you can always shoot some off early in the match, especially with the new radar, but you can’t just make them appear out of thin air.
this means you can still have 2~4 ARH missile to shoot people with when other jets(rafale, EFT, F-15s) have ran out and either have to fight you with IR only or have to land, which is a notable advantage in my book.
also, ETs are very good at shooting down rafales that try to notch it.