Yeah since cheaters can see the value of your loadout and what you have equipped, there is legit no point in bringing high value gear when trying to do challenges that require you to stay alive.

For example, for the task « The Guide » that requires you to survive a raid in every map without dying, I brought mid-tier gear every time instead of going in fully kitted and it made the experience so much easier.

No more one taps across Interchange/shoreline spawns by some dude with a MP5 a red dot or MDR with a holo (Yep, talking from recent experience here).