I'm not sure if it's just me but maps feel so empty, there just don't seem to be enough Scav AI as there used to be. Heck, there's almost none that spawn at the beginning of the raid, for whatever reason, to force PvE fights instead of just having PMCs make a mad dash for the best loot points. I don't know why there's so few Scavs, and I definitely think the game would benefit from having more spawn in right at the beginning of raids as well. There shouldn't be a "magic point" in the raid where AI will start spawning since it doesn't make sense, there would definitely be some civilian scavengers already in the area. Putting more AI in general, but especially in higher tier loot areas, would protect them from people who aren't prepared for the dangers while also keeping the gameplay more interesting.
And before I get the "You need to wait later in a raid for Scavs to spawn and then there's plenty", I AFK'd in a Shoreline bush for Punisher Part 2 for 30 minutes, spent the rest of the time running around to Scav spawns and only found 6 AI and 3 Scav corpses killed by someone else. Really makes these Scav killing quests boring. I miss the good old days where you'd run up Interchange stairs immediately after spawn and be greeted by 2-3 Scavs at the front registers.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EscapefromTarkov/comments/ofuwtu/scarcity_of_scav_ai/
