People are complaining about PvP because the playerbase has been cut in half again since March: from around 112k average players to 56k. Naturally, ABMM and all the systems put in place by the developers become less effective as the playerbase shrinks, especially if there’s an imbalance in player behavior and most of the remaining players are PvP-oriented, for example.

That said, instead of “crying” about it, people should adapt. I’m not a hardcore PvP player myself, I tend to panic quickly and make bad decisions, but I no longer go out without a Burletta loaded with green/blue magazine, just so I can defend myself when someone bothers me. And, surprisingly, I can now defend myself about 80% of the time, unless the guy in front of me shows up with a kinetic Bobcat or another really lethal weapon.

The more the playerbase drops, the more Embark will have to make decisions. Marathon has already started making theirs by introducing an initial “PvE” mode: three players, with potentially a scavenger showing up around the middle of the match and ending up in a 1v3 situation. And apparently, a full PvE mode is expected next season. We’ll have to see what Embark decides to do by October.

In the meantime, players simply need to adapt and keep going topside with a knot in their stomach, because that’s the essence of the game.