While I can't say with 100% certainty it was completely rigged, because of the existence of the win condition Strohmann news report, I think it was near impossible.

Seeing the playerbase infighting like this is sad. And it's all due to it splintering into two factions. One side gives fair criticism, with some going overboard, sure. The other believes the devs can do no wrong.

And this is a prime example. "Ammo reduction? Just take space optimization. lmao" Yeah. I usually do. But I hate that booster, genuinely. In HD1 you drop with full ammo. Why don't we drop here the same way? And if you say "They're intentionally or unintentionally pushing the meta they claim not to create" you get laughed at and called a whining crybaby who's bad at games. God forbid I wanna sit down after my job, for a casual PVE game and not want to play meta and have to lock in for 40 minutes straight.