I like the miniboss in the dungeon as well. However, I miss some of the conversations in the dungeons that used to take place between the two characters, which seem to be removed in this update. Namely, the one that took place regarding the cultists not making it that far after the fireball/lever trap (which is now gone) and the conversation that takes place about being no closer to solving the mystery, prior to leaving the dungeon (which seemed to be missing).
Is there any way to work those conversations back into the tutorial? I guess I just like seeing my party having frequent conversations, particularly that early in the game. It gives a nice role-playing impression that's missing now.
One thing I did have an issue with in the new tutorial dungeon was that candles would not ignite the oil patch the two zombies were in. There was a fire scroll nearby so perhaps this is intentional.
I wonder how much of the party dialogue was removed due to multiplayer considerations. There could be a decent chance most folks will play their first go through on single player and then decide later to go multi.