I desperately want to play the campaign but I just can't see myself buying an expansion when there's so much negativity surrounding the game

I love this games lore and story, It's mainly what has kept me playing for years but ever since Lightfall I've been very wary on purchasing content for Destiny 2.

This expansion has me extremely intrigued due to how much praise the story is getting but the extreme negativity surrounding this release has put me off from buying the game.

I've given the portal a try but I find myself bored with what it has to offer and I have no desire to grind my armor or even weapons since I'm sure Bungie will revert a lot of the new changes or at least change them in some way where the effort being put into right now will seem like a waste of time.