I suspect the issue isn't with the limit exactly, it's with the smaller pb. W a smaller pb the elite players have every limit 1 item, and given the skill of the small pb w most ppl not looting heavily or dying often it makes competition tougher. Personally idgaf about losing in pk but the vast majority need to 'feel' competitive. We all play the same way, max defenses/weaps/class skills for the theorycrafted build etc... With the massive disparity between dex builds and str builds being what it is, and the mage grind becoming(fwiw) less popular it is a big deal if you're wearing 'pretty good' VS 'epic'. Ultimately the general goalset is pk oriented rather than anything else atm, which exacerbates the issue further.