GM BLOG The Battle of Crimsonwood Keep

And yet how he plans to allow them to survive is the question. In APQ you can stand around with no fear of death. In zak, HT, etc, you can go the second you have the HP requirement. If this boss is going to be that hard where the lower leveled members will be wiped out, possibly eliminating chances for bonus entry, what makes you think the starting level will be that low?

They could also add a safe platform with something to do, like in gpq.