I'm not on board with all the reactionaries saying how they'll never buy another Horizon, that they demand a refund, that they're uninstalling the game, or whatnot; but to say I'm disappointment about this expansion is an understatement. I've got a few bad things going on in my life lately, and I really needed this as a pick-me-up. I didn't care what it was, so long as it was substantial, and tied directly into car culture. A road/circuit focused Fortune Island with some new cars would have been more than enough.
It just doesn't feel good when developers make a certain kind of game, promise something big for it, let the community anticipate, predict, and hype it up for months on end, only to drop something completely unrelated and controversial when the date finally arrives. Its not a good feeling.
This would have worked if it were a surprise 3rd expansion that nobody was emotionally/financially invested in. But as it stands, though I don't fully agree with the specific ways that people are acting, I completely understand the reasoning behind each and every negative reaction to this. I've already been through this experience before with a different game, and anyone here who was invested in Game of Thrones can relate just the same.
Regardless, I do hope this Lego expansion will be worth while for those who are actually looking forward to it. In spite of the undesirable aesthetics, it does bring some of the community's highly requested features such as the airport and race circuit.
Meanwhile I'm just going to have to suck it up until Grid 2019 releases.