YES, but... Some suggestions for alternatives (each 20 words or less): 1. Make us spawn with variable amount of loot. Sometimes you get a gun, sometimes you don't. 2. Make spawn items a server setting. Carebear servers give out guns. Hardcore servers don't. 3. Allow us to pick from pre-made "kits" to spawn with. Either Winny with 2 rounds; Mak with 8 rounds; or map/compass. 4. Allow purchasing of starter kit, a la Counter-Strike. Give budgets and let people pick their own start gear. P.S. One of the most visceral experiences in this game was when I spawned in without any inventory, due to a bug. Didn't last very long, but it was INTENSE. Often though of doing it intentionally, just for added difficulty. Drop all my loot when I spawn, and then try to survive.