Allow relics to be captured by 1 player with a group again to stop the current obsessive occupation of them, we had lots of fun in "the old days" but so many aspects have been tightened up and - in my opinion - that took a lot of pleasure out of the game.
You've always been able to capture a relic with 1 player and a group - I think I know what you're meaning tho, in that you mean 1 player and mercs ? - I've been around over 5 years and I don't remember that EVER being the case ?? (although, obviously, I could be mistaken there)
Same with PvP, that whole ladder concept never worked and wrecked the pvp - not that I like pvp but I met some great people through it.
The PvP ladder is, unfortunately, a joke. Pretty much all ladders are won by a single hit and there's collusion between opted-in players. But, I guess that's indicative of society as a whole - if there's an exploit to be used, folk will use it to their advantage. Personally, I'd like to see the system redesigned and, whilst that's happening, either the ladder disabled or all rewards removed ...
let go of the rule where everyone can start a guild without points backup
Not quite sure what you mean here ? Clarify ?