And yet, I have not been getting drops, am stuck at 29/50, and have been full clearning normal/clearing at least 8/9H since the raid opened. Meanwhile, guildies that have been making the exact same progress are at 38 to 40 out of 50. This isn’t a case of easier content not being meant to let you finish quickly — the catch up actually negates that entire part of your point anyway — this is a case of drops being literally bugged and just saying “hey you can complete it this week!” does not help if the items won’t actually drop.
Ergo, my point stands: this would be an okay solution if they could confirm the damn things would start dropping again AND that the catch up will remain in place.