Smaller caps are part of the problem,not the solution
There are alliances with lots of friends and capabilities,and you simply can not deny entry to friends(or friends of friends) simply because some lads like justifying their own lack of influence with the "unfair" tactic of x or y alliance that attracts way more players then their own
Since this world is opened after a long time it is normal that a bigger number of players will play on it-hence way many more friends you can find in it then in previous worlds.
Over a month and you have 30+k players(number is actually increasing).
Daily an old player can see some old faces....
I would call it unfair if the others can not apply it,otherwise is just a lack of friends who trust in you.
What pretext one will find later?that Suspects for example had 2 months preparing their premade gathering every player they could lay their hands of while others decided to play a week after Sinope started?