i play lots of teamgames as Loki and it's not true you can only rush with him
when i'm in the mood or don't know my allies i now and then play him defensively, or i make a fb but not right on the doorstep of one of the opponents, then i go Forseti for his trolls, they're cheap and underestimated
up to 4-5 of them behind your army works VERY well
so i then just get map/gold control
against norse and greek go Bragi and go heroic asap for the ulfie updates
updated ulfs with ta's, a few hersirs (not many) for the free myth units, 4-5 trolls behind them, and one or two battlepigs is nothing to laugh about as armies go
(if the greek goes heavy tox you can of course choose to go njord)
against eggies who go heavily slinger i mostly go njord for ring giver cause you need more cav then, and you can still get very decent jarls with Loki
if i know my opponents are very good i play more defensive too
and i only rush when i know my partner well enough to know he'll do the defending at home for me
oh yea...add every one you played a good game with whose around or above your skill level, so you get lots of friends on your list, and go to gen chat 4, that's where the AOMH bunch hangs out
well...my two cents
(ESO name: Renshai)