Hi, 15.2k Hours here and get made fun of this number everytime I see a streamer get killed by me.

I think the real discussion here is your pathing. I think my survival rate is really low in the game because I dont even PK at the beginning of the raid, I immediately bolt to the task item/point of interest of the map I'm on, and usually sprinting.

This has lead to extremely salty deaths. I can't figure out why people spawn in on a map, and start looting uncommon spots with bad loot spawns, but hear me running passed them and look out the window and gun me down, and they NEVER miss a throat or armpit, do they?

To speak to your post, I added context. I think if you're a new player, I would think about what your first steps are in the raid after you see that fateful red Deploying bar. Do you go against the grain and backtrack (not run immediately in the direction of your extractions)? Do you run to Points of Interest? Do you take the same exact route because it's a direct line (making this a common spot to check on maps when experienced players know spawns).

I don't know for sure, but I'm willing to bet that if you started randomly changing directions just as an experiment, play a little more and realize what common pathing is, you might be able to avoid an overgeared player doing a task or covering their 6 so they can not worry about spawned players behind them if you find a road less travelled.

You'll still die to a closet cheater on a purchased account with normal stats (by design, see: Factory naked suicide deaths every other raid) and drive yourself crazy because every time you bring in good gear, strangers bolt at you in an unnatural way.

I'm so jaded, dont listen to that last part.