Being an old school rank 14 and having a 2K+ 2v2 and 5v5, I think the "welfare" talk is crap.

15 t4-t5 players + 10 green/quest geared players go into SSC/Gruul/Mag and clear the whole place. How are those 10 players not in turn getting "welfare" epics?

Yes I agree that S4 will bring about appropriate rating requirements that should have been in place since S1, but getting to 2k requires skill, just as putting BT on farm requires skill.