I was rereading this recently, and it brought to mind a synopsis I read of Riverworld.
I never read the original Farmer version, so I don't know the details, but there was something known as “travel by suicide” or such: people who are killed get resurrected out of the river the same way that they arrived initially.
Painful, to be sure, but like people have always done, some people learned to accept something and take advantage of it despite the pain.
Anyway, I agree that the original problem was a result of bad RP.
Should there be on-screen notifications reminding users of the terrible pains and anguish that occur as a result of dying, and which persist when you return to the land of the living?
Maybe a throbbing graphical tint which complements Dakkru's Curse? Hehe.