Sounds like somebody's parents told them, "Oh no, we were responsible and well behaved back in the day."
The same parents that told you about Santa Claus and the tooth fairy
popularity of combat ships in-game will depend on how they are balanced against one another
for other ship types, it will depend on how rewarding the gameplay is for their role - e.g. mining, hauling, exploration
emergent gameplay will trump CIG's intentions