@SeptipheranShort of a grand overhaul of the entire game's difficulty, a prospect I think we both agree would more than likely be disastrous, who cares if some people run with SOs? 90% of my characters can carry trials and task forces by themselves, it doesn't affect me, and I know it won't affect you.
This is a worthy change, the early game enhancement system is awful. Your enhancements are basically worthless until 14, and 'whatever' until 22. Do IOs eventually render it all irrelevant? Sure, but that doesn't mean the pre-IO game should be entirely discounted. Look at what Blizzard did to early game progression in WoW, for example. Eventually, those characters are going to blast through the earlier content and outlevel everything , sure - but the constant disregard for the early game made it all hollow. Something to blast through without care, not something to enjoy and get invested in.