You can do a lot of things in PVP, but its definitely gotten worse after 2019. If you want a push type PVP hop into Trials on the weekend, yes have fun pushing the three enemies that are a 3-man LFG with mics while you have two randos that don't know good positioning, tell me how that works out for you. The only way the close to mid-range fights with faster pace will happen is if Bungie reverts all Hand Cannon nerfs and buffs all Hand Cannons to have an unparalleled ttk value with double their current range while nerfing all current Pulse Rifles into the ground. Sitting in a barricade is a terrible idea, its only useful to help peak corners or res a buddy in 3v3s.