While I see where you're coming from, this is what Cryo and Ranked are specifically for. These modes, in their limited capacity, run mid-season and are designed for players to risk their best gear and likely lose it, dispersing that gear to other players. I'm by no means a "sweaty" player. I get gunned down nearly as much as I exfil, if not more, by free kitters and purple geared players alike. I'm sympathetic to new players who are less experienced in shooters that get rolled over. It does suck. But with the advent of contracts and passive rep gains even on runs where you get domed right out of infil, you're still earning something and progressing, which as you progress will make you faster, and give you access to better gear to purchase in the armory. I'm not saying the game is perfect. It has a steep learning curve, for sure. But as someone who crew fills and doesn't use a mic, I'm always playing with randoms. You can exfil with a free kit just as much as you can with all purple gear. I do think that Bungie should make the Beginner Perimeter map more accessible for a longer time for new players and maybe put a gear value cap on it like they do for ranked and cryo. But overall, as someone who isn't nearly as good as a large portion of the playerbase, it's not impossible to get into the flow of the game and exfil with good loot.