just an idea for something different, wat about a stone you get right at the start of ur game (Eg. Camalotstone) cant be traded or dropped and it upgrades with you say every 5 lvls, if lvl 60 is going to be ur high lvls or every 10 if 100+ is going to b ur high lvls.
either upgrades on its own (Eg mc+1 if for a wizz) or u could get a npc to do it and the player can pick wat to put on it eg hp+20,mp+20,mc+1 so on so on. stats all depend on how high rate server will b
you could even have a competion who can get highest lvl with out losin the stone, it cant b replaced! even if u sell them in ur game but make them called camalotstone remake or something so ppl no u have died like a noob
if u make it to lvl 50 with out losin it u could add L+1 on it or something
i dont think it wood mess up the game as most ppl die and will lose the stone only the highly skilled will keep it but then every1 laggs now and again
just an idea !!!!