Here's what I think: Military clans should have... 4 Battleships, 8 cruisers/destroyers, some 12 gunboats (those should be SA, SF KNF and RM), some 3 for Corsairs and Outcasts, 2 for the rest. Also, it should be restricted, like one player faction per house. Only one outcast faction, one corsair faction, and so on. Maybe this way, Police factions will arise:)
Also, the independent freelancers and the rest: 1 Battleship per player, not per account. Not that the leader of a faction to have 4 Battleships, and the rest none.:)
There ya go
Glyph
Oh and one more thing: the ships should have rep requirements, and sold on shipyards, like now... i mean no more buying a capital ship, and you are almost enemy with the faction who sells it:)