The game is actually incredibly fun, despite taking a while to learn. You can even get a great skin for every character and gun for free, which cant be said about a lot of competitive games. There are lots of fun strategies to try and characters to play.
Why the mediocre rating? I want to give this a 9, but the technical issues are so bad that I'm considering quitting.
-Half the people in my stack crash every other game during comp matches despite having strong PCs.
-Random features of the game wont work for some people like voice chat or Ubisoft Connect.
-Peeker's advantage is so bad I almost refuse to believe that the game actually has dedicated servers.
-small shield characters like blitz and fuse are very frustrating because what you think you are blocking is rarely what you are actually blocking, and killcams expose the most ridiculous inconsistencies.
-Game takes eons to load, which is really painful when you crash during a competitive match and are trying to reconnect.
I really do think the game is fun but it is completely soiled by technical issues.