Why is PvP so damn difficult?

[Achilies]

it still gives off a feeling as if its a trip through the void though,when before the route itself was also contested and by that i mean that the fight was basically in eta in between siracusa and etna and whoever won there progressed to raid the other's home system,if you tell me that the previous alpha-eta is longer than the current alpha-gama route....well...i will shoot myself