FFS! lol You're missing out lad.
I hope it's "fixed" (or at least made more clear when that happens) tbh, was a bit frustrating when I tried a few weeks ago in the last EA patch.
I mean you can fight your friends whenever you want if you're playing multiplayer, you can even toggle if you kill or just knock down anyone you hit, but I wouldn't say that's the main point/drive of the game really.
Pure RPG describes it well, a lot to do, do everything your way, suffer the consequences kind of deal, more so than in, for example, the Mass Effect series, without going into spoilers obviously.
I recommend (obviously not pushing you to buy the game, but if you're interested) WolfheartFPS on YT if you wanna check out in-depth info.
Story abridged:
Character creation:
Gameplay and mechanics:
He's been literally with the development process since the start and he lays down information well and understandably enough. It is a bit of a learning curve like, I won't lie, but I'm also very biased in saying it's one of the best and most content-full RPGs it appears. As I said I've played for many hours and haven't finished the 1st act properly yet, just a few characters arcs and some side quests lol barely touched the main quest(s).
Also as a note: the main music composer (for this and also ANY Larian product) is Bulgarian, as is the VA for Lae'zel! Random fact of the day, I suppose lol