Namely there's multiple white sloops, one of them flying the old pre-reaper PvP flag, who're attacking and sinking anyone coming close. I'm going to be honest, I'm not very good at PvP and I even if I were it seems like an awful lot of hassle. If I could pause the tall tale and do something else like a voyage, that'd be one thing. But now I'm just sitting here, unable to do anything meaningful 'cept twirl my fingers. Or maybe scuttle my ship and wait on the island (or ferry of the damned) for 4 or 5 hours while I do go do something in real life and hope they'll be gone by the time I get back.
Is there anything meaningful to be done about this, or is this just another "valid" form of gameplay? If it is, then I'll make sure I won't feel bad about red sea running in the future.