Well I only started playing a week ago and if I were to quit it would probably be because of PVP. More specifically the fact that even a guarded city isn't safe. The other day I decided I wanted to experiment with a different build so I started a new character. Went to work moving boxes and next thing I know two players come over and start picking my pockets. I knew what they were doing, but figured they'd leave when they saw what I had. Nope, they actually stole my new player equipment (i.e. tv dinner, jerky, etc.).
Lack of quests & new content I can see as potentially being a problem for me at some point as well.
To the suggestion of making only unguarded cities having good traders... that would probably make me quit. I barely use traders anyway since going into any city is always a risk... if it's not in your hands it might end up in someone else's pocket. With all the perks for thieving there should be a few for guarding yourself from it. It's like a game of rock/paper/scissors where someone took away the scissors.
1) First of all: "I only started playing a week ago"... "Pickpockets chars" are not dangerous you should run for get theirs steel away...and...and...
2) I told about
number of this cities in
wasteland...not about game mechanic inside...
Now all south guarded and half of wasteland looks like no-pvp zone( TB only ). + And that is the richest zone. That is one of the biggest mistakes...
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3) "To the suggestion of making only unguarded cities having good traders... that would probably make me quit. " - That sound like racket. Nice tactic for forum but...but any way hundreds of people who really like this game will come back...
4) About good traders. It mean traders with something like traders of LSV, combat armors, heavy drugs, good ammo etc... Not about stuff what new player can take after week of playing if the economy is workable (not like now).
5) Believe me ) You will change your mind after year of playing...
ps. After week of my playing I was look like crying noob who died every 10 minutes, trying to farm tommygun and loose this in some city. Game was hard, terrible and interesting. And i was "quit" every hour...

And it was a one of the reasons why I come back and play again...
Now people coming, and after week sit in their bazes and tents ... speak about "different builds" and crying that game is hard oO ? . . . . . And as a result leaving game after 2-3 mounths...