my suggestion is to remove the open world feature completly.It just cripples the game in thermes of pvp.
You need a 1st/2nd rate to have good fights.What made me buy this game was the youtube vids of epic pvp battles with all kind of ships.
That dont happen anymore.Open world cripples this game imho.
I rather have a lobby system again where people fight in the way its meant to be.
MAKE NAVAL ACTION GREAT AGAIN!