We really need to be penalized for dying - either losing stat points or entire profiles because when the server stops responding, it is God's will that you should have to watch your ship sitting powerless and defenseless whilst it is bombarded by phasers and photons from invisible enemies until it explodes. Then you can start over and wait until the next Sword of Damocles falls upon you - shouting : "server not responding" until you've learned your lesson...