..if you die, getting anything back should feel like a gift not an obligation. I'm more inclined to sympathize with the person who sealed the kill and isn't able to get anything he needs/wants from the corpse because he had to run heal or had others chasing. Also, you're right about nothing being left in the corpse, but back then like I said it didn't matter too much because of all the gear changing hands. You're also right about enemies showing respect to people they've taken down in recent CF times. What I don't like at all is lowbies stalking cabal wars in hopes of catching some choice gear. That to me is detrimental to the enjoyment of the game and in no way benefits it at all.
-thinnie