I love the gunplay and environment of this game and used to play this game quite a bit. But there needs more balanced matchmaking to appeal to newer players.
My Suggestions:
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Party Size queuing: Solos- Duos and Trios - Quads. The gear difference in this game isn't an incredibly huge game changer, however the party sizes are a huge factor. A solo almost has no chance against a full quad or trio.
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Minimize Breaching: I understand how this unique concept is loved by many in the community, but what's the point of dog fights if they can just bail out and breach your ship? Also nothing discourages newer players than not even being able to play the game. Either get rid of this concept or make it incredibly punishing to breach. Like reduce max health by 50% - 70% forcing painkillers when they breach. Breaching should be an act of desperation not an act to force PvP.
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Noob Lobbies: Make Level 10 and below lobbies so that way they can get the hang of the maps, gunplay, and mechanics. I don't see the need for PvE only if this is implemented. Adding PvE lobbies for the casual player base would just stretch the player base even thinner.
Those are my suggestions. I really want this game to come back, but unfortunately there's not a lot of appeal for newer players to throw $30 at a game that just throws them into the fire.