It's good when I do not have enough time to play much, jump on sort some upgrades scout the world for easy kills, but when i have a little extra time, like now, and the pvp side has given me opponents that are far too badass for my squad and i'm waiting on a 12 hour upgrade, there is nothing i can do. I would like to suggest either a pvp opponent refresh button or perhaps somekind of alternative play, like a gauntlet, fighting random and increasingly difficult bot squads, even for little or no reward other than bragging rights. I would still enjoy being able to actually fight something. You could even give it multiple tiers for squad formation, for example a total of 8 stars 8 units is tier one, total of 16 stars 8 units tier 2, unlimited stars 8 units max tier (for the badasses that kick me in the teeth making it so i can't play). It's just a suggestion. There are many of us who are or will end up in the same situation as me sooner or later.
Thanks for the suggestions, Narcopepsi!