It’s kind of simple, I agree with livicus that this game someone not new killed squid, if they were not new they wouldn’t have targeted squid they would have targeted a better person, while vets would certainly target squid as they are a old player, and the least likely to be protected.
It’s quite simple that the new people will target who they think is better, it may sound rude tbh buts it’s true imo. You were barriered because you were new and good at this game.