Every match I've played in the last week has started off with Maelstrom and Twins ignoring each other and bearing down on the Flames right off the bat. It's pretty much completely killed my interest in PvP - wait for 30-60 minutes to get into a match and lose in the first minute because the other teams ignore each other. Often we can claw back to an almost second and occasionally win but people get demoralized easily when matches start out this way.

So... what can be done to counter this besides hoping Maelstrom and Twins realize the other exists? My guess is tight communication with rigid focusing. Anyone have any ideas?

It's really dumb slaughter has such a focus on mid. At least in secure you're split up in such a way that this kind of double teaming is impossible.