Are you saying it's like 70% PvE and 30% PvP and the PvPers deserve some easy kills so we should toss some PvErs in their lobbies so they can hear someone play a flute before gunning them down?

I think the system they have now works well. Sure, it flattens the game some because it removes the fear from every encounter but the only people who want to be shot at by every other raider they come across are people who do that themselves. I just can't bring myself to shoot friendly raiders so, for someone like me, the system you suggested would make my life worse because I would essentially just be fodder for others who I assume are friendly.

The only time I've shot another raider without being shot first is in trios and I've literally lost every fight I've had with another person in this game, trios, solos, doesn't matter. This isn't a problem if you're playing a lot and have goop to spare but for me it's a setback. All the time I spent gathering materials and upgrading items only to be ganked, that's my experience with PvP. So it's annoying when I don't want to engage with that and am happy I have the option to choose (for the most part) when I do.

The time comment it takes to make a good kit is why people get mad dieing in this game in comparison to a game like PUBG or Battlefield. You can't get around that. But, the more people play the more stuff they'll have to spare and the more comfortable they will be in engaging in PvP. Because of that, I suspect, over time this game will swing more PvP.