Think of the crucible like a guardian's true test. Screw killing aliens, don't you want to take down the most dangerous foes out there? Another thinking mind like yours. It's all about tactics, tactics require strategy. It is frustrating at first but you have to give it a legitimate shot, yes you will die a lot and it will take you a while to get your own tactics down, but once you start getting above 1.0 KDR it is easily the most fun you will have anywhere in the game. Things that really help improve your survival are: - Use cover! - Stick with teammates, yes some of these teammates may make mistakes, but your survival rate greatly improves if you stick together. - Understand what you're enemy is trying to do! If you see someone running towards you, most likely he is going to try to shotgun and/or melee you, if an enemy guardian jumps in the air he is trying to confuse you, etc, etc. Understanding what the enemy is trying to do helps you plan a counter tactic or attack. - Don't just spray and pray, take well aimed shots. - Understand your weapons recoil, this is super important! Example, if you use a pulse rifle it will almost always recoil up, meaning if you aim for the chest or neck you will get a couple of headshots in. - You don't need high level weapons for crucible. I run around with a level 12 Shingen-E auto rifle as my primary because of it's recoil and fire rate, I can assure you it is easily the best primary weapon I have for crucible only. I obviously don't use this weapon on story missions and strikes as this is too low. - Adjust your look sensitivity. I currently use a sensitivity of 4 because I cant deal with the high sensitivity on Destiny for some reason, but on COD Ghosts I use an extremely high sensitivity, every game is different. You need to find that sweet spot you are most comfortable in. - Use every weapon in your arsenal available to you to the best of your ability. You see an enemy taking a control point and have a nade? Throw the nade first before engaging the enemy, you might land a lucky kill or at the very least bring his shield down thus increasing your chances of killing him or her. Enemy shield down and out of bullets in your clip? Run and melee the bastard! - Timing is everything sometimes, you might NOT have this down at the moment, but understanding that and knowing to work on it will only improve your game. - Yes you will run into people that will piss you off and make you scream, "How the hell did he not die and of course I'm the one that died! WTF?!?!?!" Every player has these moments. Just remember it just makes it that much more satisfying when you get your revenge. - Practice makes perfect, or in this case will def make you better. You can't expect to be better than anyone at crucible if you haven't played, especially since these players have been polishing their skills as well. The sooner you join the fray, the sooner you can start getting better. IDK hope this helps, I know you want nothing to do with crucible and I'm not trying to convince you to do it, just giving you some tips to help you complete your bounty, and any bounties you might receive in the future. I got my ass handed to me in PVP but now I can hold my own, it just took a little practice.