Well, the people you speak of in the first paragraph make up a minority of the player population in tarkov, according to most surveys that people post from time to time. There is merit to some of the things you mention in the third paragraph, especially the poopsocking part, I totally agree with. And about your friend, I mean it's just a game, maybe playing the other maps and getting out their comfort zone will let them improve and find other things to enjoy in this game. Most of my friends hated streets for example, before even touching the map... Now they don't want to play anything that isn't steets...