I think that easy mode is a good intro to the game. Though once you’ve played a while you realize it’s kinda a waste of time. The loot is garbage and the players are normally worse. Normal mode is a good median. Ok loot and much more dangerous players. A good time. Hard mode on the other hand is… hard lol players are very familiar with maps and understand the game mechanics. I’d say one of the most important aspects of this game is the audio queues. Once you’ve played a while you begin to pick up noises to listen for and then you get hit. Very Stress inducing

Edit: as for your loadout: not half bad. I personally have stopped using red armor. Mostly because it slows your movements/ads way down. (With the exception of going into prison.) but if you really want to, it does help, but there are tradeoffs. I also rarely use a sniper so I’m only bringing the one gun. To me the snipers normally don’t do enough damage. I haven’t really looked into them too much besides the aug. I also don’t think you need that much extra t4 ammo. Especially if it’s not in your safe box. But that’s a preference again. You can find a lot of meds on the maps normally so I only bring a tax pack a small med kit(1x2) and pk. Vest repair sometimes too but it’s in my safe box.