Amazing game, ruined by cheaters.
The learning curve is already extremely steep and tough, but as a new player who wants to get into this, I'd recommend against it. Solely due to the cheating problem.
The publisher, Valve, doesn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about this game. I take breaks for a year or two thinking Valve may have fixed the cheating problem, and surprisingly they manage to make it worse. At this point, this game is just not worth it for new players.

Amazing game, ruined by cheaters. The learning curve is already extremely steep and tough, but as a new player who wants to get into this, I'd recommend against it. Solely due to the cheating problem. The publisher, Valve, doesn't give a shit about this game. I take breaks for a year or two thinking Valve may have fixed the cheating problem, and surprisingly they manage to make it worse. At this point, this game is just not worth it for new players.