Don’t get me wrong, I fully understand this supposed to be a big group effort. But if I can do all the work by myself, it just seems pointless to have to rope in other people to actually advance the work. And it’s so hard getting people to join, be online, not be doing anything and be willing to sit in the workshop for ten minutes.

Why not make it like the diadem, where you only need one other person to assist you. That's still annoying, but far more manageable