There is a bug in which when you die from the 4 stone guardians near the alter, or you wipe from Archaedas, the doors never open again, even if all 5 of the party members channel at the alter.
Hence, it becomes a one-try attempt at Archaedas or the 4 lv46 stone guards preceding him ... (a wipe = doors stay closed forever), which was not the case during retail. Please, fix this.