212man,
No pity here, Bell uses a different philosophy with everything, consistent with holding down the lower cost end of the market (that is not a slur, someone has to fill that market slice!)
The S-58T had the simple torque limiter, it was once all we had. New integre=ated systems allow us to mix variables from all over the aircraft, making it far easier to tailor the behavior more precisely to the need. Ofter, the trick is to think of what the pilot now does, and do that, automatically.