Downloaded the open beta last night, played for 20 mins or so and didn't really enjoy it. Too much "stuff" to absorb all at once, I think it overwhelmed me with all of the different systems being thrown at me simultaneously and I was tired to be bothered with it.
Shut it down and basically assumed I would never play it again.
Then, for whatever reason, I decided to jump on again this morning and give it another go. 4 hours later, I'm hooked.
Really fun game, love the constant push to upgrade your character, your gear and weapons. Really drives things in the right direction.
Probably my favourite element so far is that enemy encounters aren't limited by any "arena"-type borders. If a bunch of high powered dudes show up, I don't need to stay in the area I'm in to engage them. I can motor out of there and traverse back through the level, and those mofos will keep pursuing me.
This allowed me to slowly take out the weaker guys along the guy, leaving only the big baddie for last, who I easily dispatched by getting to an area of the level where I was able to climb a ladder (which he cannot do) and easily take him down from afar.
Compare that to unsuccessfully trying to fight him head on in the original area about half a dozen times or so, and this was a great strategy I was kicking myself for not trying earlier.
New abilities are fun too, I love the turret. I'm a turret whore in any game that has them.
I have not yet tried to Dark Zone. Too scared, need a friend.