oops as i never really read anything in the tavern i am very late with a reply to the original start of this thread,ie no ships lots of officers.
if it is me here is why.
i rarely raided other players.
i got tired of stopping or removing ships from fleets (trading)
i decided to sell all traders & give away sotls to my country or guild.
banked some cash & put even more into wales.
This left me with one small unarmed no crew lv 1 sloop,which until recently was often used by players to ravage.I never complained it was my choice so sell up & my choice to accept the consequences of being an easy fame farm.However,recently a new players (i think) called something like Hurricane Helena? chose to ravage my sloop without first sending me gold,so my last ship has gone & now the little easy fame target is gone the complaints start!
Well i made a promise to my guild mates & country that i would stick around to use voodoo when needed.I earned that voodoo & it is mine to use.i accepted the consequences of having a lv 1 sloop to get my ass kicked & have used hardly any voodoo at all since it was sunk,and most was the protective type,such as the mind bar on Mohammed.People here know the crap his country is going through and also that terrorists had blown up the internet connection so he could not get online,& then used that time to take his ships.SHAME ON THEM!
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p.s.i hardly ever read the tavern & cheating is not in my nature.