So, is the game worth playing? Seems like this has just gone FREE!

It's always worth trying when it is free!
But yea, I heared this game r00lz.

IT'S THE FRICKEN BEST GAME EVAARRR WITH SOURCE ENGINGE!!!!! DL IT DL IT!!!

I have downloaded it, but HOW THE HELL DO I CONNECT TO A SERVER?! I refresh but nothing comes up.

Yes, had the same problem. No servers! I connected via game-monitor.com and read about the server issues. But, I saw a complete list hours later. People on the web say just try exiting the game and then trying to connect to a server later. Steam is just too full of players =D!

Thing is, the game is great. BUT it has been ruined with all this in game buying crap. It gives people an unfair advantage. Not everyone is going to pay for stuff.
It was a lot better without the buying of items

It could be expected that when a game is made free, they still catch some money with 'premium services'.
All free games I know have this, Battlefield Heroes, War Rock, etc.