You can feel the game getting worse as we speak? You *do* realize that the devs have said \"No PK\" and perhaps amended that to \"killing of other players only under very special circumstances\"
You will not be able to run up and kill some random dude. The whole point is that this MMORPG will *not* be based (entirely) on fighting, especially PVP fighting. The only real context where PVP makes sense (in my mind, dunno what the devs think) is assassination of high-status characters, and maybe wars between factions. Both of those are hard to \"do right\". If you want to kill stuff, kill Zograck the Slimy Monster of Doom. That or cute, fluffy bunnies.
In some ways it is \"realistic\" to allow full PvP in wilderness areas, but it can severely upset the balance of the game, which is designed to lean against the typical bias toward killing people.