Exactly. That was a compromise. We want players who earn ships in Open to stay in Open. We want players who earn ships in Solo to stay in Solo. Not that difficult...
Listen mate, I just want you to ponder something. Say you're an open fan boy who loves action. Ok you're doing great and you run into someone, or say, "some big and powerful organization", that just just beats the begeesers out of you. Kills all your ships, so much that you can hardly un-dock without them being right there to ruin your world. Ok your on your a_s, broke and decide to withdraw for a little solo action, (primarily to rebuild some) so you can return to your beloved open and continue your antic's.
Would you be suggesting that if someone, anyone, gets beat down, that they should just stay there and be held down?
This is one of the reasons solo or group is there. This makes perfectly logical sense to me. What would you suggest a player do in this situation, just eat s_it and die. lol