My suggestion is to make it so you have to get good to earn the best rewards. Tome and raid gear are too close and content is nerfed too fast. I really like that there is an unsynced option. We should rely on higher levels and better gear to beat content eventually not taking away mechanics so the content can be beaten a month later (e.g. Steps of Faith). Right now there just isn't much motivation to try to improve or tackle harder content.