yes this is a very annoying problem for me especially when i dont ave people that i know are good that i can trust
I went to a Halo 3 tournament in my local area, with the cash prize as $20,000 grand prize, and it's just my luck that I got paired up with teammates that had less points than I had combined. Seriously, wtf. I should have just entered FFA. Except there was this one kid who I swear to god had to be cheating or something.
I only really play ranked with friends, that's why my Social matches are climbing, I don't see the point in trying to go find other half way decent people to play with.
My solution: Go outside I just don't play matchmaking, i have been paired with good teams in the past though. I just keep playing until i find people that don't suck and form a party. You have to be good at communicating for this though, tell a joke or two and you're in.
i have now decided to play lone wolves instead seems to work best because i dont have to worry about sucky teammates