No, its definetely not. Peition if you havent already. Or bug. Or both.
The XP from CoT Portals was not removed. It still gives huge XP when you destroy it.
You're thinking of Rikti Communication Officer portals.
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The XP from CoT Portals was not removed. It still gives huge XP when you destroy it.
You're thinking of Rikti Communication Officer portals.
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I think the OP meant he knows why the xp was removed from the spawns, rather from than the portals themselves (which, as you say, it wasn't).
In any event the +2 bosses spawning on Villainous does sound way off; my 40s MM did that map over the weekend, soloing on the middle difficulty level, and I was surprised when around half the spawns had a single +1 boss in with the group. Even that was tougher than expected (albeit manageable), but at the time I put it down to an intention change on portal spawns and/or that particular map.
Given your experience, it may just be buggy. 
I noticed the first mission for the villain Midnight Squad spawns a huge number of bosses solo. I assumed that was simply Ashley McKnight trying to kill off villains by sending them on a suicide mission.
+2 bosses spawning from a portal is certainly bugged. Did this happen more than once? What was the level of the mission?
I really should do something about this signature.
Six +2 bosses on Villainous is certainly a bug. You shouldn't have had bosses at all at that rep level and nothing higher than +1.
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I noticed the first mission for the villain Midnight Squad spawns a huge number of bosses solo. I assumed that was simply Ashley McKnight trying to kill off villains by sending them on a suicide mission.
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Yeah I've done that arc about 7-8 times now redside, always solo or duo on Ruthless, and the first mission in particular has had at least 1 boss in every spawn, sometimes 2. The sole exception for me is when at the weekend my Mind/Psi dom mistakenly started the arc on Villainous (hadn't played him since I7 and forgot what his rep was set at) and of course the bosses spawned as lieuts instead.
I was solo and the mission level was 50 and stopped after that to cool down a little 
will try the next one shortly
Okay, I have three of my heroes in cimerora and thought that it was time my brute got there too.
my scrapper, tank and ill/rad all set to unyielding had little or no problems.
MY brute however set to villainous, comes up to a CoT portal and SIX +2 demon BOSSES spawn,now we all know why the xp was removed from these, but if thats the case than can the debt be removed also - dying 4 times in as many minutes is a bit off.
I know that debt has been lowered and I am a big proponent of it being raised again. but as the title asks, is this right?