I can't speak for Raids as obviously we have no experience with them, but for Strikes I can say that if you are in a matchmaking lobby for long enough without finding anyone it will put you in a game by yourself. This is how I was able to solo Devils Lair; it didn't find me anyone to play with so it put me in solo.

[quote]It says Raids and Strikes require 1-6 or 1-3 respectively. For Strikes though you had to have 3. Will they allow use to do a Strike if there are only 2 of us without needing to find a random person or can we tackle a Raid with only 5 people or even less if we are feeling ballsy? I'd hate for us to HAVE to have 6 people if there are only 5 of us that can do a raid or like a friend and I wanna do a Strike but hate playing with random people sometimes.[/quote] Strikes. If u have 2 ppl you will be paired with a random third via matchmaking space magic. Raids. Are probably something u will schedule with ppl to tackle. As they will take [i]hours[/i] to complete. Prepare for an all day event your first time through. As there is [b]no[/b] matchmaking with randoms for raids. With only 5 u would not be able to enter the raid. You need [b]SIX[/b] pre arranged members

This is one thing I will not like then. We should be allowed to go in with less people if we desire. I would prefer no match making for both types but I would also prefer if they say you need 1 to 3 or 1 to 6 people then actually mean 5 people would be ok. If not say 6 people REQUIRED or 3 REQUIRED since the description of them says you need 1 to 3 or 1 to 6. Very mis leading and will actually make me dislike this part of the game.

U wont dislike it. Trust me. Its [i]designed[/i] for 6. Sometimes your team will be seperated. Its important to have 6. Everyone has a role.

Oh I understand that but it'll be hard to get 6 people and my friends and I enjoy jumping in even if the odds are against us. I'd prefer not have that taken away from us completely.

Branch out. That's what these forums are for. You can either start a new thread and ask friendly people to post their gamer tags and friend request each other or you could find one of the already many threads doing just that and post your gamer tag. I have 4 friends currently on X1, maybe a few more once destiny drops. So I don't have enough players to run raids. But raids can't be done until after you complete the game and are a Lvl 20 (min.). Many people have this very same problem of not having enough players. It will take awhile to get to Lvl 20, use that time to find new friends/guardians, work together, & see how you guys fit. There are plenty of people willing to do this. You have plenty of time, bro.