I play solo, in a small sloop minding my own business, grabbing booty, killing skeletons and chasing legends. However, even if i keep the safeballs or whatever in my guns people STILL feel the need to [Mod edit] me over and ruin my game. This is NOT teamwork, i waste hours of work trying to make a few coins and then some idiots cruise in and eventhough i peacefully try to explain that i just want peace of course they shoot first and ask questions later. This is ruining my game experience and i quit the game everytime i waste 3 or more hours making no progress at all. I thought this game was about teamwork but it seems we have started feeding the grievers.
That is me rambling about my problems with the game but a solution could be:
you should be able to bear a sail on your ship that shows you are friendly and not looking for trouble or hoist a flag that makes you immune to player damage?