Oh didnt see that, it sounds promising. Where is it from? Also, has PVP been modified in any way? Talking about killing and stealing. All I saw in game yesterday was "this is a brutal experience and what you should do is die and then kill the guys responsible". After this I naturally just switched the thing off and didnt investigate further.
If you are referring to people standing in hub chatting/"socializing"(I know, this term is foreign language to many internet users) while plebians take the chance to burst them randomly, than, well, it's not the actual game, it's just a low meta game rooting from trashy people who are easy to entertain.
If that's the case.. uhhh.. just don't go there I guess and PvE, craft, grind, whatever and also, don't bother to care about it, you literally lose nothing in the process, other than life time (aswell as the attacker, as it is common that both die due to guards, unless, guards run out of ammo and start using fists, or are killed[often times with exploits btw. by blocking building doors, but I guess you could call it strategy]).
If you are referring to PvE, than I simply recommend grinding less effective places until you have a few levels and resources to use against the odds awaiting you in the wasteland.
Metal armor and a mid tier gun such as combat shotgun or even assault rifle if you can afford and you are good to go.