It's just a hang over from year 1 I believe. In year one skolas was a bit of a pain in the arse. Not impossible by any stretch of the imagination but 3 max level guardians with the best pve gear would be the best way to get the job done. Year 2 challenge of the elders is a joke when they say 'challenge'. This makes the warpriest challenge mode look difficult by comparison. I expected it to be tough. My first completion I did in less than 10 minutes without a single death and I was 319 with two 315s. Yesterday we were running loot speed runs in less than 6 minutes a completion. Usually without a single death. The daily heroic is more challenging. Granted if we get a week where the bonus points come from melee kills and the modifiers are light switch and grounded, then it will be challenging to get the points, but due to the nature of the encounter and the fact that it maxes out at 330 light it just isn't difficult.