Alpion

This essence also doesn't show a durability while equipped.  I am currently using one and I never know what it's durability is until it tells me it's either damaged or completely busted.

And that's a huge part of the problem.  If you're undergeared or underleveled, you'll be overwhelmed going against a group of higher players.  Split them up to opposing teams and make the teams more fair all around.  If there's 5 level 40's and 5 level 10's, then it should be one group of 3 40's and 2 10's and another of 2 40's and 3 10's.  Not 5 40's vs. 5 10's.

Just hit your attack button.  It shows green, but you can attack.  I think they said there's a fix coming to change the highlight to red.

The Wildlands Veteran needed time to tell everyone on the island that a big baddy was coming so they needed to get out of there quick before you destroyed them all.

If they are going to keep this current system in place for crafting, they need to multiply the resources needed for alchemy by at least 8 to make it comparable to other crafts.  So instead of needing 2 apples and 1 weed, you would need 16 apples and 8 weeds.  Eight is just a rough figure...I've decided it's not worth it to do the exact math at this point.