-Square nerfed the content
-Square created the Echo buff
-And Then Square, in all it's glory let us go in unsync.

But it was not enough for the fool, he wanted more.

-So Square added the Khloe journal to encourage people doing old content.

Yet it was not enough.

Square then Decided to say fuck it and ho to Acapulco.

More seriously, Op sound like someone who has no friend in the mmo. When i had to stop raiding for a year because of IRL issue and asked old playmate if they could help me clear Bahamut 12-13 for the story. I made them wipe once. Then we downed them ^^