I don't know how this hasn't been fixed before, but I've been doing GATEs just like a lot of other people thanks to the current event going on. Our server gets the "Time of Your Life" GATE and I'm was looking for my race/gender's NPC. I was having a hard time finding it. Turns out the NPC was hiding in the middle of a cluster of AFK players. I managed to complete the GATE successfully, but it was a lot harder than it normally is or should have been. I'd like to propose that players be automatically removed from the stage at the conclusion of a GATE. This request also applies to the "Cliffhanger" stages.