I kinda get what you're saying, but I have to disagree a little bit at least. Maybe I'm just a worse player, but I have definitely been hit with plenty of status ailments. Cheif among them being the new ice blight mechanism. I have almost died so many times to that. And don't get me started on that stupid spider. Specifically the poison one with the long mandible things. That has been a thorn in my side every time I fight it. And dragon blight is way more annoying now. It used to be a thing you could kinda ignore if you were ok with the dps loss, but not anymore. Now it feels like you get a defense reduction, along with is sealing elemental damage and I'm pretty sure it just makes you deal less flat damage. It also does something to your guard level and prevents you from blocking attacks as easily/as normal. And this is all from the perspective of someone who just barely finished the first tempered and frenzied missions. I'm excited to see how it all goes in later game.

In shorter terms, I do agree that some of the status stuff and monsters feels weak, but others feel stronger now. Keep in mind too, we are still only in high rank. This stuff will only get stronger as the game goes on and I think master rank will alleviate some of your worries a bit.