it would be nice to direct your pirates to a specific area on the island you're attacking once they are deployed. Just with a simple swipe in a direction that group would go to that location on the island.
I'd love that ability, but I'm sure someone will be along shortly to tell us why it's A) Impossible and B) A bad idea that would destroy the game
Because reasons. http://forum.plunderpirates.com/index.php?threads/can-i-control-the-pirate-during-battle.307/ http://www.midoki.com/forum/index.php?threads/we-need-better-ai-for-troops.457/
But before you read that, make yourself some popcorn and take a soda. You are going to need it since there has been a lot of discussion about this topic.