One of the best tips I can give you is to be prepared for Incoming Elyos/Asmos
There is a way to see if there is a player from the other faction close while they are actually not close enough to be seen. Normally, you only notice them when they are already attacking you, and it might be to late to respond in time, or to flee if you are outnumbered.

Make a new chattab. Put in that chattab only important things like groupchat/raidchat maybe xp gained. Then you go to Combat info - Third party. Then active the following: Enemy's attack, Enemy's Attack skills, Enemy's Buff skills, Enemy's Periodic Effect. Also, make these have the color red or another color that you will notice in the chat.

If they now do anything like buff, use a scroll or potion, anything, you will see it.
Be sure that the enemy will use something before attacking you, so you will always be able to see them coming before they know you are aware of them.

So an assassin or ranger close that goes into hide? Well, you cant see him, but you will know he is there before he is within viewing range.

I dont think you can call this an exploit, but they might change this when they find out how this will be used.

true but you can check the map >.> assassins are just a bug on teh windshield

nice, i will do that as soon as i log in tonight, but what i would like is someone to make some sorta mod or something, that alows you to change there color on your mini map,, there have neem HUNDREDS of times i been farming in what i thought was a fairly safe area and i am sitting there half paying attion, and BLAM i look back at the screen an i am dead.. usally it is a sin or ranger,, being a temop i am slow as hell and could never out run them even with speed scrolls ect.

if anyone ever finds something that alows you to mod the mini map, i would be foreverly gratefull