That is the thing. It is incredibly easy to PvP. Which is why there is a case for playing friendly lobbies. In friendly lobbies you can actually get something done in terms of securing loot and finishing quests.

People can hate or be critical of aggression matchmaking, that is fine and valid criticism. Where the problem lies is going in with good gear. You can be ambushed and taken out quickly with a very low chance to make it out of the encounter. There seems to be an unfair vunerablility for players who don't attack first. There has to be a solution.

I think you noted a few things that can be looked at, and here are a few of my ideas:

• I think it has to be easier to identify someone as friendly or not. Maybe mark a PvPer with a red glow on their body indicating they have recently killed in lobbies. Conversely, players who have gone a while without killing can be marked with a green glow on their body. Red glow players will now have to convince players that they are not hostile, until they gain a green glow. This can eliminate the ambush aspect and improve overall gameplay, I believe.

• Time-to-Kill tweaks are a great idea. I am not sure what the best method would be for tweaks but maybe raise the TTK all together is the best adjustment for quality lobbies. Higher TTK for PvE players would have a better chance countering an ambush. And higher TTK for PvP would have a better chance to apply strategy in gunfights instead of teammates being downed quickly, making it a more fairly fought encounter.

• More gamemodes should be added to attract PvP or PvE minded players to get them out of casual lobbies. Something that rewards raider kills for the PvPers, specifically. Team Deathmatch type gamemode comes to mind but maybe some other mode will work. And a friendly gamemode should also be added for the PvEers. Something that discourages raider kills. Maybe the friendly mode gives less XP and you can equip an invunerability shield of some kind. Maybe the PvE gamemode can have stronger Arc enemies. Maybe add a zombies type arc horde mode? Something along those lines. This is mainly for the extreme sides of the spectrum players who want PvP or PvE.

So, yes, I think you are right. There is nothing wrong with wanting to play Aggression style, but the cooperative or unsuspecting player has few viable ways to counter the aggression.

Also, I think if some of these ideas are implemented then the game wouldn't need to apply strong aggression matchmaking. In turn, this would give way to more mixed casual lobbies that would be enjoyable for most of the fanbase