I dont find it a problem but more a meaningless thing. All it does is lets the same people jump nations, piss everybody else off and then change nations again. Repeat, recycle over and over. This is easier with more nations. Also no ramifications. If you polish now, u do as you like. Nobody can touch you for it is not a nation. This also stems from issue we have no real pirates in game
My quick thoughts and i suppose they will not be very popular with many, including you
- Make pirates pirate again. Pirates in line ships? A joke. Pirates cannot craft bigger than 5th rate. Even that a stretch. Pirates become clan based. Yes no pirate nation, just pirate clans. Pirate clan can attack other pirate clan/player of other clan.
- Remove poland. Dead for long time.
- Remove china. Alt nation made up of other nations alts.
Start here, see what happens.