I don’t think their function is to provide any “pressure” on Asobo. Also, while there certainly ARE issues and Asobo is well aware of them, I don’t think the updates made it “worse than I can ever imagine”. That’s very dramatic. Have you watched yesterday’s Q&A? I think the gentlemen from Asobo are very in tune with what is needed. The scope of the project is gigantic. The fact that they are very open about development unlike Lockheed Martin or Laminar Research is a breath of fresh air.
Back on topic, FSA may be dead on arrival. Yesterday they posted on FB saying the launch didn’t go well and are looking for suggestions on what to do including an option of pulling the plug completely. It was an ill-advised launch.