I don't even....

[JonBigwood]

This has been said, but in a different way. Not only you, but the rest of the players are overgeared. Much more now in the early times when even the most geared+skilled people run these dungeons. (Maybe they won't in the future if they discover a place to farm tomes quicker and there's not the novelty of the place.) If you met in DF people with the minimum ilvl required, you would see if it they are that easy.

WP and AK are not so easy, if you and your party are not overgeared and know the place like your home. You run now (well, before 2.2, I don't know now) WP with basic gear without knowing the place and probably you meet mostly overgeared people that will save the day. I have done lots of WP, and from time to time a fresh level 50 is there, and we win anyway, a bit slower and maybe with a wipe. By the way, remember how the Wall at AK was a tragedy for many players until most were overgeared and it died so soon. I find WP easy now, I didn't find it easy the first times I did it when fresh level 50 and not so overgeared parties.

Aurum Vale is quite easier than WP, but as people are synced and can't be much overgeared, look how many people cry because it is "so" difficult.