Why is there such a disparity in scoring between 5v5 DM and FFA tournaments?
In Free For All tournaments, the higher your squad power, the bigger the multiplier. For example, if I'm running a 16k hanger and get 18 kills total in an FFA tournament, I get approximately 2,000 points per battle depending on various awards. If I get 18 kills in a 5v5 Deathmatch tournament round, I might get 350 points. While squad power dropping is a problem in both tournament modes, it's a bigger issue in DM 5v5 since higher squad power does not get that multiplier for having a stronger hanger. Literally every bracket, but mainly in Grandmaster, is domniated by SP droppers.