I don't think that would happen though. It's the least Hatchet could do for the people that support him with their wallets.
If the only perk of being a Patreon is getting early access, and the game were to be released immediately for everyone.
A lot of Patreons may feel disappointed. A small to large portion may withdraw their support to the game. Potentially affecting the future development of the game. (Less content or More time required for updates)
Guys here are already going insane tbh, there was one supposed "Patreon" that got mad and withdrew their support because the game took too long to update (It was pretty funny, obviously -8$ won't do anything ). So it wouldn't be unnatural/unlikely for it to happen specially when people are influenced by strong emotions.