Always buffed why it wasnt stressed near enough in beta, i do agree that in a game like this having to play 2vs2 or 3vs3 or more with a party you arrange vs other teams SHOULD be there.
Only reason why i think it wasnt there in the first place is that it failed completely in supreme commander/forged alliance but thats because it was a different kind of game and not nearly enough people playing 2vs2 to really make it work well