@AEIDOLONE I understand where you are coming from. But 2042 seems to have an identity crisis. If Hazard zone is not F2p, this means we will have 3 modes in this game. it splits up a community.
I guess I see the free to play aspect as a way to lure in more players. I do not like anything BR and hazard zone doesnt really appeal to me. However, I would have liked to see it F2P so new players would say hey this is fun, let me buy the core experience. Now we would have more players in our community. The trade off is what you mention with cheaters, but that is an EA/Dice issue which they should solve.
I know some see it as why people asking for free stuff. I get that but I was looking at it more of a way to recruit more people into our community for games like conquest or portal.