A short rope and a long drop. Or alternatively, I do have a Danish Axe on order from a blacksmith friend.

Sea bandits are probably considering the purchase of the game as a voluntary donation, not a purchase.

Yeah, people pirate it to see if it's actually good, like a demo. If there were no pirating option than those people would never even tried the game. And after they like it they buy it or even promote it by making content, localizations and there was even a cosplay (with nude pics too). Piracy is like a marketing tool now. + pirated version becomes outdated and users may want to buy licence to get a fresh release.