It's also a good idea to change this...it modifies how much time items dropped from the mob stay on the map, you might want some extra time to go through the drops if your inventory fills up very very quick:
dropTimeItemReserved = 300,
dropTimeItemDestroy = 300,
dropTimeItemUnloadedDestroy = 300
Definitely not normal. I've updated the main archive and the hotfix. The immediate situation with the uploaded character can only be remedied with the help of the Character Editor however.