UX is _very_ confusing

Thanks for the report. Would you provide exact steps how you are using it? When I use dropzone and Drupal 9.5, it doesn't seem too confusing to me. If I understand the version and steps you are following, maybe I can propose a better way.

Here's a screenshot of the out-of-the-box experience.

If the module were to only upload the files in the first step, then have one or more subsequent steps to add the field data, that would also solve the alt-text problem that ✨ Provide a way to add alt text when doing bulk upload Needs review tries to fix. It would also solve the more general use case of required fields on media items.