That’s the same as me putting down fans of AOTC by saying:
“OMG Yoda with a LIGHTSABER and…LIGHTSABERS!!1!1!!”
Which like your previous statement has never been stated by anyone. Ever.
Well, no.
Blatant fan service over making the film stand on its own was never a problem with the prequels. There’s plenty you can think wrong of them, but that’s not one of them. There was fan service in the prequels, but the entire plot and everything that happened in the span of two hours did not try to make fanboys wet their pants because they recognise a reference to a film they’ve seen.
TFA on the other hand is often accused of being an OT greatest hits piece instead of its own film, because the entire plot and all the visuals of the film are literally lifted from a 40 year old movie.