It was my kind of match, because (if you turned off the shroud and spectated) you could see and hear carnage all over the place! Gunshot after gunshot, explosion after explosion, constant screams of the dieing. Just keep making more units! There was always fighting.
Sounds like lots of fun but I haven't played MO as they have yet to fix the balance of some units . For now I'm just waiting . But I do agree with you , MO online is epic .
Personally I generally like to make a play of sort in the start of a the match , infantry rush etc and keep alternating after every match to keep my opponents guessing and things interesting .
However I kind of suck at most late game matches as I lack the discipline to carry out long term plans and simply attack the enemy with overwhelming forces if possible .
For base defenses I use very little usually a few in the most accessible entrance / likely attack direction and dogs or other light cheap unit at other entrances so I can have some warning time in case of an enemy attack also a few AA turrets .
I'm not certain if this is a good thing but I usually prefer to sell any unneeded structures e.g. spare refineries or lower leveled power plants .
The only time I ever really build up defenses is when I'm loosing , when it looks like I found a cool place for a fort or just for fun .
I also believe that there is no such thing as excessive force however I don't like wasting units unless they have been damaged them I'll ether continue to attack if preferable or retreat out of combat to attack from somewhere else .
+ I love big battles and I'm not too concerned about attrition however I usually have a good/okay kd ratio.