Here is the method we used: 1 person launches patrol on Dreadnaught and gets to the Court via the Masoleum. Once you exit into the Hall of Souls you should pass over a grey disc on the floor, that is the marker for the loading zone. Exit through the door and then just wait. Every other person launches their own separate instance of the patrol and follows the same path to the Court. THe important thing I found out today is if you run through the loading zone there is a high chance you will come into an empty instance. The way Bungie have set up instances is like this: 1. approaching loading zone, big window for matchmaking 2. closer to loading zone, smaller window for matchmaking 3. at loading zone, load empty instance for the player, no matchmaking The key is to take it slow going into the loading zone so you have maximum time to get into a shared instance. All it needs is 3 people total to be in the same instance at the Court, the other 6 can join each of the fireteams. If it doesn't work the first time, then all go back to orbit (except the guy at the Court) and try again. First night we tried it wouldn;t work, but second time we got together on the first try.