That’s ultimately what it boils down to. If I want to PvP in a game, I’m not going to spend 300+ hours farming/trading first. Only to end up having to buy crap anyway because the season will be dead by the time you get finished. I’m just going to jump in another game and instantly PvP lol.
Not to mention the things you need are so hyper specific that you might just RNG your way into never seeing a lot of it, forcing you into trading, and dealing with botters anyway. If you have an inventory of 3/20/20’s there is a 95% chance most of those were farmed by bots lol.