Edit 2 [12/2023]: It's in a better place now but players on both sides can still be incredibly toxic. Enjoyable if you don't take it seriously. BHVR seems to be listening to the community more (though they still miss the mark quite often). It's a meh game unless I'm playing with my friends. I still have major issues with their monetization scheme. I'll recommend it but I wish there was a neutral option.

Edit: I no longer recommend this game due to the route that devs have taken in many areas. The new UI design is not user friendly at all. It's becoming too much of a grind and the devs don't care about the playerbase's enjoyment. It has become increasingly monetized in ways that FREE TO PLAY games are, which does not suit this kind of game--you have to buy the base game AND all the DLC if you want access to all characters/perks without having to grind them in the shrine or with play time. Bad decisions on the devs' part. I'm kinda done with this game.

I have played this game for almost 2000 hours and still hadn't written a review because I honestly don't know what to say about this game. I have a love-hate relationship with it. The community can be pretty toxic, which makes me hate it, but I also have a lot of fun and get good adrenaline rushes in the matches. I absolutely would NOT suggest playing this game without friends because solo is so much more frustrating and not nearly as fun. The cosmetics they added a while back reinvigorated this game for me; I really like being able to customize my character. They recently added The Archives, which involves completing challenges to unlock lore records. It is accompanied by The Rift, which is basically a Battle Pass system; as you gain Rift tiers, you get rewards. The Rift has a free tier and a premium tier, which you can unlock any time until the event is over, and it will retroactively give you all premium rewards up to the current level you achieved on the free track. This new aspect of the game also reinvigorated my interest in it.

TL;DR Buy with caution. Play at your own sanity's risk. Try not to take it so seriously.

Edit 2 [12/2023]: It's in a better place now but players on both sides can still be incredibly toxic. Enjoyable if you don't take it seriously. BHVR seems to be listening to the community more (though they still miss the mark quite often). It's a meh game unless I'm playing with my friends. [b]I still have major issues with their monetization scheme.[/b] I'll recommend it but I wish there was a neutral option. Edit: I no longer recommend this game due to the route that devs have taken in many areas. The new UI design is not user friendly at all. It's becoming too much of a grind and the devs don't care about the playerbase's enjoyment. It has become increasingly monetized in ways that FREE TO PLAY games are, which does not suit this kind of game--you have to buy the base game AND all the DLC if you want access to all characters/perks without having to grind them in the shrine or with play time. Bad decisions on the devs' part. I'm kinda done with this game. I have played this game for almost 2000 hours and still hadn't written a review because I honestly don't know what to say about this game. I have a love-hate relationship with it. The community can be pretty toxic, which makes me hate it, but I also have a lot of fun and get good adrenaline rushes in the matches. I absolutely would NOT suggest playing this game without friends because solo is so much more frustrating and not nearly as fun. The cosmetics they added a while back reinvigorated this game for me; I really like being able to customize my character. They recently added The Archives, which involves completing challenges to unlock lore records. It is accompanied by The Rift, which is basically a Battle Pass system; as you gain Rift tiers, you get rewards. The Rift has a free tier and a premium tier, which you can unlock any time until the event is over, and it will retroactively give you all premium rewards up to the current level you achieved on the free track. This new aspect of the game also reinvigorated my interest in it. TL;DR Buy with caution. Play at your own sanity's risk. Try not to take it so seriously.