Why does this patch feel rushed like when the game was released?

[Leknaat]

The irony is this patch was delayed an entire month (or was it even more?).

I get the impression that the upper management might have been pushing him to get 1.18-1.20 out according to some kind of schedule. I mean if they push out 1.19 end of next month 1.20 should conveniently roll out at the 1 year mark of the the CE edition launch.