There are bunch of die hard reguilars on Xbox every night but the search facilty often results with no games in session when in fact there are. I rely on my friends to send me an invite as soon as a session ends and a new one is started. If you want to play regularly then take the opportunity to send friend requests as soon as you are in a session. I agree about the point concerning new players, setting teams that are balanced to encourage them but it helps if you accept that being awarded a kill is not the only goal of the game. If a player crashes then that player is out of the game for the respawn time and this itself is useful. Don't let the 'kill' score be your only objective to enjoy the game.
Some players prefer to fly with their pals and employ a range of tactics. Won't name the guys but they are Eastern European and always fly together using tactics that earn them high scores. Its down to the other team to counter them and I won't divulge how or what tactics they use. Sign On and and find out for yourselves. I have yet to sign on and not get a SIM game and a really rewarding experience that other games don't offer. It's BOP or nothing for me on-line, only patch I need is a nicotine one (tried one but found it hard to roll and keep lit)
EvangelusE (gamer tag)