I’m sorry for your loss. He was a sweet boy, you gave him a good run at life

Iv been unfollowing people on Twitter as they post their BlueSky’s so I can gradually migrate over

I think it’s the DM’s responsibility to cater to his party. If you have inexperienced players with poorly optimised characters, you can pull back the difficulty of your encounters.
If your party is all veterans min-maxing their characters, hit them with some challenging stuff