In regards to the most recent releases
I'm sure I speak on the behalf of many when I say a big thank you to the developers for VoA an Onyxia's Lair. It's a really nice change to see that a lot more people can enjoy raiding, finally with the latest additions. Onyxia's not buffed at all and to be honest I think it's for the best. It's just something every single player can do and do once a week, for the gear which is better than ToC 10, but not as good as ToC 25. I'm sure people are really welcoming this, as well as the new VoA boss which has to be said it is buffed, but also pug friendly. Downed 10 man after 4-5 attempts and got the 25 man version to 15% on the 1st pull before I had to leave - especially nice considering we're just a bit over one week into new content and it will get easier as more people get better gear over the coming weeks. This is a very pleasant change after the previous content patch which delivered an Emalon who was honestly not puggable ( neither 10 nor 25 ) until well over 1 month later; if I remember correctly only Memories along with 2-3 other top guilds managed to down him.
From what I've heard from players both normal versions of ToC are very forgiving, even pug friendly, whereas the heroic versions are extremely difficult and challenging. Honestly this is exactly how it should be. Once again huge props to the devs for these changes, which I sincerely hope will slowly but surely bring people back to Lord.