Quote uttered by Xordan And anyway, it's supposed to be a pain in the rear to get out

If you don't like it then don't die

Good advice...if not for the fact that my characters have died no less then five times as I logged on by falling through the ground, twice falling through the ground while -standing still- in the middle of a safe area, four times being killed by mobs at a loading screen, and one time just dieing for no apparent reason at all.
Quote uttered by Karyuu In the beginning, I would agree. But I don't think it takes a long time to learn what to watch out for.
See above.

"Falling off the world and dieing" should result in a reset back to a valid point, or set spawn, not a trip to the DR. All it would take would be a simple command change.