Well, my two favorite new characters got bumped off in the same patch, and one of those I was apparently supposed to be happy about. It's going to take a lot for them to make me care about any new characters that show up if things keep going like this. There's only so far that kind of storytelling can go, you know?

Not saying they should kill off any established characters, or anyone, but maybe "anyone can die" is not the best direction to try for when existing restrictions on the setting make that impossible. But this isn't a critique thread.