I finally got fed up with incessant crashes in Sturmovik and tried X2, and so far (after 3 days) I can say that I like it. It's more on the trading side than on the action side, I agree, but that's in fact more to my liking. The span of the options is really cool, such as owning and controlling a whole fleet of ships, remote control, autopilot options, manning the entire capital ship yourself, etc. Economy seems kind of lacking nevertheless, but there's enough options to still make it interesting. Of course, these are all just preliminary impressions for now, and I doubt that I'll get that same thrilling feeling like I did every time when I met the Kindred in Privateer 2, but it feels promising, relaxing, laid-back and complex enough at the moment.