Old content has become so easy that it is no longer fun

[YukikoKurosawa]

I'm replaying the game with my brother who is new to the game and honestly I'm embarrassed to show him the content around. Zero difficulties and most bosses die before the mechanics even get to play out. Power creep is real sadly. It was already really bad in ShB but now it's on another level.

We are midway of HW

Power creep is not really a thing in this game though. Due to every instance having by-default level and itemlevel syncing (always syncing down your iLevel to a specific number which is generally the highest possible item level for that instances specific character level), it's impossible for it to get easier with subsequent expansions. A level 90 dragoon who ques for Tam Tara hard is just as powerful as a level 50 dragoon who ques for it. They're both synced to the same item level and have the skillset while in said instance. It's quite literally impossible for content to get easier with new level caps due to how this game is designed.

If you're noticing anything changed it's due to either the stat squish messing up the numbers somehow or the devs manually nerfing specific content (which they definitely have as I mentioned).