The only silver lining in that scenario is that the players would (possibly) find workarounds to any glitches or bugs that would appear, sort of like how in order to stop the stupid lancer reload glitch the solution is to just have no ammo, likewise you could see elaborate solutions to issues that would appear.
The real failure of Gears 5 in my opinion is just how awful its Versus is, Gears of War is a rare franchise that has regressed in that regard. When game companies make sequels they should always look at what works, focus on that, and put all the stuff that doesn’t work by the wayside. Gears of War hasn’t had great Versus since Gears 2 in my opinion. TC doesn’t understand Gears of War on a deep level/meta level, though they seem to in PvE more or less 