If someone is really bothered when having to invest some more minutes in completeing such a mission, then theres prolly something wrong with the attitude.

An integral part of this game is to achieve your goals allthough others are there to inhibit you. so find a way around that. i had the same problems and with a bit of sensor arrays and some points in the right spot - im targeting faster then any assault camping there. with abit of luck and tactic you even get the lock on against t2s. this overall situation points you in the right direction up from the beginning - this is actually good.

a group of 50kers is something else of course - this can be game/experience braking as a newb because there is no possibilitiy in making up that difference.

but then again - i can very good live with finding a way around that also. what are 30k more points atm? its 2-3 points more in 2-3 high multiplier skills. in 3 weeks its 1-2 points more in 1-2 high multiplier skills - in 1-2 months its nothing.