[2019] This is why we need the ability for hosts to have level filters for their lobbies

Originally posted by themaninblack08

I did not invite anybody into that game. It was an open lobby that I hosted and started with only me in the team. As for the joiner, I didn't see anything special as he connected.

I have heard, anecdotally, that quick join often simply puts you into seemingly random games, ignoring the Haz5 gating conditions. Given that it was late night in my time zone, he may have simply used quick join and given the low count of open servers it just deposited him in mine.

But this is just speculation on my part. I can't exactly test it myself, as I did my Haz5 related assignments long ago.