Quite glad I checked this out after so long of thinking "eh, it's just gonna add a ton of kitbashed ships to the pirates".
Are bounties against anything other than the pirates just not possible at the moment. Playing as a pirate, yarhar, trying to make a few allies instead of make enemies with everyone, all I can do is hope for open bounties against other factions. Can't collect any names because all the names are pirates.
The Templars are just great. I've only fought their frigates and destroyers so far. That was a 10/10. A Jesuit phase charged at me and dropped out of phase on top of my pirate battleship's shields. Donk, donk, bonk, donk, bonk, boom. Silly frigate. lower shields. O GOD. NO. BAD FRIGATE. MY EVERYTHING. OWWWW, WADDAFUG, THAT THING JUST WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH ME. I WANT ONE.