I'm one of the worst PVPers you'll ever see but I'm the first to admit that it's because I'm lazy and don't practice, I just run my trader. It's not like I stand a chance against much in a pirate train anyway. When I did practice, way back in the day? I could hold my own. That's how most games work, more power to you if you want to go up against the big boys but you have to put in the same work they did if you want to get that good.
If it was the other way around, intuitive and easy for anyone to immediately jump into the game and stand their ground against players with long-established characters, people would complain that there's no point in developing a good character/ship when a new guy can just blast you out of space. Can't have it both ways, and personally I prefer this way to the alternative.
