I don't think 3rd-partying is an issue. You can do it too, also you always have an option to leave a fight. It is really a tactical decision. I like Apex as a fast-paced FPS. I don't want to see more teams avoiding fights because of some bad rules, like in Ranked. I like when a game rewarding tactical decisions, but i don't like when two squads sitting next to each other, hiding, and intentionally avoiding fights, because they try to camp themselves into top5 or top10. Same about 3rd-partying. I don't want to see squads avoid to join in a fight, because they afraid from one team have their shields recharged by killing the enemy.
Btw, i think the problem is, this game rewards killing over damaging. I think when you did 1500 DMG and 2-3 kills, you did better than someone who had like 600 damage and 6-7 kills. Yet, the game (in ranked mode) rewards for kills, and does not reward assists or damage. In result of this, squads often go for the easy kills. They go for respawns and try to 3rd-party other squads. Wait until a fight is over, and hit the surviving squad before they shield up / heal back. Not to mention frag stealing. I might be wrong, but i think if the game would reward kill assists and damage as well, people would more likely jump into a fight, than go for easy kills.
Of course other problems would appear, like damage farming, etc... but still i think that would be a better option.
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