Reduce the number of nations

[ChaIbaud]

But with less nations, the targets get plumper and less numerous. This would let those darn WW have less big nations because the large players would all join one, I assume, and then the weaker players like me would be stuck with either joining a nation and never becoming a council member of getting another one and being by ourselves to fend off the big bad warriors. This idea would also shed down the number of NPC countries and therefore allowing nation changes to be faster even though the players, or at least most of them, agree that something should be harder about changing nations (joining or leaving is the question).

The king seat is important because you get more votes than dukes and have a veto in case the vote isn't going to plan. It also helps with diplomacy and authority within the nation as the King is the highest rank and should be able to shed some light on problems with lower-ranking members

[not a pirate]

Personally I would say make up nations, do not use real nation names as people will never be happy with what stays and what goes.

I like the idea of having to make up a nation name. Basing Avonmora piracy on real piracy isn't very logical as Avonmora isn't real.

[Dejanira]

why not each of the American States as well? Or the Kingdom of Bavaria? Prussia? Flanders? Aquitaine? Normandy? Catalonia? Pomerania?

Or every of these fiery micronations then?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_micronations
Some of them not only have a flag, but even a currency and an army!
What if a player would like to sail under the protection of the mighty Principality of Seborga flag?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Seborga
Just kidding.
More serious: I do agree that there are anachronistic Nations. Talking about pirates, Curaçao or St. Marteen are more in topic than Nepal, of course, but where the limit should be?
Maybe every player could have the chance to fly a flag and also to state his belonging to another Nation (like I'm Italian, but my ships fly a different flag), reducing this way the eligible National flags to sail with only to those existant at Pirate's epoch (around XVI-XVII century).
After all there were corsairs flying, for example, the Union Jack but not from one of those countries.

[Hawk]

-1 Disapprove. I would prefer allowing smaller nations to support larger ones as suggested in a different topic.

[William one eye]

-1 Disapprove. I would prefer allowing smaller nations to support larger ones as suggested in a different topic.

agree with this

[DezNutz]

-1 Disapprove.

While I think that the number of nations that currently exist is excessive, I don't see a viable means of reducing to a more realistic numbers without causing an uproar in the community.

[Banger]

-1 disapprove

[PFH]

Disapprove -1