What you think about PvP so far?

Also, I keep joining them when they're half done... is that normal? (joining with 3-4 minutes left on the timer) Cause it's definitely stopping me getting good scores.

That's not abnormal. It's Call of Duty style match-making where they try to balance teams.
So it's not unusual to get dumped into a match on the losing side with no hope of recovery.

Of course, the upside is that it's not actually a terrible thing. Since your BP is based entirely on the damage you do, you don't really lose anything by coming into a match late.

I haven't actually gotten into a single 180+ game. Meh.

As for Arans, most i've run into were decent but nothing special. But there is this one aran that completely demolishes, and I hate playing against him. That said, arans do have the potential to wreck face, but most don't. Passive Drain is broken and needs to be removed imho.

I've only face one Aran that wrecks it.

A bigger problem has been a particular Bishop in Khaini...
Bishops do pomegranate for damage, but they're annoying as hell.
Everytime I get near, I either get Dispelled or turned into a damn snail.
Basically, I couldn't ever kill the bastard.