Yeah, I was pretty underwhelmed by the game myself. Even sat and watched a live stream to the very end with zero fucks given.
But when I saw multiplayer and the cat and mouse hacking, I was in love.
One player hacked this guy who, as a result, became frantic trying to find him. So the guy began indiscriminately shooting nearby citizens in a plaza trying to find the player hacking him, like a scene from a terror plot unfolding. Eventually, the police pinned him down and there was a massive shoot out. While watching this all unfold safely behind a truck, the player triggered a blackout during the police shoot out and walked away with the info.
It was at that moment I realized I need to buy this game, badly.
So about that hacking... is it just random people or does it matchmake you with your friends if they're online?