no skin in the game, as i have no interest in joining gp, but i don't see going invite-only as solving their problem, given the current size of the game. if even 20% of the playerbase extends invites, that will cover all their available slots, meaning a bloodbath is inevitable when apps open amd the waitlist will stay interminable. the only difference is who's moisturizing in the massacre.

choosing to go invite-only for crowd control makes sense when you start (and can be worthwhile for other non-cap reasons) but opting for it now won't help until player numbers have gone down.