For me the online aspects are what really makes this game stand out, there's alot of different ways to aproach the game and I'm just starting to get to grips with the loadouts. and the deployables. The maps as yet are still mostly unknown, I do know some key areas but there prety vast and learning where everything is will take some time. On some of the maps you have areas which have huge cliffs next to key points, bit of a snipers paradise! One in particular actualy has a lift so you can get a tank or mech down from the top safely.
Was on one of the ice maps yesterday on a skirmish game, on these games each team has a permament base which is locked so it can't be captured, to win (obtain a team xp of 1000 points) it really comes down to doing the range of sub missions. To this end we ac tualy managed to cut off access to the map to the enemy by basicly baracading them in there base using towers and the highground in the center of the map.
Tried a few of the co-op missions as well, again they work really well, basicly human players on one team bots on the other, with the bots set to medium they give you a good run for your money, the AI actualy works really well and you can see them using quite advanced tactics in the way they launch co-ordinated attacks even going for your AA guns to oped the area up to dropship attack.