Of course they are; people are wrong about everything. Specifically, the common narrative that X gets better toward the end once the episode order was shortened, accelerating the pace, making the reduction a blessing in disguise. That's wrong. Those extra episodes would have extended the time Garrod spent away from the Freeden, given Pala and Lancerow more time to establish themselves, integrated Ennil into the Freeden crew (with her own Gundam for the home stretch), and allowed a more natural transition from the mystery of the Frost bros' ultimate plan to just announcing they're just really bitter. There's a whole faction that's wiped out the same episode they're introduced! Way better show with at least another 5 episodes.

Show owns, which is the only conclusion that can be reached when my reaction on finishing it is "people who say there shouldn't have been more of it are WRONG!"