I couldn't tell if you crashed / dc because an AI takes over. But yeah if you manage to reconnect quickly the game will put you back into the same match. Yep I went with the battle pass for the rewards and skins, some look really nice. I'm close to getting the dragoncaller skin for Cassie, I'm about 4 levels away. I didn't know this before but playing in a party grants you 10% more exp and gold.
I'm down for some games. I'll use my group exp boosters on our matches.