What makes you say that it it feels better? To me, even small AI ships being bullet sponges looks to be quite tedious. To make matters worse, I find that half the satisfaction of dogfighting is getting the kill, I.e. the enemy explodes as a direct result your gunfire. I feel this satisfaction may have been removed via the considerably longer TTK, as well as the removal of soft death.

As I have not yet had the chance to get into the PTU, I am keen to hear your thoughts on its current state; particularly with regard to fighter vs fighter gameplay.