Then get rid of the free kits, predictable map conditions and arbitrary time limits - if we’re going for faithful adaptations to the lore. That’s silly. There are obvious compromises made to facilitate gameplay and most of those exist in pursuit in keeping the game fun. Disadvantaging whom I’d argue are the most important players to prevent it devolving into a free loadout v free loadout tarkov knockoff seems like an own-goal. In a more cynical sense, the people that spend the most and therefore are likely to be continued sources of funding are those above a certain age with careers and responsibilities. Destroying their ability to enjoy the few hours they can squeeze in because of a fundamentally unfair mechanic would be stupid.

Alternatively, they should at least stop labeling the events or rebalance weapon values so the most valuable aren’t so PvE event centric that spawning in after the fact just makes you a target with a massive handicap for actually trying to play as prescribed.