[TLDR at bottom]
Despite reading a lot of negative reviews for this game, I pulled the trigger and bought it for myself and a friend. I must say I was not disappointed in the slightest. Coming from RUST, I can say that Deadside is a much better survival-shooter experience. Finding guns and gear is pretty easy in vanilla servers and extremely easy in servers with modified loot spawns. You are able to loot up a town or two, and jump right into the action killing ai scavs and other players. The mission system is also very intuitive and provides challenge through out your progression. I still find my heart beating out of my chest while doing harder events even with high tier gear armor and guns. The PvP is also very satisfying, as even a fresh spawn with a shotgun can kill a super geared player if they play smart. The best way i can describe Deadside is a mix of Rust, Tarkov, DayZ, and Scum, bit without the BS from each,

TLDR: Awesome game with great potential, great time solo, even better with friends. Very enjoyable experience even in early access.