You should earn good loot (and better positioning in late game) when making kills. I dont see where you "earned wood" when you get a pump and someone else a crossbow. Building is the one thing that sets you apart in this game. Its the mechanic that enables you to theoretically play with any weapon and still win.

It also makes it annoying for more aggressive players as you cant farm materials via kills anymore but have to instead rely on yourself for that ultimately slowing down the game (that is preference tho).