I prefered 2's story as well. I can see why a person would like Origins better, it was the big epic tale of the wardens vs. The blight.

Two was, for the most part, not one long story. It was your rise to a position of power, and the slow build of a Rebellion starting. At times I felt people just wanted to DO2 to be that, and judged it by the standards of the a Story like Origins, rather then the kind of story it actually was.

Mind you, there were still flaws even looking at it like that, but it certainly holds up a lot better.