>It doesn't ruin the character if you're not completely maxxed
>out from day 1. When I roll a character I am loathe to delete
>for any reason, because I make each character unique and I
>want to hold onto that uniqueness. Try forming an attachment
>to your character. It helps your roleplay.

I don't reroll if I die once as a lowbie, but if I mob die three times I will. It's not critical to be maxed out, but I see no reason to start out a train behind either. Not when it only costs me an hour or two. Really, I almost never die as a lowbie.

Oh, and I never roll a serious character without having a role/background story and description, usually a speech style and a hopefully distinctive set of mannerisms in mind. It's not like I throw that away, I just reroll the exact same character. My roleplay may not be top of the line, but I have reason to think that it's pretty good.