No party system to play with friends?
Bought the 360 version and there is no option to create a party before entering the matchmaking that I can see. The only option I've found to play with a buddy is to join matchmaking by yourself, play a entire game, then try to invite them in as soon as the game ends and you back in the lobby waiting for the next game to start.
Next problem is the game doesn't seen to let friends join within 30 seconds of the match starting. I've tried several times to invite a friend as soon as your back to lobby (you have about 60 seconds before next game starts). My friend accepted the invite at 55 seconds, and the game just won't load fast enough for him to get in by the 30 second mark (at which time he gets a pop up saying joined failed).
Again, my beef isn't with the matching issues (I've experienced them) and know they are being worked on, my issue is how the heck are we going to play with buddies on the same team? Am I to understand that this is designed to be a 12 v 12 multiplayer game, that takes extreme teamwork and were forced to play every game with randoms? PLease let us know if this is going to be fixed because I've already have numerous friends waiting to buy the game until we can confirm we can play with friends, even if it's a smaller group like being limited to 3-4 to a party to join matchmaking.