Three people is about my limit for a normal scene. Any more than that and I mentally check out. It's just too long between poses or too hard to follow all the threads of conversation. Especially since most players will pose a paragraph replying to multiple people at once. It's like having six different conversations going at a dinner table and you're never sure which ones you need to pay attention to. (name highlighting helps but not enough)
And then DWOPP got with my PC, and we TS'd, and I found out later, and I was, like --
But I mean, my PC was dating his, so I can relate - even if it was solely FTB. To wit, my comment in the other thread:
Setting a shared expectation up front can help, but there are some who will push things even if you're super clear about no TS, no OOC bleed. It's annoying.
BSGU was one of the best experiences I've had in 20+ years. I wish it was still around.