Yeh hotfix 1 solved all the issues I had with it tbh
Still though for a while I’ve felt older content was clearly much easier than newer DLC maybe number increases aren’t the way to go instead new mechanics like sunder I find far more interesting. Maybe something like an mmo style red flashing section of floor you have to avoid would be good.
Player scaling at later levels goes crazy I think the only real difficulty is very early levels before your build gets online properly with devotions and such.