Guys, this is the MSQ we're talking about. This is not optional dungeons. This is not raids. The fact that Alexandria in particular is both MSQ and scaled for Expert Roulette is a problem. The fact that Skydeep and Origenics fail to be complete snoozefests for the git gud crowd is a problem because no dungeon that presents a challenge to them is ever going to be accessible to the full breadth of people playing FFXIV. These are not optional things that only your conception of "proper gamers" do, these dungeons are frustrating and, in some cases, locking out the folks crafting your gear, the person designing your FC house, the RPer in that spicy venue, or the significant other of someone who does raid but mostly plays because their partner does. It is not, in fact, in your interest for all of those people to be frustrated and for their subs to be closer to lapsing. The low end fix to this is also super easy; you just slap on a massive buff to the Duty Support version and you're done, at least for the short term.

In time, you will all want to really think hard about how many people you want to gate out of how much content. I have seen a whole lot of people up in arms skill signalling their ability to clear dungeons and wipe repeatedly, but I haven't seen anyone here come up and say "I was unsubbed because EW was too boring but now I'm subbed because of DT". So if, despite all these alleged long running issues, you've always been subbed anyway and this change drives subs away, the business decision on where to go is pretty clear.