This is just so you can prepare yourself. If you have melee people with anything that's not a Sledgehammer or Longsword you know that you're gonna have a bad time because they'll be rather useless. It can easily be checked just by looking at their weapons.
The most important thing to realize when Greywood OA starts is the strength of the team in your lobby. In this guide it'll be explained and shown on a video what you should do if the instance you're in has a hard time holding the door and surviving in general.
This guide is about the Greywood Outpost Attack - but it can be applied to any other.