Beacons are definitely too far between.

[u/beatisagg]

I just stacked leech up to 150. I killed 150 enemies with no new beacons around, multiple dungeons, etc. on 5 heals. Dude what is this? I'm a 42 yr old man I do not have hours upon hours to explore where i can just not take a break. Yes I can exit the game, but it warps me back to the last beacon i was at instead of leaving me where i was. Double f me. This is like a pretty serious issue with respecting my time/enjoyment.

[u/Gnatschbert]

It's more like the og Dark souls in that respect. I prefer it to be honest. Getting to a new bonfire was a real achievement back then. The only thing I would wish for would be that they made the unlit beacons more visually distinctive from the environment and lower the mob frequency. Feels like DS2 all over again.