Kunark Evac/Ports

[wimlin]

Were the Kunark Evac Port to skyfire more dangerous during the Kunark Era and then made less dangerous? I started playing in Velious on live, but I never once died when porting to Skyfire. I can think of only 1 time I was even attacked on port in, but I just ported to skyfire and there were 5-10 mobs right on top of the port and I was dead before my character even registered being in the zone. Was this typical on live or were the portals in Skyfire made more dangerous here?