1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ caret7 http://rainbowdash.net/caret7 http://rainbowdash.net/notice/3788187 In an online game where players can die and respawn with no penalty, <i>defending another player is a social action rather than a practical action</i>. If total strangers are to defend each other in the game world without necessarily wanting to be friends, then dying and respawning needs a penalty.