I feel the balance is about right currently and did they nerf steps of faith? I dont seem to remember that or are we maybe thinking it was nerf because of the gear and level sync ratio really doesn't give you that day one feel now and you can pretty much just beat it before the second gate because the dps output is higher now with job changes and what not.

But as far as i can remember the only content that was adjusted very quick in terms of dungeons and trials was Pharos Sirius where they adjusted the dungeon to be easier as it had a very low clear rate on release.