Good points Basil. I think Rackat was trying to say why not benefit in some shape or form for something we already do to help the lower level characters? I personally don't lend my ships out on a regular basis but do allow lower level guild members to sail every now and then.
Every pirate makes their own choice on what they want to level up and how they'd like to so do. I try to maintain a balance when leveling so I don't have a level 5 cutlass and a level 18 voodoo doll....etc. Yet there are others that choose otherwise either from experience, lack of or just pure choice.
Out of all 4 of my open characters I certainly learned many things the first time around that I did not repeat on the second character. Ultimately I did something different with all of them (including my 5th on Test).
I think this is just an opportunity for a low level to get the taste of a War Ship and gain some reps. Yes I agree they should mostly work their way up the chain as most of us did with a light sloop, light galleon and so on. Obviously some guidelines and limitations should be set if this were even to be considered.
