And I think that was my whole point Maelwys.

I'm not asking them to make the encounter easier per say. I'm ok if we have to incur an even greater penalty if we stand in plumes for example.
But give people more control by maybe extending the time it takes for a plume to explode by 1 second.
Things of that sort.

People jump all over and start going on juvenile emo trips saying that maybe this game isn't for me etc.etc.
Sadly I wasn't even talking about me in this scenario, but of the other 7 people with me that might not be that good. Might be someone's sister, might be someone's mom or dad. Demographics of people who play the game have changed immensely since the old days.
It's a fight that everyone desires to do, that everyone should do(as it's essentially part of the main relic quest that's available to everyone). It's not end game, it's not bleeding edge.
Tuning it will not harm the game but perhaps attract more people.