I doubt you've ever seen a real military force, much less in battle. I think one unit management is fine, adds for much more strategy if you have the micro skills.
Yes, we at IGZ would love to host your game, and it would be beneficial to Wildfire Games as well, as 0 AD has no multiplayer yet. Microsoft Ants was a free RTS on the MSN Zone with thousands of players. A free RTS on IGZ could get thousands of players as well, I imagine. If you want to discuss details, PM me.
Well, if you guys want external matchmaking, you could contact me. I'm a part of IGZones.com, a new matchmaking service. We are planning to add many new games, this could be one of them.
Top 1 game of all time. Second is The Urquan Masters. Ah, I can see now. I thought he was being sarcastic with the "(which is King, pun intended)". By the way, what is that avatar, Mythos?
AoE2 has great balance, a full tech tree, a simple yet powerful editor, and contrary to what you believe, many like the campaign. Also, AoE2 has been around for almost 10 years now, and still has a thriving community. Few games can claim this after such time.