This is not a new issue, but still quite annoying sometimes.
The player character seems to be spawned way to early, which makes him vulnerable to all sorts of things, while the user is still loading into the game. I.e. you could be attacked by a barbarian or other players etc. This is a behavior I observed on dedicated servers so far. Depending on the clients loading times, it can take up to a few minutes until the user gains control over his character.