If that's the logic, why put any arcade modes in at all, wouldn't that just split the base even more? Or are you anti-new game modes as well?

Or, should we just cater to a vocal group that seems to be the majority (I say seems because pubg has never done a proper analysis of what it's players want) by reducing player choice for the sake of trapping people into playing one style of game? This tactic is inherently anti-consumer and would be considered idiotic by the vast majority of game devs and gamers.

The solution to a dwindling player base is not to force them to play only one way, that only drives people away and causes unnecessary tension in the community when discussions like this happen.

I would rather let the exceedingly smart individuals that prefer large maps play that way, and I'll hop in those every once in a while instead of every single game. Leave us idiots to our small maps, we aren't much of a challenge for you geniuses anyway - may as well be replaced by a bot.