Personally some of my favorite games ever follow the DLC heavy model.
Europa Universalis 4 is my most played game ever by a wide margin after all. CK II is brilliant and I have all the expansions. Total War is a top 5 series for me.
So what I’m saying is that I really like some DLC heavy games. And given I prefer depth and dislike most AAA genres these days, I’m ok with it.
I’m happy to have spent as much on Paradox games as I have, and I feel I have gotten value out of them. Paying $10-20 a pop and getting another 1-200 hours of one of my favorite games ever? Hell yeah sign me up! Better than than spending that same money on some disappointing AAA game I won’t like nearly as much.