Plot Railroading: How much?

[Pleh]

Hatred?

Well, guess it is back to the old ''anything a player does not like is Railroading'', oh well.

Again, you are incorrect. It was a scenario of "railroading by definition" where the definition involved restricting a player's ability to succeed with any course of action not preordained by the DM. Max's feelings on the matter are irrelevant to that fact. The scenario given contained railroading whether the player liked it or not.