I really wish they would reconsider. This will probably be the main reason I quit the game completely. I never had enough labor on Trion, and I don't have it here either--even with the labor stipends. As a crafter/farmer, when I'm out of labor I can't do the activities I enjoy in the game, so I AFK/logout and play a game that doesn't limit my play time.
This is 100% false. How will allowing people the ability to actually play the game, not help everyone? How will it increase gold/inflation? Do you not realize this economy is dead because of scarcity? Having more labor will allow the crafters/farmers to produce more items for the empty auction house. Not everybody farms purses, (I bet you if you ask the coin purse farmers, most are bored and don't know how else to make gold). This is suppose to be a fun experience from the players' side, and it rarely is.
The admin should try something radical to save this dying server. Expecting players to join, then limiting their play time is just asinine.