How is the pvp and looting ?
On Epic, you're in one of three countries, Jenn-Kellon, Mol Rehan, or Horde of the Summoned, or else you're in a player-made empire.
JK and MR, cannot attack or loot their own country-mates (though JK can attack MR, and vice versa). If you turn on illegal activities, you can, but become marked as a traitor, and for a time other people can attack you without backlash.
HotS is effectively lawless, and can attack themselves at will, and is actually encouraged.
These three nations can go to each others' area via boat (or really good swimming, but that's usually fatal) and end up on the other nation's server, where they can do as they please.
Elevation is the center ground of the three, and while there you can build a 'player made kingdom' which follows its own rules, which vary according to who's in command.
On the same nation though, you can pick up anything off the ground, and can pick locks that aren't on a village deed. I once stole an entire boat, because the guy left it just outside of his village zone and had a poor lock. If he'd had a better lock, or had it on his village, I couldn't have done anything. If you have a house that's unlocked, anyone can walk in and take things.