First started running this game back in late 2019 (that's why I commented up above :P) and haven't been checking the forums here, cool to see people getting interested. Do we want to get a Discord server, wiki site, or something setup for information sharing?
I would support a split. The two versions are basically two different games.
I don't think unbanning just in stages would provide enough "value" for random seed. Being able to possibly BLJ through bad star doors could make more seeds viable in random seed.
It's not possible to get to the endless stairs without 70 stars, so it seems needless. Unbanning BLJs could also incentive more optimization in runs by enabling stuff like DDD Skip, LBLJ, and other tricks. I know a lot of runners have been sharing this sentiment, so I figured I would go ahead and put something out so that it could be discussed.
Can we get a permanent invite link for the Discord here? I haven't been able to find one and think it would be good to have one in a central place.