Why is PvP so damn difficult?

[Antonio]

Exactly, You cant kill anyone with one missile Launcher and 20 Missiles in cargo hold, you can bearly scratched it.
With 2 Missiles and 40 ammo you may do something.
That worked before, at least you had slim chance to work.

If you're referring to the current Sidewinder, you can definitely scratch anyone's hull with a 7.8k dmg guaranteed hit missile. Missiles get exponentially more useful the more you have them (and the more people you have as a result), so it's natural they'll perform the worst in a duel, but that doesn't make the current Sidewinder any less broken and it's even dominant in duels since it's guaranteed free damage. An MR has to be aimed, a Maxim has to be sprayed and your ship positioned accordingly, a Cannonball forces you to come close, aim it and risk of blowing yourself up even if you land a hit, while on the Sidewinder it's just press 1 button and enjoy.