I only died five times during the OBT, since I spent a majority of the time gathering materials for crafting. I managed to get Alchemy to 150 before I ran out of time and I didn't get to play Monday at all due to school.
Out of the five deaths I had, only two caused broken crystals. One death was on the golem boss in the Bastion of Lok instanced area and the other was while attempting to solo a fibralisk in the Cliffs of Insanity (it didn't end well).
I need to do something about HP regeneration or my solo Cthulhu-punching career will be over before it began.
Parked my ass in Poporia awaiting the headstart on Saturday.
This game is seriously addictive in a good way, not the stressful way WoW and even SWTOR post-50 was. I'm super excited that my guild has a strong interest in the
other endgame--controlling the server economy and the Vanarch political system. Makes me a happy potion-brewer.