Another thing that any project has to get right is the funding, most other projects of 2018 have chosen the path of ICOs or huge premines, in both cases the developers don't feel the obligation to stick with the project and anytime they're happy with their funds, they can just sell and disappear. XDNA has a 1% dev fee which they from every block, it's in their best interest to support the project in the long term, this is also the best for the investors. Another 2% is saved in XDNA Foundation, more about it later.
Under such conditions, of course, the team will have an incentive to develop the project. After all, they did not collect money from users, but receive it from each block.