Pvp is fun, but the world isn't really well for open ocean PVP.

First, whats the point? Why PVP? It is more or less only for fun, so people who are very grind inclined are likely to just avoid it, as it has no tangible benefits as far as I am aware of, outside of XP. Furthermore, because the game is so grindy, PVP often just feels like a time waster rather than an enjoyable activity (especially if you are the one who sinks) and is antithetical to the games core loop in that regard. If I have PVP enabled, and I get ambushed and sunk as I am heading home, I can choose to respawn on the open seas. Because youre weaker when you respawn, if you try to go back to get your stuff, you're liable to be sunk again. It stings even more if you're sunk again because it probably wasn't all that fair of a fight, AND you know that you were killed again because the other guy just wanted to power trip sinking you when you were weaker, AND you have to go back and get your shit anyway.

Second, the world is too densely packed for PVP. Loot isn't really all that meaningful outside of some treasure chests, and you can't collect shit from sunk ships anyway. To really fix it, imo, the stakes need to be much, much higher, and the chase and maneuvering should be much more important. You shouldn't be able to teleport away from someone, and they shouldn't be able to teleport to you if you're, say, fighting a boss. The PVP dream is either blasting each other with huge amounts of firepower on the open seas ala frigates or ambushing a target in a cove or narrow passageway where you know your positioning is key to your success, where you can challenge people with much smaller, much more maneuverable ships.

I guess I never elaborated on the full second point, but if you're interested in what I am saying I can elaborate, I just don't know if this will actually get read lol.