What are your exact problems with bugs(what kind, what they do)/pks(where exactly?)/encounters(what kind usually kills you!)?
Actually the bug problem was solved (I lost my car today with crafting materials I've been gathering for a week but thanks to Lexx I've found it - see Bugs section)
However processing meat in Modoc is still extremely risky (even if you go there with friends) due to PKs, same with MFC in Mariposa.
If you ask about encounters I must tell that usually I am not able to run from Raiders with me 10PE 25sequence char.
I accept that (that some people like to PK, I'm in gang too) I just mean that if you want the game to be enjoyable also for crafters you must
make it less time-consuming for them. It is extremely annoying when you are gathering materials for few hours and give your work
to some random people who've just killed you. You can't help that there are PK's on the server, but if craftingwas less time-consuming it wouldn't be so annoying when you loose everything, and you do loose everything very often.