Combat is a problem, and hot swamping weapons has always been a problem.
Custom clients help pvpers swich instantly to their pvp gear when combat starts, were the normal hearthling does not have these features.
Regardless of this~ it would be nice to have weapons always equipped when combat starts.
This will allow us to travel around with tools in hand or nothing in hand (for larp reasons).
Swords, shields, b12's while not in combat can be on the hip or back (it's not like they're already hidden on the belt to most)