I'm a F2P player, playing Decisive Bonds is kinda struggle since most of the time, you'll be matched with random super-high-power enemies .. If you have a bad power or team, you need someone to carry you at least to win some battles .. But if you thing your power and team is decent then its not bad to try, you only need to have patience .. For the lost of resources from not doing this, is the gain of Moon and Sun Scrolls .. Doing this DB can give you thousands of Moon Scrolls as rewards with some Sun Scrolls .. You c*so get Ninja Fragments Packs which gives random ninja frags, and in the higher ranks you have a chance of getting this Red Ninja Frag Packs which gives Super Rare Fragments .. Aside from that, the DB now is dropping Kyushoku Deer - Contracting Scroll which we all know that is only obtainable by buying it using coupons or ingots .. and lastly, the lost of points for your Reputation Hall which gives you additional Atts when you reach a certain point in that feature ..

Yes .. Like kuebiko said, searching players will not work because .. that thing only works if you and someone in your server search for players too, then you 2 will be teamed-up .. but if you're the only one who searches players then .. you will be not paired forever xD ..