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Pretty much all of the jobs during pirates' heyday were dangerous, at least those available to the lower classes. Piracy was immensely profitable and comparativ
by omegaham 11y ago
Pretty much all of the jobs during pirates' heyday were dangerous, at least those available to the lower classes. Piracy was immensely profitable and comparatively safe for years until the Royal Navy clamped down heavily with summary execution being the usual punishment for captured pirates.
Basically, they had the same advantages as pirates near Somalia and Indonesia have today - very few military ships, and merchants are unwilling to fight because it risks the entire crew being massacred.
- vacri 11y agoAgain, if we're being realistic, nothing in the game tells us that it takes place in the golden age of piracy. It's piracy at sea (because 'overboard') and it's taking stuff ('booty'), but we have no other indicators. Well, unlikely to be modern pirates because 'gold coins', though possible. Piracy goes at least as far back as ancient Greece and up to today, with the world's hottest spot having moved to around Singapore. :)