@cboye18: Check out a game on steam called Folk Tale. It's a mix of a few different game types, but base building is a core part.

@LesserAngel I think the 20k mark was also including all of the perk combinations that you can use as well as the create-a-soldier.

@Saketume @rem234 Steam has a forum dedicated to finding groups of players that want to play. I'd say to look there for people! Or hit up your local Gamestop!

@gamemonster23 Some of the missions will have an intro. If you listen to the GameSpot's E3 demo of the bank heist, one of the dev's says something along the lines of, "and here is where we would insert a short cutscene to help with the feeling of the robbery..." (or something similar)

@mucking_foron Most of the fun will be trying to do heists all stealth-like. It's a huge challenge in this game with how random each scenario plays. That said, shooting an army of police officers while trying to stay alive and move all of your loot...actually a lot of fun. This video makes the game seem somewhat easy, but I've watched gameplay and there are some really good squads that still don't complete every heist.

I do agree the AI isn't what we would normally see in a game like this (albeit still pretty good)--but you have to remember, this isn't a AAA game nor a AAA publisher/developer. So, I wouldn't say cut them slack...just remember this isn't EA (thankfully), DICE, RockStar, etc.

@RunningMansKid well...not really. you can share pawns with each other and that's about it. This is your adventure...not you and your friends' (sadly enough)