The place is great, a very nice stress-reliever when all you need is senseless bashing and a good laugh, so kudos for making that possible.

I would like to suggest, that when a player is killed there, instead of getting back up with 1 hp, at least give him back 50% or even full hp back. I do think that people are mature enough to realize they were beaten and when they die, they'll stop and chat either IC or OOC, and after that, continue another round of fighting or leave.
The reason i suggest this is because... my Death Count increased by a lot, hehe.
