I understand the 18 hour lockouts were to gate people from getting into H3 and T1 raids too quickly (though based on the raid tracker they failed at that goal), but at this point it just prevents us from grouping and helping others. It might not be a problem on Higher pop servers like Maj'dul and HoF, but AB is already suffering from a lack of players and this is making it even worse.
Angeliana and I deeply appreciate the feedback. We've shared it with the team and they are going to discuss options. No promises, but the topic is definitely on their radar.