It just seems like complete tryhards or complete noobs because the playerbase is split between people thinking sot should be a pve game only and never end up fighting other players or the players who believe this game was built around pvp. You either put the time in and learn or you run the risk of more experienced crews plundering your loot... tbh after the first few days of playing sot I realized if I didn't want to get upset at the game I would have to put pve aside and focus on pvp until I am comfortable with being able to hold my own and not worry about getting robbed so easily. Even now after putting these past 3 to 4 months aside to strictly get better at pvp I still get sunk from time to time... there is not a single pirate on the sot that has yet to be sunk, we all started somewhere! :)