As a primarily Zoner player, I do like this suggestion. Zoners have two cruisers now, so having now one is fine. But, I also like the idea of having two "similar" models/ships of it. One that remains a Zoner ship, the other being a more open platform.
What if we did some type of RP event or have something in place to explain how this ship is now more open, instead of JUST changing it? If Zoners have had the Corvo for a long time, to all of a sudden change it with no RP/real reasoning, I think would remove some potential RP possibilities. Think of Zoners discussing with various entities to make the Corvo available. They share the plans, and then it becomes more open use. People get what they want AND we get some RP out of it.