Pre HT PQ requirement?

I thought I'd start some HTing with my DB sooner or later, but I figure I'll need the Squad badge. So how many persons do you need to enter the PQ and reach a room where the ETC items drop? Last time I did the HT PQ was when HT was brand new.

It's still 6, unfortunately.

How unpractical, but thanks.

If you're friends with people who HT often it can be pretty easy to set up.

Remember to actually accept the quest for badge from moria before you spend several hours getting six people together to do the pq.