It's nights like last night where the MMR matchmaking really confuses me. (Yeah, I actually found a game - believe it or not)
I don't know how having an MMR spread of 1450-2450 is any indication that there is any sort of restrictions on MMR in place at all. And, of course, not that I blame or hate him, Nepr is there to determine the outcome of the match before it starts (even using more than just the SS).
While I am not one to back away from that kind of challenge, I can really relate to the 10 total people who quit from my team over the course of a 15 minute match. No matter how many matches we started w/ a full (enough) compliment of players, the match outcome was always a foredrawn conclusion - especially with the party system seemingly functioning.
So, it's one thing to say we want unrestricted matches, but it's another thing to live it. But, without the population to support a matchmaking/team balance system... whaddayado?