A torturous learning curve but so worth it.
If you like a bit of pvp, there are plenty of well-built community servers to play on but it's the unforgiving official servers which give this game it's 5 stars. IT IS NOT EASY TO PICK UP AND LEARN. In fact, I uninstalled it twice when I first got it. I'm now 1200 hours in.
Be prepared to watch LOADS of youtube videos just to learn basic survival.
Pro tip: owning a knife is imperative. It's up to you to learn why