Eight players against the Predator is a possibility but you all forget that the game will not be in its current state. They will continue to make adjustments to both Fire Team and newly added Stargazer and the Predator. There are still plenty of kinks that need to be worked out.
In addition why would two teams make a decision to team up when their objective is to eliminate the opposition. The two teams could easily turn on each other for a win.
The Predators learning curve is high, which is a good thing. If the predator is going to be taking on eight players I would hope that this would be an experienced player and intelligent enough to know when to engage and when not to.
Also, if the Predator is eliminated in the game, it’s further proof that this would be a great concept. Each team would have to fight over the corpse. This would further improve game value for fire team/stargazer.
There’s too much emphasis that the predator should eliminate the entire squad. It’s not exactly the point in my opinion. The developers did not specifically determine that if all fire team members are not eliminated it’s a loss for the predator. Everyone just assumes it is. Hunting is not an exact art. There are successful hunts and there are unsuccessful hunts. You learn from each engagement.