[2022] The optimization needs to be a priority!!!!

I'm going to be honest.
I know optimizing a game is harder than It looks and takes time, but instead of adding new content to the game, maybe the devs should focus on optimizing the game from the group up...
Also, I've recently had 6 of my friends purchase the game, and they said the same thing.
I know this is a hard game to compare to but : Rust runs on Unity, perhaps not the same version of Eco, but It needs to be optimized.
Every time I go exploring I get looks frames more and more since I'm rendering new chunks...
The only fix I can think of Is to restart my game to regain lost frames.
I will not lie, I love the game, but It's becoming unplayable when you go from 80FPS to 17 In a desert!!!!
I appreciate everything else you devs have done, but that Is all I really want to get across.
Merry Christmas and here's to an even better Eco in 2022!