too many issues i think, i could forgive the server crashes as its hard technically but making a way for people to stop being killed by gangs at low levels is in every mmo ive ever played and even if it isnt there are gm's to help. its a must for an mmo, this game would be awsome and full of people all voting for you if it was a fun game, the murdering gangs have ruined it for the game and you
If you logout on the worldmap, you should be save. Logging out in a town or encounter is a bad idea, because other people can reach you for at least 180 seconds.
yeah, 180 sec logout (cd?) kinda blows, if you are in town however go to a place rarely visited.
If you're not in combat, make it instantly log you out.