The only downside I really see to match making is throwing 6 random people together into the hardest content. A nearly full fireteam should be mandatory
Pre-requisites; Players must meet a criteria; level/gear/flag/etc before match making can begin.
Match making queues;
Solo players enter QUEUE A
2 player fireteams enter QUEUE B
3 player fireteams enter QUEUE C and pull from QUEUE C
((*may want to exclude 3 player fireteams; see below*))
4 player fireteams pull from QUEUE B.
((If QUEUE B is empty, QUEUE A is used.))
5 player fireteams pull from QUEUE A
*3 players matching with another 3 players may create long queue times. A warning that queue time may be long or exclusion requesting another fireteam member might be better.
I think this is a great alternative to not having match making at all.
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It could work, but probably won't happen