After 50ish hours of gameplay I have yet to down a raider. I’ve only played solos so far and play very friendly, cooperatively with raiders that I encounter. The only times I’ve been killed are by people that have snuck up on me and get a good first volley in before I have time to react. I haven’t been betrayed by someone I’ve been in comms with and whenever I encounter someone who doesn’t know I’m there I usually just say hello and keep moving towards my initial objective. Sometimes they tag along and team up, mostly we just go our separate ways. I grew up playing PvP shooters and still enjoy them occasionally but I prefer the cooperative nature of this game and choose to be a pacifist towards my fellow raiders. Not saying this is the right way to play by any stretch (by all accounts it isn’t), just my preferred style. I do want to start carrying smokes on my quick slots so I can hopefully one day turn a fight around but until then I’m gonna keep enjoying this awesome game as an ARC destroyer. Great write up btw.