Face the same teams twice in a row. Face fireteams as 3 solos multiple times in a row. Im in california, don't tell me the player pool is too small, but if it is, that says a lot about the devs decision making.
Lobby balancing also is an atrocity. I know the BDF will be here like "its trials you should be able to beat any random team out there as a solo player no matter who they put on your team." but thats rubbish.
The old model was much much better. The new model feels more like a slot machine than pvp.
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It’s the result of CBMM. Lobby balance, don’t make me LMFAO, will never happen it’s all RNG based on connections. If you’re playing the same group over and over it’s because you have a good connection with them. Lastly the player pool has shrunk due to CBMM randomness and players being tired of being stomped due to random matchmaking. Want to solve the problem and have balance, demand SBMM with strict parameters. However be warned that will of course never happen because it’s not what the cheaters, hackers, streamers, and high skilled players want. Bungie only listens to them.