Hardcore characters?

[Giovanni]

Allow creation of hardcore characters on red.

Disadvantages of a hardcore character
Upon dying, the character is reset to level 1. All items would be lootable on the character's corpse.

Advantages
Hardcore characters level 3x faster.

Why would be a good idea?
It would provide a nice boost for the new characters dipping their toes in the server while still rewarding longer term players with the satisfaction of resetting one of the hardcore characters back to zero. It introduces the option of playing with or without item loot. It may make pve more interesting and challenging, and help to develop a lower level pvp community.