Gonna take a hiatus until the devs clarify if this behavior is exactly what they wanted or they just did an oopsie.
An oopsie is understandable, although they should have tested this before enabling it for everyone.
Pure sadism in developing a game is what I don't understand and that's the reason why I steer miles away from Elden Ring and soulslike game.
I love myself and gaming should be fun, not punishing.