I'm going to be the last person to claim an exploit SHOULDN'T be fixed.

I just am not agreeing on the exploit here... "save scumming" is just part of what save+load is for. Some people complain you reload to retry a fight. Isn't that what reload is for?
If you don't want that, the only solution would be a IRON MAN mode where you can't reload. I personally don't like those... I don't think dying and reloading is specifically bad.