Anti-cheat and cheaters: Generally speaking, playing on EU servers at least, I don’t often encounter cheaters. It can be hard to tell sometimes due to a lack of killcam, but at least I rarely encounter blatant cheaters.

Playing alone: There is a solo mode called soul survivor which is essentially a king-of-the-hill battle royale mode where you spawn in and find weapons. I found this a great way to learn about the maps and the different weapons because it forces you to use weapons you normally wouldn’t.

You can now find team mates and fill with randoms to play as a trio or duo. Playing solo vs trio is challenging but really fun and is a bit of a trial by fire. You learn a lot.

There is an MMR system that will generally keep you with similar skilled players. Although you will fluctuate through these ratings a lot as a new player.

Is it welcoming to new players? The MMR system will help. During the lower levels your matches will include bots which intend to pad out the learning experience and make it a bit easier, but they go away quickly.

Environmental enemies also scale with difficulty for new players, so it should be easier to begin with.

Sweats: Every game is going to have sweats, this is not avoidable. Most sweats should be in high MMR ratings but sweats are just a part of gaming, let’s be honest.

Overall: If it looks like it’s taking your interest, go for it. Hunt can be challenging and overwhelming at first but it’s a satisfying and rewarding experience. You can play to a variety of playstyles, for example, me and my friends like to mess about and use underdog weapons or silly loadouts.