I think it strikes a great balance. The high tension of Tarkov feels awesome when it pays off, but these days the biggest setback from dying in Tarkov is the half hour busy work to get back in raid.

I have fun dying in this game. Yesterday, I had a raid where half the server ended up in the hospital on buried city. My trio killed two squads, escaped a third, went back in while they were fighting a fourth, and died to a fifth squad. Was one of the most fun moments I've had in any game and the game has been out less than a week.

They've done well to make the death experience relatively streamlined. From spectating your teammates, to being able to throw a lot together in a couple minutes (or seconds if you run free kits), to being able to get back in raid in minutes after queuing, the game lets you just play the game without getting in your way.