I think that was teh case before as well. whomever hits the "enemy" first becomes the target of the enemy, which is one reason if you travel in "bands" you should have the strongest person attack or take turns so no one in teh band gets too weak.
Bands seems to be working nicely (easier to communicate than both guilds and crew)
graphics seem more smooth and havent had teh problem of dropping to weird levels of teh screen ( ie under a house or a boat)
Much easier to get on and off boats now ( row, row, row you boat
)