A good connection (less than 50 ping, for example) search, or by region (Oceania, NA, Asia, East Europe, West Europe, for example) needs to be added to the game.
Firstly, I understand that first-day server stress lag is a real problem, and I have confidence in 343 to solve the issue.
However, Australia and New Zealand have been overlooked, neglected, and ignored for years by game developers. Contrary to popular belief, with a population of around 22 million, we ARE a significant demographic and consumer base. Expect to lose hundreds of thousands of players and potential return-customers if you neglect to meet our needs.
As an afterthought, I am absolutely certain Black Ops 2 will include a GC search at launch. You have to keep up with the times, 343.
The problem isn’t just for Australians, If there is nothing stopping EU and US players matching together and having un-enjoyable games, the problem will persist and eventually all players in the game no matter the country will be sick off Halo 4. This is urgent, 343.
A ping display should be given as free information to the players for reference and troubleshooting purposes, when displaying the scorecard mid game.
A link to good thread on the same topic, vote in their poll!