Ok, Some constructive/creative ideas...
Address the gap in epic mobs between Uhhhl and an elemental fury size (2-4 man groups.) War/Taron types will solo (of course) but they should have more like 3-4k honor.
When a specifically harder small group raid is wiped out, why not aegis mud or toggle far gate or no lost con etc.
I Prefer the raids are off main roads if aggro... I don't want to get splorked running to dmount...
Maybe raid leaders could load a scalp or raid banner, scalp/banner can be turned into devry for a little more honor/coins. Suspect this item will be randomed in group as per "unspoken rules of player etiquette."
Can there actually be a raid that launches an attack on castle? Can they aggro the squires/fighters/guardsmen like the sashes and kobold mercs? Can we defend the king in his time of need?
How about a forge from the banners of the elite raids to create a metaphoric random gem?
http://www.mythicalcreaturesguide.com/page/DemonThe above link is a list of demon's according to cultural societies... (I realise now why Iblis is Iblis) but I see potential in this list to have raid mobs in greek forest based on greek mythology and raid mobs in slavers maybe based on slavic mythology. Maybe kroms temple could have a zen/hindu type raid. Hades needs the four horsemen of the apocalypse, for sure! Catacombs the wraiths (Nazgûl)