>That said, how on earth could this be fixed? I've seen far
>more RP-centric games still have trouble with low-level serial
>killers, or else become so restrictive that appropriate PK is
>stopped. When an offender can easily create a new character,
>how can you effectively punish him?

This is a good summary of the problem we run into.

There are no easy good answers, but we're open to suggestions.