in all seriousness though... why has there never been a strictly dog fighting map? (no carriers/factories to keep repaired, no cap-ships to repair, silly mid-space spawn points to hover over... just a handfull of tickets, and a "who dies less / kills more" win requirement... put a few anti-air turrets here and there for those who don't like flying and everyone is happy!)
Canadiens made one for GC, a Team Death Match map with TIE Fighters dogfighting X-Wings, but it was never included in the mod.
As obi wan once said about the TIE Fighter: It's a short range fighter, if the devs aim for plausible battlefields or space battles, TIE's would infact need a capital ship.
Not necessarily in-game. Canadiens' dogfight map simply featured an ISD in the skybox.
I've got nothing against capital ships, though. Bring it on.
"One of the bitches actually gave birth while she was attacking, and her puppies joined in on the carnage."
--the awesomeness that is Boatmurdered.