Why have arbitrary limits on stuff?

[Stradivari]

SE,

I played FFXI for years, the game was next to flawless... The game play was awesome, the quests/stories where great, everything was well worth the money we paid every month to enjoy FFXI. I really just wish you guys would have done a make-over to that game, instead of keeping it based on PS2 capabilities....

I played FFXIV during beta, and I went out and bought it three days ago. I saw that a lot had been changed, but one thing that I still can't accept is the arbitrary limits on stuff.... I'm limited, by the games design, on the enjoyment I'm able to gain from the game on a per-day basis...

If I grind too much, I'm fatigued and loose skill points... I can't do levequests because there is a [36] hour timer...

I must say, at this stage I would not pay for a subscription... Things really need to be more focused on how the consumer wants to play, not how SE wants the consumer to play.