So there have been thousands of people tearing up at the thought of having to pvp and actually improve at the game. So here's the solution. You guys keep asking for single player right? Lets make it so you can make a new pirate, or the option to convert your existing private to singleplayer! However once there you can never make them go back to a multiplayer server. It's perfect! So you get what you want, and you can't abuse it to get ahead by getting to avoid pvp!
Everyone wins!