You know, I used to agree with this BUT I got much better trying to beat the experienced players with weaker gear. If you actually try to out play and not just "flank" then you will see some great results. I have about 4.7 mil in SP. They nerfed the Assault Rifle so I actually consider that I only have about 4mil even. They nerfed it so I don't use it, especially since it isn't as good as some other rifles.

Here is a little advice.

1) Use drop uplinks and keep them at least 110meters away from the Null in a good spot. Why? Because more experienced players use scanners and will detect them within as much as a 100 meters from the null point. If it is more than than then sometimes they will run out to try to take it out all by themselves. Get the jump on them with a grenade or from behind and then drop another. In addition, if you are going after a null and just dropped a good uplink, you want to wait until at least one or two people spawn before going after the NULL. Too often I see somebody run straight in by themselves. Wait for now on. You don't need a mic to have teamwork.

2) Use an active scanner. Even the militia one will help.

3) If you are having a really hard time deciding drop suits then I suggest moving toward the Minimatar Medium logistics. It requires 3 in M-Medium to activate. A second tier Logistics suit offers 2 awesome perks. 1) It increases hack speed 2) it gives you ALOT of versatility in making a strong fit.

4) A lot of times there is a rail gun turret near the origin spawn points (i.e. when the match first starts you are dropped very close to some turrets). Get there first and start taking out any Bolas or vehicles you see from afar. This buys you and the team a lot of time. Watch the battlefield from there as well. See what different people do and how they play. Look for holes you can exploit if you see it in the future.

5) Have multiple fits. Have at least two minimum fits. One should be meant to be quick with some endurance and the other is your frontline type. Once you break into logistics suits you will be able to really explore this.

6) The better weapons are all of the rifles except for the AR as far as I am concerned. Some may disaggree but I stand by this.

7) Let others do the rushing in and stay back and provide support fire. Sometimes it is just better to let others soften up the enemy and then you run in and finish them off. Sounds shady but it isn't. Even protos do this.

8) Stay mid ranged as often as possible. Close range and long range (non-snipe) requires some practice and SP investments. Staying midrange creates a more equal playing feild.

9) If you do ambush then definitely do nanite injectors...period. It is super helpful.

10) Get used to the auto aim and move left to right when on one on one fire fights because some protos still aren't used to that.

11) Use flux grenades on enemies and take out surrounding drop uplinks. Just takingout a drop uplink eleminates the ability for an enemy to get back up. Believe it or not this can change the tide of a losing battle. Most of the time they are so busy trying to fight they don't realize they can't spawn back.

Try some of these tips and see where it goes. I learned the hard way but now I really am doing quite well. I don't do squads...at all. I solo pubs all of the time. So it has been a harder road but worth it.