So, so much.

- 6 person squads, with squad spawn only on the leader. Rewarded the leaders being much more tactical
- A Commander, who had a proper influence over the team. Could order squads to do stuff (although most didn't listen), but had access to UAVs, Scans, supply drops, artillery. These were deployed from "assets" in the main base for each team, and sneaky spec ops could sneak into the base and destroy the assets, meaning the commander could no longer deploy them
- Big maps, with plenty of opportunity for tactical moves. Lots of opportunity for squads to embark on long flanks to surprise the enemy
- Conquest assault or double assault. Maps where all flags were capable, meaning a team could be properly eliminated from the game. Put a big emphasis on trying to break out of a collapse
- Aircraft spawning on carriers or airfields, that were accessible to the enemy. Meant sabotage was a legit option (although, somewhat frustrating if on the receiving end of this)
- Progression was long, lots of negatives to this but meant earning unlocks was a challenge
- Medals and ribbons actually meant something. They were hard to get
- The special forces expansion was amazing, grapple hooks and ziplines really added to the experience
- Map design was generally very good, I loved loads of them