I gave BH in Open another shot at this CG because I like to wing up with other CMDRs I meet to farm a HazRES together and Mobius was virtually dead.
Didn't take long to encounter the typical crowd in the HazRes, they're usually easily identified: Something like [XYZ] before the shipname, already in a wing of 3 or 4, mostly rails and plasmas fitted, often wanted. One corvette, the others in FDL and challenger. This time they weren't very competent at least, I managed to hold my ground for several minutes in a PvE FDL before I had to high wake out.
Still, they managed to deter me from what I originally indended to do, leaving me with two choices overall: Play their game and fly a loadout viable for PvP, always paranoidly checking other CMDRs for signs of trouble, sometimes fending off attacks or fleeing; or retreat to Solo or PG where I actually can play the way I want. And that's the biggest problem I have with Open mode, that other players can actively shut you down and lock you in a certain playstyle. Granted, a HazRES is a lawless place by definition so the interaction was totally legitimate this time, but I still think the PvP and C&P systems generally need an overhaul (e. g. meaningful and effective sanctions for murder depending on system security level).
But let's not turn this into another one of those threads. I again realized that going to popular spots in Open just isn't for me, which is totally okay, I know I'm generally not the PvP type. I just wish there were some kind of "forced PvE" options availabe without the need for private groups.