I don't get why stealth restricts movement speed. Running around to the various nodes spread all over the place, then playing the little mini-games to extract the items becomes tedious enough as it is. What is the point in making it even more tedious by making us move like a slug when we need to stealth to avoid mobs? I could understand if the stealth was used in some sort of combat, but it isn't. There is a level cap that higher level mobs can see you so it's not like you can stealth and go where you please. Has SE given any information on the reasoning behind the speed reductions while in stealth?

I can't think of any reason why not to remove the speed reductions on stealth, can anyone else?