I would not call it an uptick. Just a population increase proportional to PvP. A little known fact is that a Console can be hacked and modded for cheats in any game. The drawback is the console normally has to be taken apart to accomplish this and by doing so can be detected by the Game Publisher, which will result in a ban. This hack/modding will also nullify and warranty you have for your console. So considering the possible ban and no guarantee your console will perform properly in the future for other games this can be quite expensive unless electronic technology is your expertise. It is not hard to verify these statements through an properly worded Google search. I will not provide a link, because I did that once and got a short term ban from messaging for violation of the "Code of Conduct". It seems they have a hot word/keyword or link program that detects this sort of thing because it was through a PM in the Companion App and the temporary ban notice came within a half an hour. I am in no way encouraging this behavior or condone it. I am just saying it is possible to all the nay sayers who believe this is not a possibility.