I agree with these posts and I am surprised more people haven't expressed the same. Watching privateers sink Constitutions with the stern camp/sail spam is beyond my suspension of disbelief. Saw a Trinc stern camp/sail spam a Victory the other day...i thought "jet ski". zip/stop, zip/stop
If this game mechanic remains and I see small ships taking down much larger vessels, I don't see myself playing this game too long. If this happens to me in open world and I see my little stern camper knows how to do this I'll just go to immediate surrender. Be the only sane thing to do rather than watch him kill 300 sailors in the next 15 minutes.