It isn't exclusivity which is driving the queue being long. I would love to have new characters and new players. It's a massive problem that people can't get into the game easily and people can't try out new characters easily. These are all things I agree with. If there was an actual solution to this problem that didn't involve completely changing the way the game functions as a game then I would be on that so fast I would be a blur. You are absolutely correct that there isn't much difference between 108 and 124 and that is exactly my point. I don't have a problem with expanding the game if we're doing it because we aren't satisfied with the current atmosphere with only twelve teams, but it isn't going to fix the queue. If it would fix the queue I would be all for it. I want it to be easier for people to get in as much as everyone else, I just don't see this as a solution, and in the absence of other solutions that means there is nothing that we can do to fix it.

If people think that we're being unwelcoming just because we want our game to function (by which I mean not having so many characters that it becomes impossible to run games and no I don't mean 124 characters, I mean enough characters that we have a decent turnover rate even after the new teams settle in and that number is a lot higher) then yes, that is their problem. The queue is a massive issue that causes people a lot of trouble and means we don't get as much fresh blood as we could, but it's a necessary evil to sustain this kind of game. It's not an indication of our attitude to new people and it shouldn't be taken as such. Especially considering the frequency with which we have debates about trying to fix it.

If I had any solutions for making it easier for people to get in I would be throwing them at the mods right this second, but I don't. That is why we can't just make it easier for people to get in.