Back in the good old days... With the onset of organized play came campaign-specific rules and DMs became game referees and an Us Vs Them mentality developed where the players would try to one-up the DM and vice-versa. Hopefully they will change all that with the 3rd edition of Fantasy Fracas.

Nah, not really. The DM can just say, "You're dead, Jim" and rip up your character sheet.