Join in Progress matches are by far one of the most annoying instances of gameplay to me. Joining into a late match of Firefight where your team is incapable of dealing with bosses is never fun to enjoy. It is a waste of time above many issues, such as wasting boosts due to lost cause matches, and horrible teams. Earlier I joined into a match where my teammates couldn’t handle Banshee Raiders at round four. This meant my REQ system was unusable until a vehicle was blown up since no infantry accompanies the Raiders on Escape from A.R.C, and let me tell you, it’s not easy blowing Raiders up with a Battle Rifle. This is one of my biggest pet peeves with Firefight and matches of this nature.
Another frustration is joining in matches of either Arena or Firefight while being on the losing team, since some impatient player decided to leave. One could say it is especially a frustration joining into a farming session in Warzone right of the bat. I am not playing a game to clean up someone else’s mess. Join in progress matches also potentially waste REQ boosts. I usually load a boost up and go look at my collection/other items while the game loads. Losing a Rare or higher RP jackpot in a failed match for only a fraction of what they offer is not so fair.
Playing Arena can also be frustrating with such matches. One for instance is playing Action Sack and loading into Mongoose Sumo, Mantis Breakout, or Tank World, and waiting minutes only for some players to spend the duration of the match roaming around a map in search of a player. Sometimes loading into these at the end of the match happens. What’s the point?
There are many other issues with join in progress matches, but those are my biggest few.
I think they should be removed. I rather wait a minute longer for a new lobby to be filled than join into matches that aren’t worth the time.