(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); it seems like it is very difficult to have my friend join me on the joins ect.... or am i doing something wrong? the online itself is really confusing.

also, while on the waiting game in the lobby how do i invite my friends?

Go to the friends tab and select him and press invite, he accepts and joins, you can inv ppl in to a lobby for example deathmatch just by pressing invite friends in the dm menu

Just invite him