Pretty much, but they need to pay blue berries to play a mode they don't practice. This allows the PvP "elite" in the pve game without skill or even group matchmaking to "earn" medals and gear because they totally want a challenge. You should play game the way they want to get better at the alternate mode because reasons. Sword is about the only gear that matters with crucible restraints. You can scum the second and third swords kills. Go smack people with an ice cream cone. They can stroke it to some phantom medals or rage, doesn't matter, and it'll be done soon enough. Mayhem is your best bet for most of this.