I hope so too man. But did you know Dark Souls used to be a lot harder when it first came out? After a few patches the amount of souls given for defeating an enemy pretty much tripled. Check out this old speedrun video (this is version 1.03);
At the end he beats the Gargoyles. His reward: 1500 souls. Now they give 5000!
False, the gargoyles give upwards of 10000 souls now.