (and Hawke's sibling). And it's your first introduction to Corypheus. It can be done at any time in the game, but best in Act 2 as some of the boss fights can be pretty tough if done in Act 1, and the gear you get eventually won't be of much use in Act 3.
I say you have a good handle on what you want to do. Play the games, enjoy them for the fun you have. If it's not your cup of tea you will know.
A side note to your earlier post, I found playing the game frequently caused some of me to slip in. I would start intending to do this or that, romance a character and end up doing stuff entirely different. Sometimes the story in Origin (one of its strongest, best points) takes over for itself, and that's part of it's charm!
Have fun and come back and let us know what you liked and didn't like! 
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Most fun I've had playing a PC in all three games, I really, really loved Kit, by far my favorite! There's no way I could ever sacrifice her in the Fade. By contrast, I have yet to find an Inquisitor I can relate to who will be my 'canon'. I've only managed to complete three full games before I got sick and hope to pick it back up again once I'm completely better.
import your character and then go through the Tapestry and (re)make/select the choices your PC made throughout the game, in order to reflect your playthrough? I was under the impression it worked like option a), but I realized recently it might be 
