Wow, sound like both managing an open gates or DMs sound like a nightmare. (At least I know the DM one from experience.)
Thannk you for your thoughts! I'll try to think about a solution. I really want to let in as much as people as possible.
When I hosted on reddit last week I did the following:
- Let in groups four at a time with a dodo code I sent via PM
- Had them all sell their turnips, but had no one leave until everyone was done
- Booted everyone at once
- Invited the next group of four in with a new dodo code
This was a good balance for me to let in many people at once while mitigating the loading of people arriving and departing.