Notoriety Ring

[Maximvs]

I have noticed the folowing...

My pirate that is 40 but not mastered and just a few extra side quests get a flash of red, then it goes black (actually - mostly dark red)...

My pirate that is 40 and Mastered with most extra quests done... is almost completely red (bright red and all the way around again - except for the last tip)...

If I had to guess... when they lift the Noriety above 40 - the 'red' I see is actually collected noriety above 40 and will be good once its available (careful - there are two shades of red when you do see it - the light color is what counts - the dark does not). Because weapons are mastered they aren't adding to the total - but - any extra quests or options do.