Can we fix Ghost Ship afkish grind via a different method?

I've done 3 levels at ghost ship recently, with this being my first experience there post changes and its been kind of a pain in the ass to be here.

The increased hit box means there is no longer a safe spot on the stairs or rope, which is my main gripe & would very much like to be able to afk on the rope without the risk of death.

My issues so far:
1. I get up to pee like every 15 mins or to just step away in general. If I want to stay in the map I have to make sure none of the mobs have been damaged so they don't start hitting me when I walk away. If I want to leave the map via FM I still have to make sure none of the mobs are damaged so they don't start hitting me when I try to click the button.

2. Managing buff mules. Since making my new char I've been offered 3 party requests to utilize a HS mule that toggles in and out of the party. Now that I'm at Ghost Ship I'd be less inclined to party with someone as their actions now affect whether I can successfully step away within the map/manage a buff mule without getting hit. Since I'm a bandit I manage my buff mule by just staying on the other side the map making sure no magic attacks are done near the mule (since I don't mob/clear the map), which wouldn't work if I want to add someone to my party to utilize the other side of the map. If I want to quickly type something outside of maple whether its discord/youtube/google I have to make sure I don't get knocked back near my mule as well.

3. Managing map owner. If you want to step away for a minute you can't do so without the risk of someone else killing you (whether it be accidental or griefing) or messing up yourself and having a mob at less than 100% hp when walking away. This might be easier to manage if you're partying with another player, but you still have all the above issues to worry about.

4. How impactful is this change? Majority of stair farm is done by clerics, which can still just hold a button anywhere in the map, retain low pot consumption by not using magic guard, & and just throw in a few teleports/utilize the map teleport or pt with someone to take the top/bottom. I imagine 3rd job I/L remains mostly unaffected by these changes. F/P has their poison meta. Rangers/Snipers have Spirit Vikings. Sins/Hunters can still semi afk at the lupin map. Leech sellers 1 hit the map and they should have an easier time managing all the issues I'm having above. At the end the day I feel like the way this change is done impacts everyone far too much to be the solution for the problem its trying to solve.

Alternative Solutions for Anti Stair Grind.
1. Revert the hit box changes & add something on the stairs, much like the steam/ghost in the haunted mansion, that knocks the player off the stairs.

2. Revert the hit box changes & remove the footholds on the stairs so it just becomes part of the background.

3. Add a rope on the top & hopefully its high enough to avoid the hit box of the mobs.

 

This was their explanation for the change, which only mentions the afk aspect & cost aspect as the reasons for the change.

I've never exclusively played Islander although I probably spend the bulk of my time there.