Have the devs responded to Dawntrail reception?

[Daralii]

True but that's the end of the story that started at ARR. It's like watching a film and comparing the middle where all the action is to the start there's no comparison.

But there's no real hook like there was in ARR. No ongoing political tension, the worldbuilding is as deep as a puddle, and no greater looming threats. There's just the hourglass, which brings us right back to Amaurot again.