Absolutely great game and dev team.
You wont find a more dedicated caring dev team out there. The game has come a long way and the gameplay is fun (mostly with friends only and in single player). Multiplayer is off the charts laggy. If you hop in a car and your buddy is driving on his screen hes driving on the road on your screen hes crashing into trees buildings and even channeling his inner bird self and taking flight. Lag switching in PVP is too easy. Had a guy appear to run past me, but instead he lag switched next to me and killed me and only after he killed me did he appear next to me. PVP is near unplayable in it's current state and it's been that way. Aircraft have SERIOUS issues (just released). They can randomly despawn particularly in Z3 and randomly bug out to where you can't fly it and it just falls into the ground (no not stalling). Really stupid game mechanic that BLOWS UP your car if it's in water too long (15 seconds) and kills you if you're near. Then your body can't be searched your character just wants to drink water instead of getting his gear back. The game is just off the charts buggy right now and a lot of kinks to work out.

Is the game worth it? Absolutely.
Is it worth it to actually play and enjoy long term in it's current state? Absolutely NOT.
DayZ is actually far better than this is as far as bugs right now. I do like the metabolism in Scum, but in DayZ it basically takes a headshot to kill anyone the medical methods on there allow you to remain alive after a beating. On Scum I shot a friend in the foot at full HP with a crossbow and it killed him.
So I wouldn't recommend it if you're looking for a game to jump into and enjoy. If you want to try something new and get involved in the community go for it. The community is a lot more salty than the first few months of release, but you'll find some decent players in there some where.

My opinion is the game isn't recommendable as of right now until it works a little better. Basically expect to lose your vehicle and gear instantly to some stupid bug no one knew about. I have no doubt this dev team will get the job done in time.

Absolutely great game and dev team. You wont find a more dedicated caring dev team out there. The game has come a long way and the gameplay is fun (mostly with friends only and in single player). Multiplayer is off the charts laggy. If you hop in a car and your buddy is driving on his screen hes driving on the road on your screen hes crashing into trees buildings and even channeling his inner bird self and taking flight. Lag switching in PVP is too easy. Had a guy appear to run past me, but instead he lag switched next to me and killed me and only after he killed me did he appear next to me. PVP is near unplayable in it's current state and it's been that way. Aircraft have SERIOUS issues (just released). They can randomly despawn particularly in Z3 and randomly bug out to where you can't fly it and it just falls into the ground (no not stalling). Really stupid game mechanic that BLOWS UP your car if it's in water too long (15 seconds) and kills you if you're near. Then your body can't be searched your character just wants to drink water instead of getting his gear back. The game is just off the charts buggy right now and a lot of kinks to work out. Is the game worth it? Absolutely. Is it worth it to actually play and enjoy long term in it's current state? Absolutely NOT. DayZ is actually far better than this is as far as bugs right now. I do like the metabolism in Scum, but in DayZ it basically takes a headshot to kill anyone the medical methods on there allow you to remain alive after a beating. On Scum I shot a friend in the foot at full HP with a crossbow and it killed him. So I wouldn't recommend it if you're looking for a game to jump into and enjoy. If you want to try something new and get involved in the community go for it. The community is a lot more salty than the first few months of release, but you'll find some decent players in there some where. My opinion is the game isn't recommendable as of right now until it works a little better. Basically expect to lose your vehicle and gear instantly to some stupid bug no one knew about. I have no doubt this dev team will get the job done in time.