Well that's fkin grim. Pearl clutching over rather arbitrary rules. I don't envy your position, the only suggestion I can think of would be to maybe push through for a release build and slap a price on it. It might not be a good idea but you may be able to release Act 1+2 and give yourself breathing room to finish out 3.
Either way I'm looking forward to seeing you overcome this challenge.
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A feature-complete build is at least ten months away, and I don't want to sacrifice quality to hit a rushed deadline. I don't think it'd be fair to players, either. That being said, I can't drag my heels either.
The support from the community has been amazing, though, and I can't thank you and everyone else enough for all the care and morale boosting you've provided. It's got me all fired up!