I agree with Sven's point! Maybe there's some kind of compromise here, like a capped app cycle somewhere in the next four months, but I definitely think that the game couldn't handle one more app round like the previous one in its current state.

Whatever solutions come out of this feedback should be given a lot of time/effort before the game grows again. Like, talk is all well and good, but it's important that the game be stabilized, and while I sympathize with people wanting to app seconds/wanting their friends to app, I think it's important that for the sustainability of the game, growth is slowed until the future direction of the game is clearer and the enactment of some of the solutions discussed here is underway. Like, realistically, in the long run, would anyone really want to app a second character or have a friend app into a game where people are having difficulty participating?