Besides rat on rat mechanic, for me personally ........... playing potbs for almost 8 years, I participated in hundreds of pb's. I enjoy the rvr part of the game but I must wait until the mechanics change here. Sneak attacks, buying flags and mostly the times you can buy a flag have all but excluded me from any participation in the defense of USA ports or the attack of enemy ports because of RL responsibilities. No blame, just stating a fact.