...sorry, DOT issue.

A suggestion,

Just turn off the hounds DOTS
and have the debuff strictly timed,
15 seconds only or such.
(yes I know that makes them weaker)
and to make up the difficulty difference,
turn on the mimics.

Should make the HCL season lively but manageable.
- IF YOU DO THIS PLEASE PUT OUT A NOTICE IN GAME-
got to be fair and tell folks when the rules change in
the middle of the event.

Then if one gets stuck in a wall, who cares.
If the hunted bales on the party, again, who cares.

It would fix a lot of issues.