Quote Originally Posted by ArkhamNative View Post
Launch was August 27. That's 7 months.

Also, from what SE has said, the only easing may be that you can wear higher iLevel gear (that maybe is only obtainable from turns 6+ or other highest-level new content anyway...), and a buff you might only get after a failed attempt, but that you can disable to experience the original difficulty.
Please quote an official source on this.