He was just unlucky with the log.
Skill plays no factor when you get ambushed or shot in the head so they’re always dying to traps where none of their gadgets matter. & none of their gadgets matter if the opponent knows what they’re up against which kinda seems to be the direction this game is going anyway. anti-cloak nades and plasma guns with FT having more gadgets than the pred.
Mr. Black was an elite big deal slayer of his fellow preds still lost because they’re limited by really obvious weaknesses/technological crutch.