I now firmly believe matchmaking is based on loadouts and not on level or any kind of stats
I just created a new account (for the sake of science) in order to start playing the game from level 0 and test some stuff.
Since loadouts are saved locally, even if you are level 0 you have access to that gear
So, what happened?
3 times in a row (being level 0) I was queued up against PC Veteran Premades (I know who they are, they don’t know the name of the account I used).
Back before specializations were forced, I used to run meme builds with the guys using entry level weapons with no attachments. The more we played, the more we constantly got queued against predators using only plasma and wristblades.
I switch back to my account and queue up for FT and the very first match I get is 3 playstation babies crying and screaming on the mic. So, is not lack of players in my region that I got queued up against 3 premades on a row.