I agree and disagree. I agree only in the sense that, maybe contest mode should be extended until the weekly reset, or one extra day. I really don't feel this harms anyone, and only gives everyone more of an opportunity to do it. No, I don't think that it diminishes the reward, as the difficulty is still there. I disagree in the sense that, it absolutely should be difficult/on par with things like crotas end. Firstly, it's really the only times of the year the Destiny community has something truly difficult to sink it's teeth into. There's something really magical about trying to overcome those overwhelming odds, and it makes me wish the game had more opportunities like it. Not to mention, usually the contest mode raid race is a really good indicator of how good the raid actually is. Root of Nightmares wasn't less difficult because of anything they did under the hood for contest, it's because the raid itself and its mechanics were easier. You wanting an easier contest mode experience is most likely going to hurt the core experience of the normal raid, and no one wants that.