Hello,
I wasn't sure where to post this message, so I chose this forum.
I'm addressing this to the developers.
A player joining a game or server wouldn't necessarily be part of the clan. They could live their pirate life solo on the server or in a hosted game.
This would open the door to significant additional gameplay, allowing the possibility of adding a PvP dimension to the game, for example, by enabling PvP only in naval battles between players. Once the player is on their claim, it would automatically switch to PvE mode with all the protections that entails: protected chests, protected buildings, etc. At sea, PvP would be active.
This is, of course, just a suggestion, but several of us play, and unanimously, the idea is brilliant.
Wishing you good work and great success,
D3im0s