Many of those issues, like the economy and runbacks, can be fixed easily with small patches
I was surprised that part of the Hollow community got so upset when Team Cherry announced the patch to balance things out a bit in the early game, lowering damage to the environment and making a few other changes.
I've read a lot of people arguing that the game was perfect as it was and that patches like these only ruin it. It reminded me a little of the Souls community when they nerfed Radahn in the Elden Ring DLC xd.
I don't think the patches ruined anything. It made the game accessible to more players with varying skill levels. I don't suck at these types of games, and even I felt the early game difficulty was a bit 'forced'.