Lols at all the PvP hating on PvE. And you wonder why some prefer PvE.
Reason I play on the PvE is because all I want to do is jump on, sail around a bit, sink some ships when I can, make some coin and whatever.
There's enough to muck around with than having to worry about being ganked by some 13 year old and his pimply mates.
Ergo, PvE where I can play pretty much on my terms.
Now what could be interesting is OPTIONAL PvP on the PvE server, or pre-arranged battles or something.