It's just
bored kids with a new hobby. Much like back in the day we'd hoof a stone through the window of a civic amenities building, put obstacles on train tracks to derail passenger trains, or phone the police and give them your mates address in regards to "he's got a gun and is waving it around", it's an evolution of the same thing.
Also, I don't have much love for SOE / Daybreak as they're just a bunch of monetizing whoremongers. You know what, just charge a friggin' subscription and dump the micro-transactions. Although of course the fact that kids now find it acceptable to spend £79 on some invisible credits for a passing phase which is whatever latest game they've got hooked on sums up how much money they'd be losing.