Completely agree. Respawning enemies make a game unplayable for me (other than after significant plot developments, or lengthy passages of time - and even that’s not my preference). It’s dampens enthusiasm for even great games, like System Shock 2, which had a relatively mild respawning system, and makes games like the Call of Duty or Left for Dead series just annoying and unpleasant - never been able to stick with a game like that for very long - just ruins the game for me.
So they introduced respawning everywhere in HG:L, or just new areas? If the former, I’m going to delete my download immediately, and I was looking forward to playing this again. Maybe I’ll dig out my disks instead.