Instead they’re investigating why it apparently feels slower, and say they’ve found the culprits.
“We have been investigating your feedback on the feel of the movement from Open Beta to now.
“We have identified a few things that might be causing everyone to experience the gameplay differently.

The issue turned out to be with the sound effect.
Embark are “feverishly” investigating the causes, they say.
We’ll have a review of The Finals up later this week, I hope.
(It depends how long it takes me to write it.)