That doesn't mean that there wouldn't be a easy way around that. If it's too hard to change the linkshell system, make a new one and abolish the old one. Just brick and mortar the abillity to actually obtain linkshells and force people to use the new improved system.

Not the most "stylish" choice but it's better than just saying "well we can't change it." Considering we could technically listen to over thousands of people in one place means that it's not linked to some hard cap on how many people we can listen to at once. If the demand is strong enough once the bigger changes roll out I'm positive SE can and will find a way around the current limitations or just make a new system and block the old from being used.