So I understand that the entire idea of this game was that no matter how long you played this game, everyone is equally equipped and everything is based upon skill based on PvP.
A lot of people want a feeling of progression, like getting more or better cannons, better or stronger weapons. etc, whatever it is to get benefits over another player.
What if you guys make a 2nd adventure mode where you do add these kinds of progression into the game. Or how about mix them up ? These ''non-progression'' game mode servers (as the game is now) as a PvE server where people make allainces and do voyages.
And a PvP game mode server where you can unlock all the above and dreams people have for a pirate game. And adding more then 10 ships into a PvP game mode server with a ship counter somewhere in the menu.
Doing this would expand the target audience for the game and more people will buy the game giving your gaming company more income and the players what they want. Most of my friends stopped playing because there is no such game mode. And every game session feels the same.
I currently feel this game is made for kids who like to use papa's creditcard to buy emotes like dances, or a useless pet what teleport around.
