Truly, I am! The thing is, I expected the QoL updates that are coming with this RoR DLC to have already been brought over in Age I:DE, which didn’t happen.
Honestly, I think so too! What I’m expecting anxiously is that the classic campaigns are completely reworked and everything you mentioned above is implemented, but I don’t think that will be done anytime soon unfortunately. Therefore, it is better to have them included at least in their original, raw state than to have nothing at all.
Speaking of dramatic effects, when Age I: DE was announced, I wrote this thread suggesting some improvements, including an epic Carthaginian speech for the Punic Wars Campaign 
Let’s hope! I believe that if this DLC is a hit, we will have more civs and campaigns in the future.