i have a feeling it's 1 or 2 more patches and then release
Me too ... All the more reason to release them rather sooner than later.
I mean ... gather 4 months of feedback will never be as good as 24 but still it is allways better than 2, isnt it?
Considering they are ramping up play testing, I assume you are right. SteamDB is filled with recurrent updates and I see it as a sign that the game is feature complete and the story is mostly done. But who knows...