Theory: The reason we've been getting pets every patch and not performance improvements is because PA has been working on that all this time.
"Performance should've been the priority". "I'm tired of getting pets". "CD isn't a Pokemon simulator". Uh maybe they HAVE been working on performance issues and they've been adding pets plus a bunch of smaller QoL fixes to keep us occupied in the meantime.
To quote a comment thread, it's like getting free French fries and chicken nuggets at a restaurant after the steak you ordered ended up ruined. People are forgetting that every single update including yesterday's have been free. As much as I want patch 1.13 to be fixed Asap if not today, the issues might take time or even be difficult to fix. The lighting issue for example, someone said there might be a problem deep within the game engine. I think people are acting like it's the end of the world or PA hasn't been known to have a good response time or respond at all.