To complicated plain and simple. Because of that hardly anyone plays. PVP interferes with too much of the game pl
Terribly unbalanced. Example Pirates are out gunned at least 4 to one. They can’t even make a rated ship but can steal if you lucky it’s like winning the lottery and usually after you steal it the National you stole it from quits the game because they take months to build the ship. If you’re going to waste your time on this game play a national, you’ll have better ships and better buffs. Not to mention access to freetrader skills which will help your econ a lot. It’s call pirates of the burning sea but the only burning is the pirates ships in port battles and pvp as a pirate you are severally handicapped in battle and in the economy. They even reduce loot drops if you’re a pirate.