That is....extremely lax. Sounds like something I could never get the hang of because there would be too much going on. When all else fails, I go with "keep it simple, stupid" which works for most situations. Sorry it doesn't work for you. :(

The actions are ONLY limited like that when against other players. When not in PVP you can do whatever you want. The 1.5 attack rule was instituted to make PVP fair, that's all.