Actually particles die
SUDDENLY 
, and although this can be avoided manually playing with Alfas it can results in a Randomize Playback mess in some situations... So I wonder if don't could have an option together "Lifetime (frames)" to indicate the duration (in frames too) of the fade or
GRADUALLY DEAD, very usefull (I think) for quick results, without complications, animating things like dust or
smoke or anything, CIAO!
