It's definitely an "arcadey" type of game. Remember that this isn't a successor to the main battlefield franchise but the bad company sub-franchise.

What this means is a focus on getting into the game quickly and getting on with the shooting.

There are ticket counts, however!
On the minimap HUD area there is a ticket count. In the Rush game mode (the mode we have on the beta) the defenders have infinite tickets and the attackers have a set number of tickets to use to take the several capture points. If the tickets run out for the attackers then the defenders win.

The russians(?) tank is the most annoying thing there is. You get in it and everything becomes super bright and greyscale

The squads need a lot of work, even for consoles. You can't control what squad you are in or who is with you. Nobody really uses the squads for anything more than randomly moving spawn points in most games.

Any squad member can give out orders. Pressing the [select] button works as ordering commands (ie. point at an objective and hit [select]). The same button, however, works as the "q spot".

In the beta there doesn't seem to be a UAV or orbital you'd see in 2142. HOWEVER!
There is a helicopter UAV that works to target a missile. It's very vulnerable. Also the sniper role gets a mortar strike gadget. It takes a while to order the stike (5 seconds-ish) and takes a bit of time to hit a target (and then reload). It's great for taking out stationary tanks and the delay in using and the reload time keep it from being over powered.

I hope there is an option on the server for kill cam (ala. Counter-Strike) because it's completely stupid.