i usually play with one other person so the third is always a match made random. about half the time the random person sucks, always dies, cant play the objective, or quits mid-strike if we struggle at all. as soon as they leave me and my teammate 2-man the strike by ourselves just fine and its easier without the random third. like i said though its about 50/50 good and bad. the other half of the time we get a third teammate that plays great and the strikes are a breeze. so its a crap shoot but i dont mind having the option.