Yes, that's why I made this post in the first place. It seems everyone else has no problem keeping up with dps and survivability but no matter who I play, how I play, what I collect, how long I take, or how careful I play I just can't keep up.

First stage is fine, I can mop it up with no trouble. Second stage, same thing. Third stage, I can do a good amount of damage but it's a little slower. Fourth stage, I'm running around buying myself time because I can't kill things fast enough. Fifth stage, I go to the tele IMMEDIATELY because if I take even an extra minute so many enemies spawn that I can't kill them fast enough, then once I start the tele event I just get overwhelmed. Even if I go fast I still have to run away from the fight and keep my distance, otherwise I get one shot by the hundreds of flying brass contraptions or the elder lemurians on the ground. At stage 5 I'm usually 40-50 minutes in because killing things takes so damn long.