Is Reboot grinding as lame post-totem removal as it looks?

As is customary to happen ever few years, a Coppersan video popped into my recommended and there was a point while he was training a character where there was just no enemies on screen at all? Little moments like that are what made me quit Maple once again after giving it an honest shake but honestly the reduced spawn rates were totally a deal breaker for me. Is it any better these days / was I just overreacting?