Less shield walls, less enemy?

[Conqueror_Worm]

You're talking about Jotnes I guess? Yeah they're tough... Although I guess getting to these much much later waves isn't really intended to be happening until now, not sure if the Devs realised we'd survive until then

Pretty much this. The rebalance that happened last patch for Hardmode was just for the earlier waves, we never expected you guys to reach this far this quickly. This is of course partly due to Tricksters and Battle Priests being temporarily removed and bosses losing their abilities, which I assure you will be back. 

However next patch will also tone down the regular mobs in Hardmode. I know it's hard, but you just have to bear with us until we find the sweet spot for it.