I just hope they fix the hitboxes. In LOS1 often times I'd get hit before the enemy even touches me, or sometimes I couldn't tell if I was hitting the enemy or not. It seems that they fixed that in MoF (not too sure, haven't played it yet) but if they fix it here then combat will be no problem for me.
Reading the OXM article, everything sounds like a step up from both games BUT I have one concern. The way to gather blood is the same way you do in LOS1, clicking the left and right sticks. Now that it's been confirmed that the camera is free to control, if the camera is placed on the right stick, I feel that %95 of the time im gonna end up flicking the camera while getting blood then get attacked from the other side during a heated battle. I know there's no perfect camera angle for these types of games but I hope it's not too messy cause it can make or break a game for some people, me included.