NOOOOOOO
You can just hand over the game to the sweaty players, because only those super sweaty players will have decent shields.
How about reducing the crafting materials needed for armor evolve at the same time?
Because I felt that most of the "fairer" fights happen when you just landed. As you progress further into the game, it will just mainly be based around 3rd partying and your positions at the time of engagement (for example people camping you at the edge of the circle while you are moving in). The level of shield would somehow be not big of an issue if you are third partying (especially with snipers) anyway.
Remember that apex event where the max level of armor was Evo shield level 1, and then after like a week it increases to level 2 and a week later to level 3. I found that the event was extremely fun for me personally and that is where I got my idea from.
I don't think having a max evo as level 1 would work well for a battle royale game (where RNG is part of the game), but I find the RNG for the shield loot from landing is just too high and is good, in my opinion to lower that a little bit.
