So far each of the story/lore additions has either been indeed pointless or they have actually been "Verschlimmbesserungen" as we say in German (which is a compound of the words for improving and worsening). They had good intentions of improving the game or story while actually making it worse. :/
For example the recently altered train ride scene with Gentiana, in which she reveals herself as Shiva and in which Luna and Noctis wrangle with fate.
In the update they severely watered down a simple yet powerful scene (the first powerful personal scene for Noctis in the game imo) in an attempt to also cram in info about the astral war and an attempt to really push Noctis' and Luna's love to the foreground.
The info about the astral war is nice and all, but it is really cheaply done with old concept art slides.
Noctis cowering on his knees, shivering from head to toe and almost freezing, while repeatedly asking Shiva to lengthily explain the astral war, seems a bit out of place as well.
The biggest problem I however have with the second and third part of the altered scene.
Luna now gets more screen time crying, then talking to Gentiana how much she loves Noctis and Gentiana promising to relay that message in the case that Luna dies.
This meme perfectly sums that part up:
Before, the focus in this scene was on Luna sacrificing herself for Noctis and the good of the entire world. She mentioned that she missed her and Noctis' time together as kids on a more personal note, which was very relatable.
In the new scene it is
all about crying for their lost and frankly incomprehensible love. Who cares for the fate of the world, who cares for being a strong female character anymore, let the girl cry because she couldn't be together with Prince Charming. Because that is all D̶i̶s̶n̶e̶y̶ Square Enix princesses care about.
Noctis' scene afterwards they butchered and made a joke of too. In the old scene Noctis admits he wasn't able to save Luna and that he was sorry for that. He didn't mention any love though, he was just genuinely sorry. He additionally was sorry for himself, for everything being "so hard". Especially for Noctis, who was pretty closed off and almost apathetic before, that too felt very relatable. This scene was also really well directed and acted.
Now that they made their love the focus point, Noctis too is simply crying for their lost love. And the swelling music that they now added...jeez...
It's just so cheesy and melodramatic and at the end of the day it completely falls flat, because no one really cares for Luna or their love anyway. Neither Luna is properly characterized in the game, nor has there ever been explained why/how the two actually love each other. They didn't interact in the game once. Just in flashbacks, when they were kids and with one-liners in their dog messenger travel diary.
I really hope they don't do more stunts like this. It's not making the game any better.