Oh, and on the topic of stupid game design, how stupid is this...
First, there is obviously the fact that the matchmaker doesnt do shit, so you get horribly lobsided teams. Plus there is no accounting for 6 friends playing together vs a bunch of soloists... but thats common to all dude-bro games.
What kills me is...
You jump in to the campaign at level 1, you get put in the Militia side. You complete that campagin, then start the other side of the conflict.
This means by default, all level 1s are ALWAYS on one side of the battle.
Stupid stupid stupid stupid.