Exactly, which would lead to 'rebalancing' of ships, making them all the same and on and on. Till we're pretty much just forumlancing 24/7. There are plenty of 'Forum RP' sites, where you play no game, just write stories and other people write em with you. You want that, go do that.
Disco is video game competition environment enveloped in Role Play. A hybrid in a sense. Not pure RP, not pure video game. But if you take away the individuality of either part, you lose the essence of the original intention...
EDIT- Not to say that is has come to that yet. But at least, from my perspective, that would be a step in the wrong direction. And would degrade what is currently standing.