Nerfed, or too strong?

https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3192486635086486002/

From the linked thread:

Originally posted by Mousegerwitz:

After a game break of some months I came back to find Swamps have become impossible to make any progress through.
The volume, levels and speed of respawns has gone through the roof.
200yds turn around look back the way you came and the swamp is reinfested already.

About the 10th time I have tried to make it to a Swamp Crypt with all the best gear available, best meals, potions tons of XP.
As soon a I set foot from the boat in a minute I am surrounded hounded and its hopeless

Personally I found the swamps no real issue if you took the time to upgrade all your bronze gear to max, as far as I knew swamps were never nerfed but maybe I missed something