interesting posts.

btw, PK does stand for Player Killer, however it came from MUDS (multi-user dungeon), PRE mmo's. Now i'm showing my age.

I am a casual gamer and believe there shouldn't be a SP cap either. You should be rewarded for your time.

However, I believe there could be a bonus SP in place to assist the casual gamer maybe that changes on play style based on weekly sp gain.

The power gamer will always have the upper hand as they put in the time. This game, like eve, will allow you to specialize quickly and learn alot of things slowly. I dont believe there will be that much of a drawback from someone who has 3 mil sp vs someone who has 10 mil sp. Just 10 mil sp guy has more options and can generalize.

My 2 isk.

Wanted to add some info to show people exactly what the cap means.

Lets say the average player participates in battle for say 4hrs at 20mins per game while the cap is in place:

3000sp per hour

12000sp per day

84000sp per week

336000sp per month

OH NUMBERS! I like me some numbers.
Are ppl without boosters also hitting the cap in a couple of days?
Assuming each game is 20 Minutes then we have 1500sp (Active Booster) per 20Min
Let a day be 4 hours of play

4500 per hour

18000sp per day (4 hours)

126000 per 7 days (28 hours)

556000 per 31 days (124 hours)

However, 4 hours a day is pretty light for a grinder. It would be more likely that they are playing 8 hours a day and maybe 16 hours on non work days or school days. Yes, I know thats virtually no life outside of the game, and they usually only keep that up for a couple weeks before taking a break. But lets say they hit the sp cap on friday night and started grinding again on saturday (beginning of their 2 days off from work)

4500 per hour
36000 per 8 hours
72000 per 16 hours
Saturday-Sunday 144000 sp
Monday-Tuesday 72000 sp
Total grind with sp cap 216000 sp
This is what a power grinder would be likely to make in a week. I sometimes follow this pattern when I have nothing else going on, so lets say I had alot of stamina with no life and kept this up for a 4 week month.
864000 sp per month

Remember golden eye? There was no progression, there was no leveling. There was only the fun of playing a game. Personally i don't get the arguement of the game is not rewarding me. Isn't playing the game the reward. If I tell you every time you email me you get 2 xp would you do that just because I give you fake points? The fun is the game not the SP. IMO

I too doubt the cap existst mainly to protect the fun of casual gamers, since (like mentioned by others) they will fall behind anyway. There are more clever ways to deal with that.
For example an entertaining gamemode where everyone starts with standard-gear, so one can have a fair fight while gathering some exp.

To me it seems this SP-cap-thingy was either not well thought through, or planned as a temporary measure/some test in the first place.

Thus far, the game strongly focuses on gaining SP/skills as a main motivator. The things you can buy with real money are a clear indicator for that... Which also might be part of the problem: There isn't much else to buy yet. If powergamer can get their advantage by playing alone, they won't feel the desire to spend much money on the current offerings... I wouldn't.

I say to counter that, bring us hats instead! ...Or rather an equivalent.
Especially badass looking high-tier armor, some shiny energy cannons, a demonic face one can paint on their dropship and whatnot. As long as stats and skill requirements are the same as those of their counterparts, no one has a real reason to complain, and i am sure people would by it. People love to brag! Powergamer probably even more than casuals.

What the game needs might just be more variety in gamemodes and marketplace offerings. Different stuff for different crowds. And maybe that's allready planned. I hope so.
A SP-cap would be obsolete than. It mostly repells possible customers.