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>This makes me wonder if we should reduce the person count for the upcoming Friend by Friend event to 50 so it's comfortable for people and just have 3 instances.
No, I don't think this is a good idea. Friend by friend still performs decently (esp. with avatar hider) and I don't think the FPS has tanked by that much overall since groups. According to most metrics it's the same.
Having a higher playercap like a hardcap of 80 is more conducive to seeing a lot of people without having to switch instances. Especially because switching instances unticks boxes and can get you matched with people you've already matched with.
Also sounds like a nightmare for NA because they would need like 5-6 instances.