About the problem of random sailors and their impact on the game

I’ve raised this major issue several times before in Discord, but I haven’t noticed any improvements in the game yet. Sailors are a major systemic problem. We have repeatedly observed situations where random sailors, placed on a captain’s ship without their consent, remain completely inactive yet receive a significant share of the loot. During our last battle, we conducted a small “experiment.” Our team was constantly running between cannons and ammo, firing, defending, and eventually winning. A new sailor appeared on the ship, but he did not take a single action, just stood in place the entire fight. When the captain finally had a chance, he kicked him. Despite this, the sailor still received a decent share of the loot, even though he made no contribution to the victory. This is not just unfair, it is frustrating, infuriating, and creates a feeling of helplessness, because captains spend time, effort, and resources, while the reward goes to unrelated players. Although sailors do not belong to any faction, probably every captain has at some point played the role of a sailor just to get an easy piece of loot without doing anything. Often, due to server issues, it was impossible to join as a captain for a long time, so captains would take sailor jobs instead. I kicked all sailors without exception, especially if I saw a blue faction captain. But even so, they still got a share of my loot. When a captain disconnected from the game, I could take the helm and sail the ship away. I did exactly that twice. One time, I became captain of a blue ship because the captain had disappeared. I sailed the ships straight to the reds for them to destroy and they gladly did so. Suggestions: Remove random sailor assignments to ships. Add the ability to create private ships. Let the captain decide whether they need sailors at all. Prevent players who have been kicked by the captain from receiving any rewards.