ok, Ryan... they realize. But what about IMERSION?

In a consistent universe, players respawning, or ressurection, reincarnation, cloning, whatever, must be taken into account when dealing with combat, bounties, etc..

And surely many newbies would DARE more to explore gray space if they were sure that death is only a temporary incovenient...

Also, seems a good way to separate the paying customers from the other chars, NPCs and "guests" (trial).