-BC2 on PC carried over All/Team/Squad Text-Chat channel functions from past PC-Bf games.
-And BC2 on PC had the server browser option of allowing you to filter hardcore/non-hardcore servers.
-Also BC2 on PC would let you check to see what features a server had turned on/off once you found it on the server list by right clicking on it to check the server options. This showed things like, 3D Spotting, Crosshair, Hardcore Damage, Killcam, Vehicles (Infantry Only mode), etc.
More and more your starting to sound like the PC version of BC2 would have been a great thing for you bro. Hopefully you have a gaming rig by the time BF3 hits, and hopefully they implement gamepad support successfully. I'd welcome you to the PC-side with open arms bro.