I'm a mid - sized player and have issues finishing the pirates quest. For small players that could really use the gems, its got to be nearly impossible. So having it as a required part of the daily assistant in order to get the gems is pretty tough. Pirates needs to have a few changes, the basis for being able to attack needs to be based on power - not level.

Also, once ships have sailed - players who are NOT in a ship should be unable to attack the players sailing.