You really think that creating paywalls to compete is a good idea?
Crafted ships have to be comparable, I'm starting to wish I hadn't bought this DLC. Basically if you enter the Nassau patrol in anything other than these ships you are next to useless. The br ratings are a joke the herc is twice as good as a rattlesnake hvy and the requin is arguably even better.
Not to mention if pvp is dominated by dlc ships (future non shallow ships included). That give pvp marks when they sink, just creates more net gain and makes the games currency mean even less.