I have a lot more hours in this game before it came to Steam. I was a paying member from near closed beta start.
It's a fun game and I enjoy the building of the vehicles, gameplay, graphics etc. It's a lot of fun. But I agree with many who have stated that it is pay to win. Sort of anyway.

You can have a great time for free just playing and leveling slowly. But if you want to get everything out of the game you will have to shell out some big bucks. I had a 20 dollar starter pack through closed beta and it's been fun but I'm at the level I can't really progress in reasonable time without buying with more real money. I will never get the best stuff just playing. The matchmaking is a complete joke and as a new player you are going to be getting seal clubbed a lot.

I would recommend the game and I do. Just realize that you will have to spend A LOT of real cash to get the whole game and play with the big boys. Think War Thunder for car building and fighting. I guess that's just the Gajin business model. If you want all the content get a second job or just enjoy the free version for what it is. You CAN win at lower levels I do it all the time. But it will take you a bit to figure it out as a new player. Try to stay low tier at first and just play.

It has some good music too when you are in the garage! Some of the best original stuff. Not on par with Squad's music but nice just the same.

I have a lot more hours in this game before it came to Steam. I was a paying member from near closed beta start. It's a fun game and I enjoy the building of the vehicles, gameplay, graphics etc. It's a lot of fun. But I agree with many who have stated that it is pay to win. Sort of anyway. You can have a great time for free just playing and leveling slowly. But if you want to get everything out of the game you will have to shell out some big bucks. I had a 20 dollar starter pack through closed beta and it's been fun but I'm at the level I can't really progress in reasonable time without buying with more real money. I will never get the best stuff just playing. The matchmaking is a complete joke and as a new player you are going to be getting seal clubbed a lot. I would recommend the game and I do. Just realize that you will have to spend A LOT of real cash to get the whole game and play with the big boys. Think War Thunder for car building and fighting. I guess that's just the Gajin business model. If you want all the content get a second job or just enjoy the free version for what it is. You CAN win at lower levels I do it all the time. But it will take you a bit to figure it out as a new player. Try to stay low tier at first and just play. It has some good music too when you are in the garage! Some of the best original stuff. Not on par with Squad's music but nice just the same.