^^^^^^ THIS IS THE PROBLEM FOR PVE^^^^^^^^
Perfectly said, well explained, and fully encompasses the environment we experienced.
THERE IS NO LAND TO CLAIM ON PVE
ALLOWING ONE PERSON AN INFINITE AND ENDLESS AMOUNT OF CLAIMS IS JUST PLAIN STUPID
PUNISHING those of us on Lawless for playing how PvE should ACTUALLY BE, has cost you at least 15 of my friends
ALSO: not fixing exploits that take mere minutes to do but WRECK many hours of work is why I haven't left Lawless... IVE TRIED.
My current list of losses is:
3 Brigantines
3 Schooners
5 Sloops
and countless Rafts
All to the griefers, OVERPOWERED SotD, and Storms randomly LOCKING your ship in place....
I just told my friend, I'm a pirate with Hydrophobia because E V E R Y T I M E I've saved up resources, built the ship, stocked it with supplies, maps, armor, weapons, food, work stations, DAYS of work.... I go sailing... 1 day later... It's at the bottom of the sea and I just COMPLETELY WASTED my time.
I've been with this game since the moment of release... over 150 hours in and you know what I've got... a tiny bit of land on Lawless... I personally have been through 20 sectors.... NOTHING LEFT TO CLAIM. Now you're saying the ONLY place left is NOT going to have resources????
So why don't you just put in proper text and say: "I'd say we care about your losses matey, but aye, we'd be lying, for the sea is cruel mistress that offers no apologies, so get on with walking the plank, and maybe Davey Jones will keep your cold dead corpse company. Begone with ye."