Honestly, the whole "no matchmaking on certain events" thing is just stupid. It should have been there at launch. Just like there's no matchmaking on the weekly heroic/nightfall strike because you need to "coordinate." I've beaten both solo, so I'm just assuming that they think their game requires a lot more skill than it actually does. I have zero doubt in my mind that with 6 randoms, people will be able to clear the Raid.

The only issue would arise from people quitting early.

Anyway, got my 3rd character up to level 20+ yesterday so I'm finally done leveling. It is so monotonous. But now that I've put in the time for that, I'll just have to find some legendary gear for my 2 backup characters, and then I'll be able to roll through the weekly heroic strikes on level 28 for a cool 27 strange coins each week.

Iron Banner is also this week. Seriously, though, don't even bother if you're not level 27+ and have the Suros Regime.