I think we all need to look at our posts... actually read it and think about what it would feel like if that post was directed at you. Typically, my posts are edited two to three times before I put them up unless I'm sufficiently tired and shouldn't be pretending to be social because I'm brain dead. If your post looks like a rant... it probably is a rant and is probably lacking constructive criticism and a bit of structure that makes it easy to read/understand. We all make mistakes, admitting you make mistakes is the important part.

Yes but than you don't visit us as much!

It's the red string of fate. Tie the other end to your finger and you will surely find love!

I put on music and just phase out and try to have fun given I am the last person who should be playing Antagonist. Truthfully, I tend to get upset on either end of the equation but there are simply less factors from my viewpoint when playing as an Antagonist. However, it depends on how my matches trend too. For instance, if I get a bunch of vets that will absolutely destroy me if I don't do my best it's going to be hard to 'tone it down' for a newer group.

The best 'you' can do given that Antagonist has been waiting (sometimes an artificially increased amount of time... *grumbles*) is give it 'your' best so the lot of you are hopefully learning a few new tricks. You mentioned admiring the level but you should also be paying deep attention to how other players achieve their goals. Therefore, it's equally important if not more so when you go back to playing as a Raider to pay attention to what your foes are up to from your unique perspective.

I think this is extremely valid feedback and shouldn't be too hard to implement. It's very true that until you're a few deposits in you're guessing at how times you'll have to use the extractors. Might even be best if Cortez had some dialog lines like he does on the following mission to let you know how many you have left to go.

As others have stated, the breadth you speak of is less in the campaign (the stage) and more about the characters (actors). Depending on who you play as and who ends up on the opposing side it can dramatically affect how you approach a mission. Once you find even a single player to continue playing with you will start realizing synergies between characters. It's no exaggeration to say even those that have been playing since the beginning have not mastered every character or combination. For this reason, I often tell people it's a deceptively deep game.

Clarify?