While I do agree that there is a lot of extra effort that isn't shown by the rules, like you guys mentioned with hitsounding, resolving and all the behind the scenes jazz, and that the rule is way too restrictive and pretty much meaningless... I still feel like the host would at least need one diff (or at least take part in one of the diffs in the set).
I don't even mean it in the sense of the effort behind it. More of a symbol that they are indeed part of the map and not just "the guy handling stuff bts". They are collaborating on a set of beatmaps, after all.
That said, that's more of a personal feeling than an actual, full fledged opinion, and I do still agree that the full "at least half the drain time" rule is way too heavy and should be removed.
I don't even mean it in the sense of the effort behind it. More of a symbol that they are indeed part of the map and not just "the guy handling stuff bts". They are collaborating on a set of beatmaps, after all.
That said, that's more of a personal feeling than an actual, full fledged opinion, and I do still agree that the full "at least half the drain time" rule is way too heavy and should be removed.