Can pirates finally get some mechanics of their own?

[Odol]

 

I am tired of playing a nation that didnt exist, let alone have nothing that lets me be... a pirate.   There is no real merchant sailing in game outside of NPC ships.  There is no reason to sail anything smaller than a 5th rate... and with the incorrectly armed OP Wasa, no reason to sail 5th rates.  

 

[Slim McSauce]

The new nations are ironically what the pirates should've been all along.

And on a new level of irony the devs are considering making the pirates an official nation, removing their only unique feature.

Edited October 30, 2017 by Slim Jimmerson

[Sir Lancelot Holland]

Pirates are unique, the game should reflect that, they should be roaming around in small over gunned, over manned ships making a nuisance of themselves as the nations fight it out. They should be able to hire themselves out as privateers if they desire, they should be able to find merchants and small warships up to frigate size to sink, if they have the nerve to take on bigger warships then fair play to them, to be the huge drain on resources  both economically and militarily that they actually were.

They were men dissatisfied with authority of any description, unless it suited them to be so at the time, let them be what they actually were, outside of law until governments needed them,   let them be what they were, Pirates.

[Hawkwood]

I guess with clan alliances across nations, you can offer your Services as privateers....

[Darayavahus]

Add a "Disguise" button for every Pirate Player - that would work the same way as "attack" button. Target a player, push a "Disguise" button and for 20 seconds you would look like you are from that players nation if/when he clicks on you. Cooldown 1 hour.