I would really like to be able to get the team together before the match instead of inviting after the match starts...or am I missing something. Luck!

Yep, dont know why this wasnt implemented, Clan system.

I also dont get the wholefreeplay system, there are 5 choices to choose from, yet I have no way of knowing, how many people are in each, how far along there game is, or what the teams look like in game before I join. Although out of date by todays standards, Killzone 2 had a nice lobby system, that i could see be useful for this kind of game. But in general, it just seems like it is confusing to choose which gametype to pick in the freeplay.

I know this is off topic, but why couldnt there be more than one checkpoint in each map/ up until you complete the main objective.

Lots of people asking for this.

I want one.

Yeah, definitely the most frustrating component...