Over-tendency toward editcounts as criteria in RFA is definitely not good. The couple months before and after my RFA (a year ago), I averaged 2000 edits/month. No way that is sustainable for me, considering real-life demands and priorities.
Since July, my edit count is half that each month -- a more sustainable level. Even at that, I may have to cut back more in order to spend more time doing freelance paid work, in addition to my regular job. Though this has nothing to do with wikiconflicts, it may resonate with other folks.
Very unlikely that I would ever quit Wikipedia entirely, but slower and steady is the way to keep going on Wikipedia in the longer-run and not burnout.