People are already speedrunning Sohm Al (Hard)

[Zampp]

It's not a speedrun anymore. It's just how you do things. Sohm Al (hard) is very deliberately designed for you to be pulling to the wall every time. SE is not dumb. They know how people play dungeons now, and they design around it. So if you're not doing that, you're just bad. It's not elitism, it's literally you not playing the game as effectively as you're expected to.

The design is on purpose...But that does not mean its not shit design and really bad direction for the game to go.

[Callinon]

The design is on purpose...But that does not mean its not shit design and really bad direction for the game to go.

Why is that?

If your group can pull to the wall you pull to the wall. If they can't you don't, it's that simple. In the 3ish days the dungeon has been available I've done it both ways and it's been fine. I agree that a design encouraging people to pull the entire dungeon (like some of the early ARR HMs) doesn't feel great especially if your group can't manage that. But why isn't this a good compromise?