I think the Larians are crooks and liars !
Nah but seriously, it was sad the multiple-floors dungeon had to be cut out of the release. Maybe it will resurface in EE, I don't know as I tend to stay away from informations on that one ( I'll play it, no need to get spoiled :p ).
And yeah overall this second campaign is more ... Cautious. I think they put so much effort in the first one that they'd rather let some new faces have a go at Community Management in the comments section. That and the Boss being away for various events. Anyway they are refraining from promises they may not be able to keep. It's smart. When DOS2 will be released, they don't want people to remember that Larian Studio is a compagny that failed to deliver on their promises twice in a row and maybe hurt a potential DOS3 in the process... Who knows ?
That being said, broken promises didn't prevent the game being funded in 12 hours and even doing better in 2 days than DOS1 in a full month :p