Many internet personalities do use controversial or popular opinions to gain attention and followers. It's important to remember that their opinions don't necessarily reflect the majority view, or even their own personal opinions. People often discuss what these personalities say because they have a significant influence on their followers and can spark widespread conversations. However, it's always good to take their statements with a grain of salt and form your own opinions, free from any outside influence and with an open mind.
I think Dawntrail has been good so far. A couple minor things I'm not keen about, but that is of little import. They've done a good job. If anybody is bored by it, it's not the expansion that's boring, it's the game design itself. These same exact scenarios and patterns have been recurring for ten years and counting. Everyone said "we want more voiced scenes" and when Squenix delivers "there's too many scenes this is boring boohoo".