>>715548962
You can just not play against them. They never gatekeep your progression. Ever. Just walk around them, or do a 360 and moonwalk away. Alternatively, you can die and respawn to 30 seconds before you entered their aggro.
This game and its successor quite literally have zero consequences, both in story and gameplay. It's thematically a limbo for losers. You never feel like you're winning, but you also can't lose, so these faggots feel slightly better about themselves.