The Crucible is VERY hard and other issues?

I don’t know if this is just me, but after Hotfix 3, I noticed that The Crucible is VERY hard to the point where I can’t get past the first level (previous to this update, I was able to get past with little problems). The enemies in The Crucible are always doing a high damage kill shot (instead of every once in a while before this update), I am getting HUNDREDS of echoes (over 600 at times in the FIRST CHAMBER) per kill (even the smaller snakes), and it seems like twice the amount of enemies are spawning at times. It’s the same for the boss in the Temple in Marin Woods, and for some NPC’s where there are TONS randomly spawning everywhere and once you attack one, they all attack at once, killing you within a couple shots. There’s a ton of hitching and lagging when switching areas again (Marin Woods, Nameless Pass, and Orban Glades).

My bottom line is this:

Check to see if there’s a bug where different NPCs, bosses, and The Crucible have a higher difficulty

That’s the main thing for me. I am loving this game, but this bug (if it is one) is KILLING ME…