Ah, another EVE player... a lot of my ideas/beliefs probably sound familiar to you then.
Also, this is at least a thousand years in the future... why can't repairs happen with a push of a button?:D(har har har)
To be serious though, what if you made it so that if you FLEE you only have to wait 30 minutes (for repairs) instead of 4 hours (which there's no point in fleeing, you may as well just let them kill you and respawn)
Also, I thought Home Turf was SUPPOSED to have at least a slight advantage?