From what I gathered from it the new version's only major draw was that Han shoots first. I think that if it actually was the OOT through and through then that would have been what Faraci advertised. Also, his sources are too vague (which I completely understand given their risk of being fired if their anonymity should be destroyed) to be any more trustworthy than Bleeding Cool or Comicbook. Like I said, it was just a few months ago that he said that Fox wouldn't release the OOT as long as Lucas was alive, which is something that I'd refuse to believe unless the CEO of 20th Century Fox came out a gave a speech about it. Keep in mind that I'm not questioning Faraci's integrity here, I'm sure he is confident in his sources, I just haven't been impressed by his sources' track records regarding Star Wars.

My concern regarding a hybrid SE is that it would destroy a significant demand for the OOT. A lot of people who hate the SE would be willing to put up with everything else if only the "worst offenders" were removed. It'd be a cheap way for Disney to release a semi-original OT, which would be worse than the SE for me.