Thank you for your comprehensive review. Yes, I have long considered whether or not to replenish the torches when a player dies.
Torches work as a protective barrier and the idea is that the player should lure monsters into bonfires or torches or put torches where the enemy is standing, which would kill the enemy.
We know about the bug about the monsters appearing near the player we just did not have time to fix it, sorry(.
Thanks again for the detailed review, I will definitely listen to your comments and in the future will try to pay more attention to balance and design.