Not seeing any moving of goal posts here.
In addition to what powbam posted it’s not as if Crate don’t have ideas of where they might go in any future GD2.
12th July 2019 stream:
"Any plans for the NPC found in the Fleshworks to make another appearance?
Zantai: So his story is not going to finish with Forgotten Gods, his story is for things beyond. Which is more of a sequel."
19th April 2019 dev Stream:
"gachibass_chechnya_kavkaz : Could you share with us what’s gonna be in the next expansion/GD 2 in terms of storyline/lore, at least a bit?
Zantai: I’m not sure I should really talk about that because I’m not sure when or if it’s going to happen. I mean I can give you some ideas of threads we might pursue. For example there is the whole thing with the Emperor, the capital, with the Sun (son?), Ulgrim seems to be a special guy too. The Witch Gods seem to have gotten their way - what does that mean for the future of Cairn? What will happen to the future of Kymon’s Chosen? That Sigil?"