Maybe if aggressive AI only operated close to shore, then the traders might have a chance. I was confronted by 11 ships, far out to sea, 5 of them 1st rates, the rest fast 3rd/4th/5th rates. how is this fair? You are in danger of losing the whole purpose of having two different servers. We will end up with PvP and PvPlight. A lot of players love to play your game without having to look over their shoulders all the time. At least you should give them the option to have their hard work destroyed in an instant...