This has kinda been discussed in Discord and the short story is that no, Qi limit isn't going anywhere.
Current limits are high enough not to be an issue for the vast majority of players and removing them would only lead to abuse.
Yes, high belts in Toribash are barely possible to achieve due to how much Qi they require (especially belts above Custom), but that's also done on purpose. And yes, Elite belt restriction is that high because we realistically don't even expect anyone to get it.