- Steal difficulty unlocking from delves.
- Elect which difficulty you want from a menu pre match.
- The higher the difficulty, the higher lethality. Gear scales as well.
I have always loved pvp and sucked. The skill gulf between a scrub like me and a good player is deepened with gear. Make a rank 0 where players have the same gear. Yes, skilled players will still punch down but they are incentivized to climb and gear wont be an issue.