It's been discussed a thousand times, and denied. Balance is cool as it is.
And yet people are complaining about cap ship whoring ? There must be some way to motivate people to stay of the caps unless you have proper support with you, a fighter wing keeping the bombers and heavy fighters at bay. I know it's highly recommended you have that support right now, but it's obviously not keeping anyone from venturing alone on a trip to [insert system here], blow something up, feel all warm and fuzzy inside from the experience, and be your own hero of the day. Until a random bomber comes along to blow you out of your hubris.
So, there might be balance, and it might be all cool. But it's not really working, is it ?
My characters on Disco: [LN]-Andy.Doggett, The.Flying.Betty, Russ.Dalton, Harald.Treutiger