Having just interviewed Luke Smith -- I'm actually in the middle of transcribing our interview right now -- I will say that he has a boisterous, often-sarcastic tone that isn't really captured when it's written down.
Also, reading between the lines it seems like they're going to sell those emotes as microtransactions, no? I feel like a lot of people are flipping out before we have the full picture. If we get to September and Activision/Bungie actually expect people to re-buy everything just to get the new cosmetic stuff, then yes, get the pitchforks out. But right now I feel like there's a lot they haven't announced yet.
Time to wait for the new interview.