Excellent, well-balanced gameplay, an excellent plot that stays in the background unless you wish to find it, good community, frequent updates (for a video game), and HATS. I would have paid $60 for this game...
BUT IT'S FREE.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I love living in the third millenium.
Yes, Valve makes a couple missteps here and there, like drastically overhauling pubs and making one weapon or another OP as hell now and then, but these are always fixed and Valve always brings in new content.
If you're thinking about getting this game, then do it. You will not regret it.
Just do me a couple favors:
Try to find out how the game works. At least learn the basics of each class, who counters what, and the basics of each map and game mode. Training mode is made for this.
Try out new stuff once in a while. Weapons, playstyles, classes, anything.
Don't "main" anything. If you're not playing all the classes, you're not experiencing all the game has to offer.
Keep going, even if it seems like you'll never get good at the game. Practice makes perfect.
Always accept help. There's a lot of nice people on the internet, despite what it may seem.
Remember that it's just a game. It's not worth getting worked up over.

Excellent, well-balanced gameplay, an excellent plot that stays in the background unless you wish to find it, good community, frequent updates (for a video game), and HATS. I would have paid $60 for this game... BUT IT'S FREE. God DAMN I love living in the third millenium. Yes, Valve makes a couple missteps here and there, like drastically overhauling pubs and making one weapon or another OP as hell now and then, but these are always fixed and Valve always brings in new content. If you're thinking about getting this game, then do it. You will not regret it. Just do me a couple favors: Try to find out how the game works. At least learn the basics of each class, who counters what, and the basics of each map and game mode. Training mode is made for this. Try out new stuff once in a while. Weapons, playstyles, classes, anything. Don't "main" anything. If you're not playing all the classes, you're not experiencing all the game has to offer. Keep going, even if it seems like you'll never get good at the game. Practice makes perfect. Always accept help. There's a lot of nice people on the internet, despite what it may seem. Remember that it's just a game. It's not worth getting worked up over.