I just got an idea. instead of respawning after your ship gets killed you have to eject. Then a buddy tractors you in and takes you to the nearest planet/base/whatever and set you down there. (naturally this would be a server option for those ppl who still want to respawn)

And if player run bases(via mods or something) and player factions exist(guilds mabey) then enemy players could capture you for interigation. Mabey they could slowly drain your funds to a certain extent or get access codes for you base(assuming you had one) or something else. Then your buddies could try to do a rescue mission to save you.