@Arkhan, Fair point. I was more speaking to the below line from point 4.
The trouble is, after almost every encounter, unless you're taking a long rest, you will lose access to a lot of spells and abilities that make said encounters fun.
As for the narrative point, I won't go into spoilers but there is at least 1 point in EA where the game explicitly tells you that there will be consequences if you decide to take a long rest due to a time sensitive matter. So I wouldn't be surprised if more of those situations are included in the final game.
