I am all for random drops. But I still think that dead people should get nothing. How many times have you gotten a drop while dead? Also if you are the only mage in the group and the players are not protecting you then why in the world are you bothering with them to begin with? I wouldn't heal them at all and just leave the instance. But then again this is a very minor issue with the game and would rather see the devs release the world famous and long awaited squirrel suit than spend time on changing the way drops are awarded...