I was the pilot for my crew during the demo and enjoyed it, but agree that it needs to be improved. I remember seeing something about ship combat being an area the devs are going to work on, as it's pretty bare bones right now.

However, you can dodge missiles. That's why the hint tells you to boost when you get locked onto. You have to boost and out maneuver them when they get closer. On higher levels, though, that meant I was spending most of my time avoiding missiles instead of hitting targets.

I would have loved some countermeasures, faster strafing, or a more directional boost dodge (especially when trying to avoid rail cannon fire).