Organized Native play is quite different (and a lot more fun) than Native pub play. If you haven't tried it, you should give it a shot.
Unfortunately the melee is still almost always 1h/shield combat, which can get dull. I still wish shields had some sort of manual blocking mechanic, just to make shield combat more interesting. That, or I wish every faction had both 1h and 2h shield breakers, and that they broke shields a bit faster than they currently do.