This game is much better than I expected after hearing it slammed by people here. I get the impression that half of the people who slammed it never even played it and just automatically slam anything that also happens to come out on a console. I don't like consoles either but that doesns't automatically make the pc version suck.

There is a screen that lets you adjust AI skill levels. Keep looking.

You can also adjust the number of AI players but you have to start a LAN game with yourself to do that.

The air vehicle controls could use some work but so could the helicopters in BF. I remember that at first I couldn't fly the planes in it either worth squat but got pretty good with a little practice. Maybe that will help here too.