I think what people are saying by "I'm lowering my bar" is more so for the stories stakes. Endwalker had very very high stakes and emotional moments. Dawntrail is the expansion after that, the trailer already shows that the stakes aren't even close. From saving the world to going on a treasure hunt. Its a totally different vibe and tempo. If the gameplay is worse than I will be mad, if they don't fix problems (my lack of hats) then I will be mad. But I'm not going to rage if I'm not crying at the end of Dawntrail's story because I wasn't setup for multiple expansions on the story of this place.