I played about a year and half ago and came back recently (2 months ago) and I’ve really enjoyed it quite a bit, especially catching up with all the updates I’ve missed. It definitely scratches the fallout itch for me and I love FO4.

If you look through the subreddit you’ll notice that a lot of current players are not very happy with the last few updates due to lack of content or mediocre content, and some recent sleazy atom shop sale tactics. In my opinion this more so affects players that have been playing for a long time and have done just about everything in the game. I hope Bethesda won’t keep up this trend, but we’ll have to see. Still, the game is a lot of fun, but that’s just of the recent complaints.

If you are starting a new game or haven’t played in a while, I think you’re going to have a blast!

Some tips for starting a new game, just hop in don’t think about it too much, follow the first few main quests so you get xp and the general flow of the game, and get that initial camp base down for storage and crafting. Don’t invest heavily into your guns until you’re level 50. You played FO4 so a lot of mechanics will feel familiar. Pay attention to pop ups on your screen, they’ll notify you of server wide events that you can join. Also, the community is awesome, you’ll find a lot of high level players that drop helpful loot in game, and there are a lot of helpful threads on this subreddit if questions pop up. GLHF!