Throughout my time playing Mech arena over the past 2 weeks I had often noticed the same names repeatedly appearing in matches both casual and tourney, I recognise the game has downloads of over 1 million so I find it odd how myself and a friend often encounter matches where only 2 players are on each team and the other 3 'mechs' for each team are bots? 

Is this intended for the game? Are there plans to change the matchmaking to prioritise matching players to fill teams fully in the near future?