I have such a hard time with this aspect of the game…

Genuinely what the hell is the point of having the matriarch etc if half the time you load into a game with enough gear to take it out… some rat just shoots you in the back for it? There are times where there’s practically no way to defend yourself… and these rats end up the winners every damn time. I can go 20-30 matches in solo Stella without ever being killed by a raider but as soon as I get into these Queen / Matriarch matches, it’s countdown to getting shot in the back and losing 100k (hullcracker wolfpacks etc)