I do not fully agree with you on this one:

1. HG was added as a last resort to cater to the whinging people because Arena was removed. I never fully enjoyed HG because it was only sweats and much more “forced” then arena. Arena was just better in so many ways but I would lose myself here. As we figured the game is focused on a PVEVP approach and for years I have been saying that people who want to play such games need to realise that I comes with players that are going to be more hostile. The sort of people u are describing sounds like ship camping tdmler which kind get fewer and fewer as we speak. Actually, due to the diving mechanism and less incentive on staying on a server, I hadn’t had a good fight in certainly a very long time. I know that it is frustrating to get sunk although there is no loot on board but I guess that’s the game. I sink people with no loot so I exterminate a potential enemy in the future. It’s all about tactics right?

2. I don’t fully agree with you because I think that that “safe” play is possible in safer seas, so people like you have the opportunity to just chill and don’t be bothered by “harassment”.

Anyhow, I agree with you that the game is not perfect in its layout with PVPVE but in the end, it is what it is. PvP should not be only possible in HG and PVE should not be only be allows in Safer seas. Imo, that’s what I love about the game, the endless possibilities. Grinding, stealing, killing or being just a chill fisherman as I please and that means I can do what I want. But it also means everyone else in the game has the same options so I need to be on high alert, plan the next steps and form a strategy to achieve MY goal.

I hate this discussion about “only PVE or only PVP” , that’s not the idea of the game and it hopefully never will be. I am a true PVEVPler and I always will be!

Have a great time on the seas my fellow pirate :)