There are various quests you can pickup in shops and by talking to some of the people in town. Have you done a Pirates Life? Did you complete the French/Spanish quests? As far as new content and notoriety, this has been brought up many time over the past several months. It has been rumored by GM's and other sources that many things will change moving forward. There have been several updates over the past few weeks alone. I'm certain there is more to follow. Hang in there.
