You might be onto something.
I did mage tower first thing S2 when it came back last year and it was easy.
I did mage tower the other day for the first time on my monk and got it done in 12 attempts.
Both of these were in DF gear.
When it was reintroduced in SL then it was a big challenge but because a lot of covenant power is a part of our baseline and we can still use gear that scales well if we want it to, it is more approachable. I’m far from being what is a ‘skilled’ player and being able to do it means I think anyone can.
I imagine even easier in Chromie timed gear.