Has fleets got crazy hard for anyone else all of a sudden

I had such problem yesterday. I faced 2 opponents, both of them had setups exactly like mine, but I had better geared pilots- g.12, while some of theirs were g.11 even g.10. What is more- my Chimaera is 7*, while one of them had 6*. I was attacking and yet i somehow managed to lose 3 in a row. Lost 1 to another undergeared fleet as well. That was insane, some days I feel like the game is toying with me, mby to "keep me interested"?!