The real problem of soul like design that ggg giving us

I don't think 0.2.0 is too hard for most gamers.
It's poorly designed.
A soul-like game is fun with challenges, but 0.2.0 is not.
Why? Its reward is not high enough to drive players.
To fight a soul-like game boss, the fun comes from exploring well-designed maps and using your skills to interact with a difficult boss. And the boss guarantees you a new weapon or skill. Mobs are part of learning, and there can't be too many. Otherwise it will be boring.
But 0.2.0 did the opposite: high mob hp, boss rewards low, high-density mobs(normal for d2 type game). Challenge is not a problem.
The problem is that ppl spend 2 hours beating Act 1 and feel no gain.
I suggest GGG keep the hard boss but lower mob hp and making low level unique drop more offen and make them really useful for leveling.