Honestly, I don't fully agree with point #1. Level matters, yes, but coming from first hand experience, level 26 is just fine for normal vog. The first time I did it I was in a group with 4 26's, and while it took us about four hours over two days, most of that was us learning the fights. I understand making the raid easier by being a higher level than the enemies you fight; but if we listed that as a requirement, nobody would EVER do the hard mode. Because it's impossible to be level 30 before entering it. And it is also currently impossible to be higher level than 30. By all means, cut players for being too low. But having players at 26 doesn't make it impossible, hell, doesn't even make it that much harder. I've even been in a successful run with a 25, even though he was compensated by two 29's.