At least for me, that inconvenience is what keep some terrified of dying ;D

Late game, the loss of skills is by far the most punishing aspect of death, but when your first starting out, death wouldn't have any real penalty at all if you kept your items, you would literally have nothing to lose, so why not just build a bed near a troll cave and punch a troll to death?


That being said, I would be totally fine with a toggle option, to each their own :D