I dislike hitting any dev as well, but the line between criticism and hitting L&P is getting awfully narrow because of his track record.
The prison scene is interesting. If it grew by an additional 70 renders, then that tells me that he has no idea how to plan and structure a scene. I couldn't tell you exactly how many renders that scene has, but if it grew by 70 then that strikes me as in the ballpark of 50% growth. If that's the case (and it's purely speculation) then L&P isn't just tweaking scenes as needed, he's constructing them haphazardly and without much thought. I've said for months that L&P's biggest weakness is his project management skills- and this is exhibit #1 in my case. After five years of development, if he cannot accurately estimate the number of renders he needs for a scene and stick to it, then he should not be in position to manage a solo project.
For the first time, I think I'm actually concerned that this game will never finish. If it never finishes it isn't because he was a scammer or milking patrons, it will be because he has no business managing a project of this size and scope. He is unable to appropriately allocate resources and hold himself accountable.