Its way easier to make a private match than join a generic online match. Private matches get boring unless you have a lot of friends you can invite.
What I would like to do is be able to add in 4 people from my console and play with others online. There is often 4 of us sitting here passing the controller playing online to boot up the rank. I know we used to do that on Xbox but I can’t figure out if its possible on PS3.