A way for the devs to reduce lag during events

After last night's lagfest and @Dr_T_T 's and @Androphonia 's threads rightfully complaining about it, I think there should be a simple way for the developers or the CT (whoever manages the servers) to greatly reduce lag for when the next raffle arrives, and in the case of other large player gatherings such as 50 player EO runs. Such a feature or tool would preferably be a command, one that doesn't need to be executed in the server it affects but can be used in the hub, to avoid taking up a player spot or causing more lag.

This command should be able to have the following effects:

1. All pets are despawned, and pets can no longer be spawned.
2. All player effects are turned off and can no longer be turned on.
3. All attack effects are turned off and can no longer be turned on.
4. All gear skins are turned off and can no longer be turned on.
5. All playerghosts are turned off and can no longer be turned on.
6. All disguises are... well, you get the point. The whole /use menu becomes unusable.

This command may be used on individual servers, or on all servers at once. The effects listed above may also be toggled indivdually, or all at once. Additionally, when used, the players on the effected server(s) are messaged either via chat or a /title command, explaining why they can no longer access /use. Trying to do so should produce a message explaining it again.

I was lucky last night. I managed to snag two Bags of Tricks, about 9 LE, and a bunch of powders and runes. @ShadowMage1 was even so generous as to donate me his spare Bottled Spirits. However, plenty of people, likely well over a hundred, got nothing. Now they have to wait a week to even get a chance to participate again, and it'll be just as laggy as it was last night. They shouldn't be unable to join the raffle just because others are putting strain on the server.

Such a tool would be in everyone's best interest, so I don't see why it shouldn't be added. Maybe it already has. In that case... what the hell, Salted?

 

or you could just remove lag?