Square Enix is running out of ideas for raids

[Kaurhz]

False, as proven by the BCoB's normal mode not being puggable.

False, it was a puggable thing you just had less opportunity to do outside of Party Finder, since the advent of cross-world in 3.5, that's just a player convenience. So the only tangible thing to do was PF on your world, or hope for the best with Duty Finder where it was even more of a raffle as to who you got and their competence.