Are outcast cap ships now open to any ID?

[Akumabito]

you have to ask why are people in the cap ships.

My opinion is people are in the caps because the npc's are ridiculous simplistic yeah wrong maybe.

Well, there are a lot of reasons. If you are an indie you are often outgunned, the fact is that even though multiple opponents can take down a cap ship it still gives you a better chance than a smaller ship in most situations.

Also you don't get CD'd by annoying NPC's near as much.

Also you need something to spend your money on once you have a transport. Maxed out fighters and bombers are cheap, then what?

And there is the prestige, it is a statement that you've put the effort in, credit wise anyway.

Now, some people like to cap whore (as poorly defined as that term is), but i think it's easy to call someone a cap whore when they aren't as well, and to pretend there is a problem that doesn't exist. Especially if you are low man in a clan, not allowed a cap ship, and there is this indie with one, or if you are a pirate in a GB, picking on a trader and along comes a BH in a cruiser or bigger.

Basically, cap ships are kinda cool. Servers with them attract more players than servers without them.