I'm still shocked why so many people have such a phobia to play alongside unknown and new players.... What are you still doing here at an MMORPG? I honestly don't get it.
The full fc-raid feature will be at 2.2 no problem - I wanted Vanity slots at 2.1 too but what can ya do.

But it seems that helping weaker players out is just a no-no

I think it'll be interesting , you need all teams to succeed to proceed - egoism will get you nowhere xD