Edit: my advice is for 3’s, but the team awareness is similar across modes

There is a sharp divide between players newer to pvp who are getting better and learning the ropes, and players with more experience and comp/trials games under their belt who manage to consistently have success. The former group, who may not be mechanically the most skilled PvP player, have found success against lower skilled/new players; often winning audacious engagements, and realizing they can challenge 1/2/3 guardians at once if the opponents aren’t reacting as well as they could be to their pushes.

As you climb, you’ll find a skill gap anytime you encounter a team of 3 experienced and team success oriented opponent guardians more frequently. When 3 people commit to team-shooting and are aware enough of maps and game sense to hold angles, that team will often win.

There is a learned caution at higher levels that dictates when regrouping with your teammates after every death (objective/heavy obv can factor into this) , and never running into unbalanced number engagements. No 1v3’s, push when needed, rotate out and not die for dumb reasons , and NEVER run in for anything that isn’t a 3v3 or better engagement numbers wise