As someone who has played this game from day one, I think it's good enough at this point to deserve 3 stars but nothing beyond that. The constant nickel and diming their fan base with micro transactions and lack of creativity with things like lazy re-skins and creating tone-deaf content nobody wants, not to mention all of the bugs because they can't update without breaking things at the same time, really drags down the rating.
Nothing like crashing for no reason repeatedly during a timed expedition and it resetting the objective you were on while not resetting the timer, especially when your task involves following around their janky AI which loves to get stuck on furniture and various other objects and has 3 separate boxes they need to take 1-2 minutes fumbling with to open. It's like watching someone with mannequin hands trying to open a latch without the use of their fingers. 🤦♂️
PvP is a boring, laughably broken mess which has one meta build & play style and the game is very similar because they have a habit of nerfing anything powerful. There isn't really much of a point in engaging in it for the most part.
Then we have to talk about locking the best rewards behind fallout first which is their paid subscription service; want infinite storage of precious scrap and ammo rather than a measly 1200 lbs worth? How about that cardinal in the cage for your camp? Feel like getting through the scoreboard faster with score boosters to farm more rewards? Want to place a stash box, ammo box AND scrap box nearly anywhere you want? Oh, well that's simple my wealthy friend; just simply pay $20 a month for fallout first and all of that pay-to-win privilege is yours! 🤡
Beyond that the game does have its redeeming qualities, like the camp building (while buggy) is pretty awesome when you have a lot of plans and can build all sorts of fancy stuff. The combat is pretty fun if you know how to craft a proper build and roll some good gear, it still scratches that fallout itch for me but definitely isn't for everyone. All in all, the game has kept me playing for years, despite being extremely frustrating at times. 🤷♂️