....a lot of pirate fiction, and old movies mentioned the pirate code....so Dis just used it to prevent having a first person shooter game, where nobody would ever even draw a sword..
...historically, most people didn't have pistols...they carried blades. Um...where in the game do we get to poison and drown people?
Personally....I think you shouldn't be able to attack Navy or EITC til they deal the first blow,,,exept in pvp challenges...or ship fights...just me...they could put more rep for stealth , which would also reward one using his smarts......and since its Disney,,rewards for outstanding in -game behaviour might curb some of the stuff /language and behaviour we are seeing in game lately...