Please re-evaluate the difficulty of previous endgame content on the DF

[Gardes]

I understand that completely. However there is a story element to the Coil, nerfing T5 into the ground - remembering that it's almost a year old now - is not un reasonable and allows the player base of mainstream or casual players to move ahead,

Again, there's is nothing to move forward to if they can't pass T5 mechanics. You're still going to have to wait for the t6+ nerf to make passing it worthwhile if that is your mindset. 1st Coil story isn't a huge deal and t5 clear cutscenes barely revealed anything. Just more overshadowing and minor 2nd coil hints that most players already got spoiled with. 2nd coil story is even worse in that department. There's practically nothing to reveal in T6,7 and 8. Some players can even argue that if some players just wants to sail by the content for what little story there is, watching from youtube wouldn't be that much different of an experience.