Maybe it'll find a way to surprise me though, and maybe the ending will have real consequences other than Ock being dead for good. Guess we'll see.
Your post reminded me that someone asked about Doc Ock dying in the 90s a few pages back, and I don't think I read an answer afterwards.
I'm pretty sure that Doc Ock was resurrected by the Hand in the 90s for some stupid reason or another. There was a female Doc Ock during that period, and I remember them sacrificing her to provide the life force necessary to bring him back. I don't remember why a group of Japanese ninjas felt that it was important to have Octavius alive, but all resurrections were pretty cheesy in the 90s.
EDIT: Or maybe they sacrificed someone else. Female Doc Ock was in the story though.