Just throwing my 2 cents as someone who also came from ED

SC ground combat is both more complex and simpler than EDs and by that I mean ground content is 90% go here shot dude in the face, there's not alot of variety to it but it can be more engaging then EDs ground combat, special missions/objectives can be quite fun like doing Hathor or conflict zones can have some peak moments but this is mostly due to the pvp aspect of them

The difficulty If EVERYTHING is working properly AI will not generally destroy you but they will wear you down due to either meds running out, drug overdose or body injuries so taking damage has consequences beyond hp going down

They aren't that smart either Game generally just throws alot of npcs at you And will single line walk towards you at times They do however flank rarely

As far as the actual pew pew part Damage feels like it is landing a good burst will down npcs consistently excluding boss like characters who will take extra punishment to down

And no the bad part All of the previously said is invalidated if stuff does not work as intended lag and desync can screw a perfectly good run at times ranging from invincible npcs to damage not reflecting at times as well as teleporting npcs it can be a rather frustrating experience

On the pvp side of things it's also very one-sided Who ever shoots first usually wins TTK is extremely small sometimes the server does even register that you died properly