The new crafting 3.0 system is under development; we anticipate that we will be able to start slow-rolling out features soon! (This means that you will see the basic functionality introduced in pieces, with more options becoming available as developm...
Players who die in PvP now receive a lock effect for 6-10 minutes. Players with this lock effect are not worth any rewards in PvP therefore, when you die in PvP, nobody will gain rewards for killing you for a while. (You also cannot receive XP for dying in PvP until the lock fades.)