Personally I think the biggest problem with cap ship whoring is prices. I think all the capital ships need their prices raised, a lot.
In my opinion the prices should range like this:
My Opinion For Ship prices
Battleships: 1 Billion and Higher
Battle Cruisers: 400-500 Million
Cruisers & Destroyers: 250-400 Million
Gunboats: 100-250 Million
My Opinion For Weapon Prices
Battleship Weapons: 80-120 Million
Cruiser/Destroyer Weapons: 30-40 Million
Gunboat Weapons: 10-20 Million
Personally I think the raised prices would do a couple of things, first off it would raise the value of the ships and weapons that already exist and are owned by players, possibly encouraging some players to sell them off for the cash.
Second, I believe that it would prevent any future PVP-Whore behavior as only a well organized and large faction could afford to put together a small fleet of capital ships.
Third, this would not effect all of the currently existing factions who have their fleets already, as they have their ships (assuming) fully kitted out already.
Finally, I know the prices aren't fair for the people who didn't get battleships prior to a price raise, but isn't the point to discourage an increase in capital ship usage to increase role-play?
