Well just to play devils advocate. Some people and characters just want MORE. Also I think it would be good to have ships out there for upstarts. I dont think haveing non faction Capships are going to increase Capwhoreing any more than more fighters are going to increase Fighter Whoreing or bombers for Bomberwhoreing, those people will do what they do no matter what we do. I'm just looking for more veriety and I think Cap phobia has stunted that growth.
For space were people can be spending months in their ship it does not make since to go every where in a fighter. Because I know I'm not going a week with no bathroom in a cockpit. Capship and may gunboats the most would be the mainstay of any expoler or deep space op. Flying through the vast reaches doesn't strike me as a nine to five job. If anything its ooRP to have fighters straying so far from a base or Capship.
But enough of that I was just wondering this because I notice a number of Capships from Homeworld were converted to frieghters here, I'd like to see the Caps here too, like the Taidani Criuser, The Kushan Carrier, The destroyers. You know just for more veriety so an independent with RP can have a Cap with out haveing to Tailor story parts just to swipe one from another house. Never underestimate the Upstart.
I do appreciate the feedback so far and I respect your attention as a sounding board so please feel free to tell me I'm crazy if you want or what ever else, I just wonder what you(the community thinks now).
PS I have no idea how to design ships so don't worry they won't happen unless one of you agrees enough.