Baroness Anastari might have seemed easy as there were not any casualties during the fight. However, it was only after experiencing it that they were able to understand just how difficult it actually was, as the whole fight had been riddled with traps.
From the terrain, to the minions, to the Boss herself, Stratholme embodied the game designers' mission of making things difficult for the players.
If they had not cleared out their surroundings before engaging the Boss, it was absolutely certain that they would have been completely been annihilated from attracting all the other minions. If the Main Tank could not withstand 10 seconds of Silence, they would also have lost the fight. If the Banshee had possessed the players and caused a disruption, that would have also led to a complete loss. Furthermore, if they had been silenced when they were initiating their squad burst DPS, they would have certainly lost.