Well, I may agree team setups can be faulty at times, perhaps its partly you as well? I understand the odd game or two might have a practically useless team, but I'm going to assure you here such things can be worked through. First of all, playing with your team rather than playing for it does wonders. If a level 30 has an easy lined up kill, they will probably get it, where if they are in trouble, they usually die. Keeping around teammates will allow them to play better, and for all of you to get a better score. In short, the worse your team is, the more you should play as a team!

I understand that this doesn't happen sometimes, but thats unavoidable. You have to lose at some point, perhaps the other team just outclassed you?

Do they even team people up based on Prestige? When first started playing i had people 2/3rd prestige while i was a scrub and about level 60 on my team, then ive seen on the other team varying levels between 5 and Prestive 15, so i think it just picks the teams randomly! :S

I know how you feel in a different way though, i get put with people who just ignore the objective! =\

Going positive is great, but if i have to sacrifice my K/D to make sure i get the win, then i'll do it, it just sucks when im the only guy trying to actually win the game, while everyone else decides to try and 360 quick scope across the map the whole game! /rantover

I feel ya there man. It's not your fault at all. This game f_cks ya over any chance it gets. Prestige does equal skill. It means more experience at the game. Granted there are some non prestige level 8- kids that are goood. But thats rare. The team system is so messed up my bud and I can call out who are teammates are hahaha.  Before they are even selected!

Im currently level 73, no prestige, i have gotten 76 Pred missiles, 35 Reapers and 6 AC-130 (all of them in ground wars) since level 29.. does that means im a noob (before level 29, i was still trying to learn the controllers and whatnot).

i belive it used to be done by score of the previous round but that system is gone it should return . ie top 6 players in the lobby from the previous round 1,3,5 on one team 2,4,6 on the other and so on.