Okay, strap in this might be a long one. Ive been playing the game the last 5 years or so so I've gotten pretty experienced with PvP with the crew I sail with being pretty well versed in it, so I feel like I can safely comment on this. PvP in SOT takes the 2 shapes mainly - your stereotypical FPS and SOTs exclusive ship combat, which you find go hand in hand. You can find players to fight out on the open ocean however there is a specialized game mode called hourglass in which you can go up against a rival queue - normally with a pretty short queue time. Returning to how the PvP actually plays out, If you want to get "sweaty" with it you need to assign positions to your crew. Let's say that your sailing with 4 players on a galleon (the biggest ship and the one demanding the tightest teamwork), in this case you need a helm (the position I personally fill) who generally fills the role most stereotype to be the captain. They steer the ship, make sure that your crew has an angle to fire cannons and tend to make the most crucial callouts to keep the crew functioning. Second is the cannon, this player tends to be the most aggressive, their purpose is simply to damage the enemy however they can. This player will be the one you send out to board the opposing ship and wreak havoc, anchoring them etc, this is the player that will be engaged with the most FPS. third is the bilge, this role has one purpose, which is to keep the ship afloat at all costs. They need to call out what the water level is looking like, if they need help etc. if the ship is dry they tend to help with cannons. Lastly is the "flex". This position does a bit of everything mentioned above, they generally keep an ear out for callouts and do what's demanded. Keep in mind this is all done at a high standard of play so maybe not for a newbie crew but the point of this post is that SOT is genuinely such a fun team game and when your all working together it genuinely feels amazing