How can teams of less than four be incentivized to play?
One idea I have is instant respawn from the chopper, at any available spawn point, equal to the number of players you’re down. So even a single player can get 4 lives to attempt to complete the mission. Sometimes lobbies sit with one or two open slots and even if the game starts the FT usually just backs out.
Another example would be if you wipe a team of three the first person to die would be dropped from the helicopter at one of the available spawn points, and could then get to the respawn mission and the match can continue.