Dear Devs,
you have to understand the most of community wanna play just PvP, because its only one thing which will survive all time and gives them the most fun. So, I give you an idea and it is focus mainly on features around PvP and random elements in game (unexpected elements).
Everything around like crafting, farming, stealing, making new characters, getting exps, repairing, finding blueprints,... are only obstacles for us. So if has to be, then in a way where you dont lose the whole day just something boring, but you are able to gather stuff for all evening lets say until half hour, because a lot of stuff is needed every day. Also would be fine to have some better equipment as it was before the wipe (worse stuff means faster dying, faster dying means annoying and disinterest to play)
Sometimes is quite problematic to find some action after hours of hard work in game, so action/fun not need to be. And if you compare at the present the time spent in the game and enjoying the fun, its just annoying and sad.