As of now I'm 2 month into the game in pve , I did not get a clan invite for two weeks and I struggled I almost gave up on this game the admiralty battles are very hard now 6 and 7 rate you used to get help in the 7 rate . And gold and XP were higher . last night I got seal club by a pirate Brig in my snow , it was all I could do to escape him and get out of the match I . Maybe if you didn't lose your ships and the admiralty battles it give you a chance to learn I don't mind losing but losing , BUT not my ship in the process !!! It is not worth the hassle the first couple of ships in each tear should be a learning tool not a impossibility I seriously thought about thought about quitting last night after getting whooped didn't made one mistake and it went downhill from there I couldn't recover was all I could do to get out of the mess without losing my ship but I'll keep trying I'm more than sure there's people who won't. come on devs!!!