Island Sanctuary: Rest Cycles? Why?

[Valfreyja]

I agree with most everything else you said, except for this. Time gating is exactly what it is. Is it effective at being a time gate for anyone wanting or willing to brute force the grind? Nope, not really. But it's a time gate all the same. It is very clearly intended to slow people down. I'd be very surprised if there was another explanation at the core of its design. I've been around the block way more than once. I know a time gate when I see it.

Maybe a time gate to those who don't want to learn the workshop and just throw anything on it? It's hardly one to those that learn it and use the patterns to their advantage. Like I said, been clearing 20k a week in it with just 5 days. It's not hard or difficult at all.