for any game with multiplayer a lobby is a pretty basic must. i have to wait for people on my friends list to come online and then hope that one of them will come on brink.
a lobby is essential for proper matchmaking, because playing bots, svcks, and the time they spend forcing players to listen to the same old narrative for each map over and over again
could be used better. dont get me wrong i love the mechanics and the customization in this game. and of course the SMART system, but it doesnt make up for team bots being [censored] compared with enemys, no lobby system, and i know this is off topic, but why dd all light body characters get a rat face??? just sayin./....

uhm yes id rather have 5min of fun each match then waste up to a few hours a week!
you only live once (atleast as far as i know xD ) better enjoy it while you can.

and i never had any problems with joining friends.. so i dont see the problem,
if your just here to hate the game or simply dont like it,
then stop playing, its easy..

If you really think, playing against stupid bots is "fun" and experiencing this "fun" is more important, than to discuss with your team who will play which class (as you can't change your character/skills ingame, you need to discuss this BEFORE the game starts to be capable of competing), then this is your opinion.

However, I don't believe you a word when you are telling me, that you never had problems to join a human-only game (competition-playlist, 5vs5) with 2-3 friends and play on the same team. Most games I join are nearly full and I'm the last one that connects. I then have to leave and re-connect multiple times to find a game with only 2-3 people in it. Even if I do (after some wasted minutes) I still have to invite my friends and hope that they connect faster than other players. And if this all worked out, I can only hope, that they are on my team (which in most cases they are not) - perfect match making, really!