Exactly. When we played EQ and leveled up, you knew you had earned it. You spent a lot of time and effort getting that character leveled up and putting gear on it. Now you die in game and there is no consequences for it. There was nothing like dying in EQ and losing the level you just got. All those spells memmed are gone!…
You can help to protect yourself a great deal by not using the same username and password here as you do on other forums and games. Hopefully they'll have some additional authentication.
Open Beta access will be available to people who buy one of the founder packs. http://kotaku.com/5979599/neverwinter-beta-weekends-dated-and-for-200-you-can-play-drizzt
One of the first things I turn off is music. I just hate it, for me it totally ruins the immersion. Lots of ambient sounds are awesome though, hearing water dripping in the distance can be quite creepy.