Well , I don't seem to see the problem in having many people use capital ships and making the ships themselves powerfull. There are rules to the server and if those rules are broken the person who broke them pays the price , depending on the rule. The 101st was also one of the inovators in requesting independants regester and creat a story for there ship in order to keep it. Aldo the idea was flamed alot , the perspective of it was clear and many people "got the message". Alpha is actually one of the RP heavy systems now and ( I dare say ) there are NO OoRP Outcast capital ships around. Many other player factions have folowed the 101st's example , thus redusing drasticly the number of people who have been found unfit to posses such a ship.In this way I say that there are more then enough ways to keep track of these ships and inform the authoroties of the ship's faction if it's commander is not fit to command his vessel. The last big problem with the so called "capital ship whoring" comes from the Bounty Hunters. They are the only NPC faction (since I think that there is no official BH faction) who are not restricting there capital ships , thus creating a chaotic substance that can tipple the Capital ships of other factions. Since Bounty Hunters have there RP based around atacks of almost every outlaw faction and since they lack control of there capital ship line , factions players that are under direct threat from them answer with there own capital ships or the much more efficient way of bombers. Realy , Battleships are indeed held to high role play standart these days. It has been some time (mounths) since I have seen OoRP Battleships , EXEPT BH Battleships , but I'm not counting them.
I agree with Jinx's idea and the fact that it has already been submitted to the new mod. Also , I never wanted to see BS's uber. But as they are at the moment , Battleships are nothing more then a quick laught after the debrees from them have cleared.