The main reason to keep a stockpile is to force Aoc Gold yourself to spend only what you can afford to lose. If you can not afford at least three or four replacements of your PvP ship, that is a strong indicator that you should be using much cheaper ships. Using ships and gear that you can afford to replace will lead to shorter breaks to make gold. By flying cheap enough ships which are still effective in combat, it can even possible to collect enough loot on PvP outings to stay self sufficient entirely through PvP.