Back in the old days, Kraken Mines, once someone hit a mob, no one else could enter. This encourages ppl to wait til full party. I do like the “boot player after x seconds” for not engaging. The start signal/wait til all enter circle is time consuming and annoying. Nothing like wasting elixir waiting to populate.
If the solo/multi gate is in use, yes, I do like that switch to solo thing. It would eliminate much aggravation.