I think adding a story mode would be great, actually!

While there are definitely plenty of players out there with the I-did-it-on-hard-so-you-should-too mentality out there, the feeling i got from the raid community wasn't that they were angry about the idea of an easier mode. They were bothered that the normal mode was nerfed instead. I had a conversation with one person in my static just the other night about how much fun the pre-nerf'ed T7 was and that we no longer have the option to play that fight. Yes, i know savage is out there. Yes, i know we could (conceivably) nerf our gear to add more challenge to the fight. But the point remains that the nerf completely changed the fight. It was a fun fight! I think T5 is still a fun fight, even though gear has made it super easy. I'd much rather see a story mode than nerfs.

Honestly, I think the implementation of a story mode would've been the far superior option.

Thankfully we're getting something like this in Heavensward =D

I often wonder if/hope it will extend to the current raids. I think a Hard Version of our 24 man raids would be amazing! And if 2.0 content is retcon'ed with this normal/hard version, coil story mode could be on the horizon ^_^