Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. xenrayz
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    TL;DR Save your money, save your time, don't get this game.
    Best example of where greed killed a quite good game. I used to love this game, but ever since they started throwing out half a**ed DLC I've been sceptical towards their doing. Now when they decided to introduce micro-transaction after previously making a promise there would be non, that just break the spirit of the community.
  2. djangoh
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Welcome to Greedfest!

    So the microtransactions are here to stay, even though Overkill previously stated that Payday 2 would have no microtransactions (and shame on us for thinking it would!). In addition to this lack of understanding between the developers and the community, some members of the development team are being outrageously rude towards paying customers. This conversation    Welcome to Greedfest!

    So the microtransactions are here to stay, even though Overkill previously stated that Payday 2 would have no microtransactions (and shame on us for thinking it would!). In addition to this lack of understanding between the developers and the community, some members of the development team are being outrageously rude towards paying customers.

    This conversation also brings up the question of what Overkill are actually doing right now? Almir Listo has stated that they added microtransactions because they made their team larger to help develop their game on other platforms. And at the same time, nothing has done to fix the game on consoles. Instead, the developers believe that people who are upset that their product isn't working should just buy it again. Because Overkill reeeaaalllyyy needs more money after developing a game that ended up being profitable before pre-ordering was over. Oh, and they've made $110 worth of DLC content for people to spend money on as well.

    There is also the matter of Starbreeze's 2015 Financial Report. In this document, the following is stated; "Starbreeze fourth quarter will be added to the successful history of the company with net sales reaching 72.0 MSEK, an increase by 41 per cent year on year. Total revenues reached its highest point since the launch of PAYDAY 2 growing with 72 per cent Year on Year. Our best selling franchise, PAYDAY 2, grew at all time high 53% reaching 71.1 MSEK." So basically when their investors ask Starbreeze and Overkill how their stocks are doing, the companies can respond by saying that their game is now making record-breaking profits. Then when they community asks them to remove microtransactions and keep their word, Overkill tells us thatthey just aren't making enough money yet.

    So screw you Overkill. You should see that you've made some pretty awful decisions, and hopefully you can bring all of this terrible PR to a close by keeping to your word a little more.

    Thought I would add this just to show that Overkill added microtransactions whole being completely aware that they had previously said there would be no microtransactions in the game. Here's a quote from a reddit AMA by Almir Listo. When asked why they decided to add microtransactions after their earlier statements about it, he responds with "Of course we knew what we had said [about microtransactions], but we never thought it'd be taken as negatively as it did." Here's an Amir to English translation: "Yeah we said that, but f**k you. It's gonna make us more money!    … Expand
  3. nd4spd
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    When Payday 2 was released it was a horrible game. Unbalanced and with some of the absolute most nonsensical game design I have ever witnessed. A couple years on and it's interesting to see the game developers have not learned a single thing (and a number of the serious problems are still here).

    With regards to business however, they've hit the gold mine, they learned a lot in the    When Payday 2 was released it was a horrible game. Unbalanced and with some of the absolute most nonsensical game design I have ever witnessed. A couple years on and it's interesting to see the game developers have not learned a single thing (and a number of the serious problems are still here).

    With regards to business however, they've hit the gold mine, they learned a lot in the methods and tactics of swindling and lying to people.

    Payday 2 managed to win browny points primarily for its concept (heists) which as yet had not been often explored in the videogame market. Through the years small teams of dedicated players, modders and hackers have helped to fix the game when Overkill were too stubborn or too stupid to make simple fixes or balance the game properly. The developers have struggled long and hard to puzzle and irritate their own community to death. Whilst always looking to keep a '1 step forward 2 step backwards' philosophy in mind with regards to systematically creating the biggest mess of backwards design the gaming community will likely ever witness.

    Finally, they have seen fit to end it all, and have stomped on the head of their dog repeatedly until, yelping in agony, it has sputtered its final death rattle.

    Well done Overkill, here lies your legacy, Pay2Day: The Hustle.    … Expand
  4. zaldra
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Do not buy this game. The developer "Overkill" has lied to the community about micro-transactions , ignored pleas to fix bugs in the game since beta and claim to be "independent" while having a publisher back them up.
  5. void-e-d
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    Well this game is actually fun as **** however the company running it is currently attempting brand suicide. Don't buy this game. you will regret it. it wants your money, not your time.
  6. NimbleJack3
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 is unfortunately now a wasteland of poor developer decisions. The game is now microtransaction-focused on top of purchasing the base game and the dozens of DLC packs. OVERKILL has no idea what they're doing, and they're running the game into the ground for money as they blindly stumble around trying to guess what players want instead of asking them.
  7. Kaleson
    Nov 16, 2015
    1
    Good game.
    Used to be. Before Overkill introduced microtransactions and skins that boost guns' stats. Despite claiming they hate them and that they will NEVER cripple their game with MTs. Dick move, OVK, dick move.
    Oh, and there are also DLCs with owerpowered weapons like flamethrower, minigun or RPG.
    1/10 just because it's still fun. Sort of.
  8. Jammerock2000
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    This game has been ruined due to lie after lie from the developers. Not only have they ignored the community time and time again, ruined the work of many modders and community members (such as PD2stats), but continued to promise that they would listen to the community. The amount of content in this game blatantly locked away behind DLC is just astounding, and on top of that the game is A.)This game has been ruined due to lie after lie from the developers. Not only have they ignored the community time and time again, ruined the work of many modders and community members (such as PD2stats), but continued to promise that they would listen to the community. The amount of content in this game blatantly locked away behind DLC is just astounding, and on top of that the game is A.) not free (understandable, one-time pay for a game is fine) but also B.) full of microtransactions that don't just affect how weapons look, but also give stat boosts, and chances of exp/money boosts.

    This isn't even scratching the surface of the bad practices the developer has done, and because of it I leave this negative review.    … Expand
  9. Nake
    Nov 19, 2015
    0
    Good game, bad developers, liar Almir Listo.
    Hackers, microtransactions, no interest by users and the community, 33 debuff and useless DLCs, no transparency, no one believes them, the game was murdered by the developers.
  10. ojetemoreno
    Nov 19, 2015
    0
    Overkill makes Bad decisions that f*k a great game. A tons of DLC 's and adding micro transactions made it ( they said they wouldn't). Don't buy it, stay strong.
  11. GenghisSwan
    Jan 10, 2016
    0
    Must I really reiterate what many others have said before me?

    It's been a couple of months, but people are still displeased.

    Overkill can NOT be forgiven for this.

    Want a more in-depth explanation? Find one on YouTube, search the user reviews on Steam or on Metacritic, you'll find your answers.
  12. SkormAvo
    Jan 12, 2016
    0
    Très décevant, des développeurs qui trahissent leurs promesses...
    Il y a un paquet de DLC, même avec les promos Steam, pour tous les avoirs on se retrouve quand même a 27 Euros passés. Ca fais mal.
  13. tHemecZe
    Jan 12, 2016
    0
    Went Pay2Win micro-transaction BS after most of us put $150 or more into the game and DLCs with the promise of no micro-transactions or pay to win. This game company is just another sack of lying garbage like so many others.
  14. The_Beaverst
    Jan 12, 2016
    0
    It's not about the micros but for the overall treatment of developers to the community. The completely overkill pack reward was the icing on the cake.
  15. daveandbobeat
    Jan 17, 2016
    0
    Microtransactions. Bad Developers. Used to be a great game and had tons of DLC which cost an insane amount of money for a game but it was all worth it. Now they got even more greedy and added microtransactions. They lied and cheated all the fans. Terrible move.
  16. Ercaritah
    Jan 26, 2016
    0
    Si el juego esta de puta madre, es muy divertido sobretodo si se juega con amigos pero la cagaron muchísimo con los dlc y las microtransacciones overkill se merece quebrar por eso.
  17. PiggyOink
    Jul 4, 2020
    0
    Game has micro transactions, it's grindy, most weapons are completely useless. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.
  18. Gonzo7
    Sep 16, 2013
    0
    I am giving this game a 0 because its no where near a user score of 7.9 after the developers updated the game with a patch on September 14-th. Unfortunately they have ruined the game with a new broken economy system and more. When Payday arrives you will be disappointed! You will also have to play for 5 billion years before leveling up. The difficulty "improvements" needs a closer lookI am giving this game a 0 because its no where near a user score of 7.9 after the developers updated the game with a patch on September 14-th. Unfortunately they have ruined the game with a new broken economy system and more. When Payday arrives you will be disappointed! You will also have to play for 5 billion years before leveling up. The difficulty "improvements" needs a closer look to! Save your money for another game or wait to see if they fix the game. Originally the game was great with a few bugs, now its just awful.… Expand
  19. cavemanwmd
    Aug 27, 2013
    4
    Payday 2 is a decent game at it's core that was released too soon, had content advertised that didn't make it into the game and is doused with bad design decisions. The developers have treated their community poorly with a lack of communication and deleted threads on the steam users forums. With proper actions taken the game has the potential to be a solid 8. however it is doubtful thisPayday 2 is a decent game at it's core that was released too soon, had content advertised that didn't make it into the game and is doused with bad design decisions. The developers have treated their community poorly with a lack of communication and deleted threads on the steam users forums. With proper actions taken the game has the potential to be a solid 8. however it is doubtful this will ever happen. They have stated repeatedly that the game is finished in its current state.… Expand
  20. Ghoster
    Oct 9, 2013
    3
    I really loved 1st game. Cool, refreshing and FUN!!! 2nd part is too complicated. You cannot occasionally play few rounds. You need hours and hours just to learn what to do on each mission. Until then you must survive all hates from other players with more play hours. Even when you learn it's not even close fun as 1st part. Most of the features are totally silly. Etc. when you finish heistI really loved 1st game. Cool, refreshing and FUN!!! 2nd part is too complicated. You cannot occasionally play few rounds. You need hours and hours just to learn what to do on each mission. Until then you must survive all hates from other players with more play hours. Even when you learn it's not even close fun as 1st part. Most of the features are totally silly. Etc. when you finish heist you don't have escape car on map or something. You must search randomly until you learn after few rounds. Who would go to bank robbery without knowing where escape car would be?? Had big expectations, but deleted game. If I want heist, would play 1st part rather!… Expand
  21. SInvicem
    Aug 28, 2013
    1
    Lack of promised Content, It was stated in many reviews to have 30 heists Split between multiple days. The devs now claim that each day of a heist counts as 1 heist. Even so there aren't 30. Constant reshuffling of abilities for each class, with seemingly no direction as to what each class is attempting to achieve. 0 content past level 40. At the end of the day you're sold 11 missions withLack of promised Content, It was stated in many reviews to have 30 heists Split between multiple days. The devs now claim that each day of a heist counts as 1 heist. Even so there aren't 30. Constant reshuffling of abilities for each class, with seemingly no direction as to what each class is attempting to achieve. 0 content past level 40. At the end of the day you're sold 11 missions with 100 levels to grind repeating the same 11 missions over and over and over. By the time you realize there is no more missions to unlock you have already done every mission 30 or 40 times.… Expand
  22. Litorah
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    To OVK, you may benefit alot in the short-term from microtransaction but I am absolutely certain that in the long run, this greedy move of yours will definitely hurt you in the long term. One day when it starts becoming obvious that it was a short-sighted move for quick profit and you decide to remove it, we will all be gone and it will be too late.
  23. funkygames
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    The game is not bad and can actually be a lot of fun, but the devs sure did pull an "F you" to the community which they seemed to "cherish and take care of".

    They provided free heists and also did some paid DLC to keep the money flowing, this was ok for a time. THEN... the latest updates just broke the game, and they added microtransactions (which they said would never do). Now    The game is not bad and can actually be a lot of fun, but the devs sure did pull an "F you" to the community which they seemed to "cherish and take care of".

    They provided free heists and also did some paid DLC to keep the money flowing, this was ok for a time.

    THEN...

    the latest updates just broke the game, and they added microtransactions (which they said would never do). Now they hide in shame.

    Well then, I guess we'd better move on to the next thing.    … Expand
  24. manofinaction
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    The developer for this game broke promises they made early on regarding their business model, specifically that microtransactions within the game (for items, weapons, unlockers, et cetera) would never be a part of the game. The Crimefest update goes against the original promise and what the community values and appreciates the game to be.
  25. Unlimitfai
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Why? Don't ask me. Just ask why Ovekill lied to all of us and **** us up with micro-transaction with all that DLCs remain. Haha so funny isn't it? They haven't earn enough money with one single **** game.
  26. pizzaman1
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Game bugs risen up even the today's patch (CRIMEFEST day 6). Nearly any maps with the turret truck is unplayable thanks to its bullets! this proves ovk does not care about QA.
  27. Heksor
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    2015's Crimefest introduced microtransactions, even though the company stated many times before, that PAYDAY 2 won't have microtransactions. A now ruined game made by a company of amoral liars.
  28. EvanWilliams
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    It's a grindy mess with obnoxious DLC and microtransactions. Probably just about 75% of the weapons are locked behind a paywall. If you want to be vaguely as powerful as other people, you're going to have to buy at least one pack of DLC. If you want to have a decent weapon in your grenade slot, you HAVE to buy that pack. Not until the recent ninja pack could you have anything at all inIt's a grindy mess with obnoxious DLC and microtransactions. Probably just about 75% of the weapons are locked behind a paywall. If you want to be vaguely as powerful as other people, you're going to have to buy at least one pack of DLC. If you want to have a decent weapon in your grenade slot, you HAVE to buy that pack. Not until the recent ninja pack could you have anything at all in that slot if you only had the base game. That is you needed to buy the game and then some to be on par with who you're playing with. Now they're making you farm safe boxes to gain skins for weapons you may not even have, because they give you stat bonuses. Unlocking safes of course cost money per box.… Expand
  29. TakeThis
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Never lie to your customers, hopefully it never pays off. But just in case you get away with it here is my 2 cents, This game is half finished on basically all platforms its been released on with a clear focus on rather making DLC than fixing it, and finally going back on their word. You're welcome Overkill, enjoy my meta vote.
  30. Limo
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    It was a great game, but the developers have become arrogant and spoiled it with microtransactions. RIP Payday 2. GG WP.
    P.S. ну и мрази же вы, отвратительно
  31. bv728
    Oct 21, 2015
    1
    If Crimewave safes and drills were 100% free, dropped every match, this would still be bad, because the safes are not smart loot. Game is now pay to play, pay to dlc, and pay to win.
  32. maradona
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Overkill is worse than EA,this game should be called pay2win,not payday 2,more than 400 hrs wasted,thanks overkill,and f......you very much!!oh,i almost forgot this game has tons of bugs,connection problems,filled with hackers and the developers don't listen to the community,do i need to say more?
  33. sloshedcarter
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Micro transactions. Enough said. But meta critic needs me to write 150 characters. What else needs to be said? Horrible business practice. Oh look there's 150 characters.
  34. FearlessChair
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    @Overkill,

    In the coming days you will receive a lot of hate from your community. And that is completely understandable since you muddied our game with your pay-2-win ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. See, I personally don't care about microtransactions in a game. It adds a new way for developers to earn the money they need to continue developing the game that I play. But the microtransactions can't be allowed    @Overkill,

    In the coming days you will receive a lot of hate from your community. And that is completely understandable since you muddied our game with your pay-2-win ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. See, I personally don't care about microtransactions in a game. It adds a new way for developers to earn the money they need to continue developing the game that I play. But the microtransactions can't be allowed to offer any mechanical differences or you will get a game that is pay-2-win. Even if the changes are completely negligible, this will still start you on a road where eventually they won't be negligible anymore.

    A lot of people are probably wondering why you would even do this, it's not like it's that hard to foresee how this would go. Unfortunately, the truth probably is that you did foresee this would happen, and you simply just don't care. And why would you? What do you have to lose at this point time? Most of us have already paid for the game and all the DLCs, and it's not like we're going to buy them twice. So you've realized that you have milked most of us for all that you can, and now it's time to add microtransactions so you can milk the rest of your fanbase for whatever is left before you put down this old cow and start cultivating your next cow.

    But what you probably can't see is that someone has to feed your cows, and that is us. But now everyone effing hates your guts. So from now on all your cows will be sick, because we will only feed them with poisoned food. And that's your fault! You ruined this community, and now you have to live with it. You might get more milk, but the taste it leaves in your mouths will be stale and sour. Because every time you go to milk your cow you will see all these hateful posts and that will really hurt your feelings. I know it will, because I'm a developer too. And I know how much it hurts when people criticize your work, and I can only imagine how much it must hurt when people show outright hate towards you and your game.

    I really hope you take this to heart and decide to try and heal this community. You probably won't ever be able to completely heal the wounds you caused, but you might still be able to make sure it scars nicely. Please don't hang us out to bleed, or you will completely kill this community and your fanbase.

    Until you fix this I will of course leave a negative review and advise everyone to stay the hell away from your toxic business. But I hope to be able to change this to a positive review again some time in the near future, because this game was truly great, and one of my absolute favorite games.

    TL;DR: The developers has introduced a Pay-2-Win system into this otherwise (former) great game (something they promised multiple times would NEVER EVER happen), and will probably soon abandon it completely in favor of their next cow to be milked. For now I'd advise everyone to stay the hell away from this game, and stay the hell away from Overkill and Starbreeze Studios, because they evidently don't care about their community and if you support people like that you will only be disappointed.    … Expand
  35. Pay2winDay
    Nov 20, 2015
    0
    This year's Crimefest checklist:
    a) Free microtransactions update and **** weapon rebalance - shotguns are less worth than dog poop now;
    b) **** masks; c) A port of Brave New World from Cod Ghosts renamed to Aftershock; d) Stealth and Loud filter (meh, i guess day 4 was decent) e) A bipod attachment and a new MG ( MG is fine, but bipod is useless for difficulties like Overkill and    This year's Crimefest checklist:
    a) Free microtransactions update and **** weapon rebalance - shotguns are less worth than dog poop now;
    b) **** masks;
    c) A port of Brave New World from Cod Ghosts renamed to Aftershock;
    d) Stealth and Loud filter (meh, i guess day 4 was decent)
    e) A bipod attachment and a new MG ( MG is fine, but bipod is useless for difficulties like Overkill and Deathwish, where you need to be constantly moving around if you want to stay alive.)
    f) The most overplayed heist from PDTH and drill drops which have a drop chance from nill to slim
    g) Preferred character selection of up to 4 characters. If your favourite character (for example Dallas) is selected it switches to your 2nd one (for example Hoxton). Its good, but it would have been better to just select the character you want while you wait in lobby.
    h) More **** masks and **** turret rebalance.
    i) Slaughterhouse port.I liked day 9. Slaughterhouse is my favourite PDTH heist.
    j) Useless jump animation.    … Expand
  36. Pifflestick
    Nov 5, 2013
    0
    Installed the game, started playing and instantly the sound was stuttering constantly. Went to the safe house and the game froze every few seconds. I looked everywhere for a fix but there is none. I paid $30 for this and am thoroughly disappointed, the developers got their payday, but I sure didn't.
  37. nxrighthere
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Developers choose the worst possible way to earn money on this game. They don't want to make a good quality content, they just want a cow that can be easily milked.
  38. tyler6936
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions. I Loved this game until they lied to us. they said that they will never bring microtransactions into the game. 2 years later. microtransactions

    I will still play and love this game but until they remove microtransactions they are getting a thumbs down. ;(
  39. LordXam
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions that alter weapon stats and skins , dlc , dlC, dLC , DLC more hollow dlc - stop plz god !

    p.s. The game is to take on the sale at a huge discount and 2 DLС with new maps - go with your friends and forget this dying project.
    A good example of how money spoil people - started well end up on bad = (
  40. kennyljs
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    What can I say about this game, when the devs lied about no microtransaction ever. Of course I understand it is a business. Of course they need to earn money, but does going against what you promised is a good way to portrait yourself as a company? If my friend lied to me, I would be very angry at my friend. Or I would stop being a friend to that lying friend. Same goes for a company. If IWhat can I say about this game, when the devs lied about no microtransaction ever. Of course I understand it is a business. Of course they need to earn money, but does going against what you promised is a good way to portrait yourself as a company? If my friend lied to me, I would be very angry at my friend. Or I would stop being a friend to that lying friend. Same goes for a company. If I buy a product that sells on it promises that it will have no microtransaction, then later on put in microtransactions, how is that not something to get angry about? It has nothing to do with the microtransactions, but more about the character of the company. If they are going to lie and break a promise this time, what about the next time? And the next next time? Do we forgive them every time?
    You tell me. If we get angry and won't trust a friend because of lying, why should be act any different if it is a company?    … Expand
  41. dasdasdasdas
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Decent game turned bad by abusive developers 0/10. Once there was a game called PayDay. Here people would go around shooting police. But then one day developer, Ovekill decided to take the name Payday a little too seriously and added microtransexuals and weapon skins.
  42. pokey93
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. pay2win day, promised to NEVER ADD MICROTRANSACTIONS, then celebrates it's anniversary by doing so. Not to mention you pay to get stats on skins, and they implemented this where the only option was to buy them.

    Well they changed some things which allows people to get what others are buying through cash BUT STILL it is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to do so.    … Expand
  43. Suseraf
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    The game is going in the wrong direction, tones of microtransactions, buggy net code, terrible coding, no testing on new content, do i have to keep going?
  44. logicmotion
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    it used to be a great game untill just recently its an awful disappointment wish i could delete it from my library forever. They break promises and go back on what they said
  45. SquiglyPea
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    I've supported and followed the Payday series since the original around 4 years ago. I thought of Overkill on the same level as developers I could trust like Vlambeer, Tripwire Interactive and Edmund McMillen and suffice to say I was dead wrong. Overkill once was a respectable company, but they have progressively been pushing their game without rest in the wrong direction for anI've supported and followed the Payday series since the original around 4 years ago. I thought of Overkill on the same level as developers I could trust like Vlambeer, Tripwire Interactive and Edmund McMillen and suffice to say I was dead wrong. Overkill once was a respectable company, but they have progressively been pushing their game without rest in the wrong direction for an unbelievable amount of time and it's reached a point of no return for both me and many others as clearly shown with the sudden spike of negativity.
    They have lied to, exploited and disrespected their die-hard fan base in the pursuit of petty monetary gain under the guise of wanting to "stay independent". I've never seen a small team need the amount of revenue that they seem to claim they're in desperate need of. Other developers, some of which mentioned earlier have made excellent products, in a smaller team and with FAR less DLC being shoved down the community's throats. Keyword also being excellent, Payday is buggy, on a rather pathetic engine, but it's a niche game that fills a role most games can't for people, so it's easy to look pass. They also do update often, but also introducing more problems that either never get fixed or are addressed in a very untimely manner. However, to sell this low quality at double the price of games like the Witcher 3? Please.
    I'm not here to simply talk about why one company deserves more money than another though, Overkill has time and again ignored the pleas of their fans and basically ran the game as if they had earbuds on the entire time, and it's their right to do what they want, but that doesn't make them any less of horrible people. I can't believe I have held onto their wretched business practices for this long and I could want nothing more than for them to receive the backlash they so rightfully deserve.
    When you're so outraged at a developer you've been following for nearly half a decade that you feel the need to make an account on metacritic to voice your disgust, you know they've sullied their once decent reputation. I hope they become an example for what NOT to do to your community for future game developers.
    There's more I could probably address and this is not the best worded review, but there are many reliable sources out there that properly display the atrocity that is Overkill, thank you for reading.    … Expand
  46. SergeantNumnutz
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Don't waste a cent on this game because you're just going to have to waste more on it for all the **** DLC they release. Oh, and you also have to pay money to have a chance at getting a good skin.
    Oh, and that skin you get could be for a weapon that's from a DLC you don't own requiring you to buy said DLC to use said skin.
  47. EggsYumYum
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Any company which **** its community this hard deserves every negative review possible.

    The game was good, Overkill seemed like the only company that cared, then DLC after DLC- which for most games would be too much but for Payday 2 we saw as reasonable for some reason.

    Now micro-transactions have crushed the spirit of those who still remained committed to the game.
  48. Macbuk
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Devs keep on lying and changing their promises. Good game, but can't recommend. Avoid at all cost, until the devs realise that what mess they've made.
  49. NekoMaO
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    This was a great game to begin with, i have spent tons of hours into this game, but currently now 2015, with the latest update, all guns were neft to ground except pistol, with the excuse by saying it is weapon rebalance, and then introduce micro-transactions where players have to spend real money or grind the game for countless hours just for the sake of 1 drill to unlock the safe inThis was a great game to begin with, i have spent tons of hours into this game, but currently now 2015, with the latest update, all guns were neft to ground except pistol, with the excuse by saying it is weapon rebalance, and then introduce micro-transactions where players have to spend real money or grind the game for countless hours just for the sake of 1 drill to unlock the safe in order to get skins for the weapon, which affects the weapon buffing it up to become stronger.
    The Current game has devolved itself into a Pay2Win game, they should have rename the game as well.

    Disappointed with Overkill developer, Almir, you lied to us, in 2013, you promise the game would have no micro-transactions, but now?    … Expand
  50. Ramalamading
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Think this game is about buying DLCs. You pay, that makes their day. Took me a while to understand the name.)
    There is a goty of this game, but i guess it is unfinished too, containing only around half the DLCs.
    Definately needs more DLCs, would be fun then.
  51. Fluffy_Eevee
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Was a great game until they released microtransactions after saying they would never do that.

    They also tend to ignore the community and they keep saying "We listen to the community"
    As long as they get money, they listen of course.
  52. kandayu
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Was a great game and I loved it till they added micro-transactions, which to make even worse give stats to guns, great way to ruin a good game no one should buy this game in its current state.
  53. Davidvm1
    Oct 22, 2015
    2
    Dont buy this game if you want to see my reasoning look at the steam payday rating page im bunny now i have to fill the 150 character word count oh look im done
  54. rensieee
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    The devs promised we wouldn't have microtransactions, now here they are. Together with bugfixes as community "rewards", some stupid masks, and some songs.
  55. nodork
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    - **** of dlc
    - Microtransactions for keys/drills to unlock cases/safes wich may contain skins for weaponry you dont even own (dlc weapons).
    - Devs lied to their fans repeatedly
    - Toxic community
  56. vinnielycan
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Overkill, this is sincerely my thumbs up to your ruffian and contradictory acts!
    Almir, you were once my hero, now you are more hated than Hector himself.
    Have a good life, i'm sure i will, I am not hated by almost all the community of a game I made ^^
  57. supermariozelda
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Terrible developer. DO NOT BUY! The devs are liars and attempt to milk you for money through locking almost every weapon unless you buy dlc + Microtransactions.
  58. Tallakah
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    If i wanted to play cs:go i would have bought cs:go, don't make false promises and then fill our game with microtransactions that modify gun stats. I can forgive the constant DLC, but this takes the cake, im giving it 0/10 because i feel robed and this is the only way that Overkill will learn from their mistakes
  59. Seemd
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    PayCounter-GlobalDay. Open Safes with the new micro transactions added into the game even though the developers have promised that they would never add them.
  60. A_Margatroid
    Aug 31, 2013
    0
    This game could have been good. Could have been. Unfortunately, it's plagued by two major problems:

    -You have to pay in-game money to do the missions you want to do when you want to do them. -The game just bugged out and erased something like 20 hours of my progress. If you want to have a fun experience robbing banks/armored trucks/etc... with your friends, get the first PayDay. If    This game could have been good. Could have been. Unfortunately, it's plagued by two major problems:

    -You have to pay in-game money to do the missions you want to do when you want to do them.
    -The game just bugged out and erased something like 20 hours of my progress.

    If you want to have a fun experience robbing banks/armored trucks/etc... with your friends, get the first PayDay. If you want to have a frustrating experience not being able to do the missions you want on the difficulties you want and maybe getting out of everything you've worked for by bugs, then play this game.    … Expand
  61. Muuvinki
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    It used to be such a good game before developers decided to go full retard.
    They added p2w skins to the game which for example makes pistols now stronger than most rifles.

    At its current condition this game should no longer be played or supported in any way. Walk away don't look back.
  62. gerikeify566
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Micro-transactions... from now on most likely only new skins will be added.
    No new maps, nothing.
    Only this kind of ,,content". Notice that sarcastic way i say content.
    This is why PD2 gets a negative from me.
  63. Ninja-Hamster
    Oct 21, 2015
    3
    Payday 2 was ace. It was great to play. I made new friends in multiplayer.

    However there was a lot of items you had to pay extra to get called DLC items. Which meant you could not have any machine gun, grenades or sniper rifle without paying. These are just the basic weapons. One should be available. Then they created new bad guys that anyone without DLC items struggled to kill    Payday 2 was ace. It was great to play. I made new friends in multiplayer.

    However there was a lot of items you had to pay extra to get called DLC items. Which meant you could not have any machine gun, grenades or sniper rifle without paying. These are just the basic weapons. One should be available.

    Then they created new bad guys that anyone without DLC items struggled to kill without a large group and using nearly all there ammo on this one bad guy. Anyone with DLC could kill him easily.

    Then they provided group activities with offer of rewards. However you had to spend real money called micro transactions to use them. That is not a reward but a bill or invoice.

    They also nerfed my guns practically forcing people to give them money.

    I appreciate the need to make money but don't lie and don't milk the fans for everything you can.

    I now feel like I would be a traitor to all the decent people of the community if I played Payday 2 and that would be the end of the friends I gained if I don't.    … Expand
  64. Styke
    Nov 29, 2015
    1
    Years ago i gave this a 9 and boy, what a way to tank a franchise. Poor developer decisions abound, and patch after patch further splits the community in this online-only game.
  65. Tornado130
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    Very bad game with very bad developers, very bad characters like john wick, very bad microtransactions very bad graphics, very bad everything. You are very bad person if you play this very bad game.
  66. DrLColt
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    A solid game. An AMAZING game. Ruined. Ruined by greed.
    I felt like this whole thing started with the DLCs... and now it dropped into horrible microtransactions that makes a game (which I remind you is NOT free to play) a pay to win game.
    Sorry Overkill. I loved ya'll... but you disappointed us all :(
  67. S1AnGeR
    Feb 5, 2016
    0
    microtransactions are killing this amazing game. 2013 - best PC game. But only 2013,2014.
    Amir lied. Game filled with bugs, DLC's and now micro-transactions.
  68. Kompakt
    Oct 21, 2015
    2
    This game had variety. HAD. With the amount of Micro transactions, this game is robbing you instead of you robbing banks. The AI in this game is terrible. They don't have human behavior. I mean the concept is cool. This game is not worth getting.
  69. TheLegacy
    Oct 22, 2015
    1
    Originally, I would have given this game a 8 or 9 out of 10. However, the date of October 15th, 2015, is a date which will live in infamy. On this day, they released Microtransactions, on a $20.00 game with 27 paid-for DLC's, ranging from $3.00 to $7.00. In addition, the Microtransactions unlock gun skin mods which actually give a boost to its stats, which makes the game pay-to-win. Thus,Originally, I would have given this game a 8 or 9 out of 10. However, the date of October 15th, 2015, is a date which will live in infamy. On this day, they released Microtransactions, on a $20.00 game with 27 paid-for DLC's, ranging from $3.00 to $7.00. In addition, the Microtransactions unlock gun skin mods which actually give a boost to its stats, which makes the game pay-to-win. Thus, the game's lost many customers, and I may very well join that number. At the absolute least, I'm never paying for a single DLC from them ever again.… Expand
  70. Dwens
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    about 1100 hrs play time here.

    I have no idea why copy the skins from CS:GO market place?
    payday's dlcs are much enough , why we need waste more money on the useless skins like CS:GO?

    R.I.P Payday2
  71. caesermaximus
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    I do not recomend this game, for the broken promisses, and lies sent to us by this so called companie.
    Please keep your word, after all the challenges on the road to crimefest.
    Some of the Challenges given by OVERKILL, insane to do them all, and guess what the community did not back out. Shame, plain shame. This stays as it is untill you decide to change it back. You should    I do not recomend this game, for the broken promisses, and lies sent to us by this so called companie.
    Please keep your word, after all the challenges on the road to crimefest.

    Some of the Challenges given by OVERKILL, insane to do them all, and guess what the community did not back out.

    Shame, plain shame.

    This stays as it is untill you decide to change it back.

    You should rename it Instead of CRIMFEST, LIEFEST or GREEDFEST.

    I will be watching for your reply to us.    … Expand
  72. JimmyDeSouza
    Oct 24, 2015
    1
    Payday The Heist was and still is amazing.

    Payday 2 was fantastic in the beta, but has got worse and worse and worse over time through shoddy business practices aimed at exploiting an incredibly rabid section of the fanbase at the expense of the game. They have reached a ridiculous lowpoint where they have crammed blatant microtransactions and pay to win (CS:GO cases and skins with    Payday The Heist was and still is amazing.

    Payday 2 was fantastic in the beta, but has got worse and worse and worse over time through shoddy business practices aimed at exploiting an incredibly rabid section of the fanbase at the expense of the game.

    They have reached a ridiculous lowpoint where they have crammed blatant microtransactions and pay to win (CS:GO cases and skins with stat boosts combined with an overall rebalance (and nerf in many instances) of the basic guns)).

    505 and Almir destroyed overkill. Damn him, damn them, damn this whole situation.    … Expand
  73. Iamthetony
    Jan 14, 2016
    2
    Cant even start the game without 3 hours updating of a new dlc that I will never buy it. Also I saw that OVERKILL is just staying with Payday2 and nothing new from them exept the dlcs that are becoming worse every single day and what kind of a serious game will add a GOAT heist.
  74. localhost
    Jul 10, 2016
    0
    What a horrible game. Completely stupid AI (particularly for teammates), enemies that keep spawning again and again in huge amounts, sometimes right behind your back in a area you just cleared... => Not playable in offline mode. Not to mention the ludicrous physics
  75. yoxer
    Aug 13, 2017
    0
    Let me start by saying this: At this point in time, the base game feels almost like a demo.

    What may have once been a fun and interesting co-op shooter has clearly devolved into a microtransaction hell, with an increasing difficulty creep to match it's DLC power creep, leaving vanilla players left in the dust at the harder but oh-so much more rewarding difficulties and creating a    Let me start by saying this: At this point in time, the base game feels almost like a demo.

    What may have once been a fun and interesting co-op shooter has clearly devolved into a microtransaction hell, with an increasing difficulty creep to match it's DLC power creep, leaving vanilla players left in the dust at the harder but oh-so much more rewarding difficulties and creating a community and game where owning the DLC is a requirement. This has resulted in what i'd wager is OVER HALF of the game being paywalled, in both content, difficulty, enjoyability and multiplayer aspects. Although there are ways to circumvent this using the vanilla game on a lucky day, such as having a friend host a DLC mission or using the one or two vanilla loadouts that will actually function on higher difficulties, by and large it is impossible to access these things without DLC. Thankfully enough, Overkill has finally attempted to address this issue of DLC overabundance.

    Unfortunately they've somehow managed to completely botch their solution. While before one could attempt to cope by simply buying the meatiest and most important DLCs to compete with those who owned all the DLCs, they've now amalgamated them into a 40 dollar "Ultimate Edition" bundle, essentially forcing those who wish to delve deeper into what the game has to offer to fork over a full 40 dollars. This has resulted in the full price of what is a 4 YEAR OLD GAME with primitive AI, graphics that were respectable but below-average even for it's time, and a sore lack of optimization and stability costing 80 DOLLARS. You are paying the price of a modern AAA game for this lovable but clearly overvalued package. And if you've happened to hear about DLC unlockers recently, don't even bother. They render the game nigh unplayable online and there's no way to circumvent this.

    All in all, unless you have money to burn I would not recommend buying Payday 2, and even then supporting such extortionate business practices like this is dubious at best.

    This is truly a crying shame because, from a gameplay perspective, Payday 2 is one of the most enjoyable games I've ever played and quite possibly the best co-op game I've ever played. The action, although occasionally disorienting, is intense and fun, with the mayhem enjoyable not only with strangers online but even more so with friends. The guns feel great and their sheer level of customization on top of being able to pick different skills, perk decks and builds gives the game a level of variety that I've not felt in a long time (This variety will disappear in the vanilla game at higher difficulties unless you have the DLC though.)

    The stealth is interesting, but isn't the games main point, nor should it be yours. If you're seeking a stealth game look elsewhere, as the stealth in Payday 2 is buggy and mediocre, although crafted stealth heists like Shadow Raid are quite enjoyable.

    The game leaves plenty of room for progression, with most players never even reaching the full endgame.

    Sure, it might be unrealistic as all hell and some might complain about the "repetition" of blasting through waves of cops or stealthing the same heists, but I honestly never found the gameplay to get old, and I doubt most people will.    … Expand
  76. kezzyhko
    Jun 20, 2021
    4
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  77. shostakn
    Oct 15, 2020
    4
    PAYDAY 2 is a four-player co-op shooter that has you sporting the masks of the original PAYDAY gang – Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains – as they hit on Washington D.C. for an epic crime rampage. The new CRIMENET network offers a vast array of dynamic contracts - choose anything from small-time store rips, cyber-crime or major bank vaults for that lucrative PAYDAY
  78. Diomantium
    May 30, 2021
    0
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  79. bot1000
    May 22, 2021
    1
    Thankfully i didn't have to buy this as I played it at a friends , why this game took so long is anyone's guess it just has so many bad point's both with bugs and the playability of the game itself.
  80. maestrorogu
    Sep 23, 2022
    1
    voice acting all right .
    game soo monotony.
    have worst animation.
    a ton bugs and unoptimized.
    lore is awful.
    have many useless dlc.
    worse character design.
    too much hacker.
    aı awful.
    unbalanced weapons.
    AVOİD THİS GAME
  81. Alca
    Feb 9, 2016
    0
    ScamDay 2 : an Almir's heist edition.ScamDay 2 : an Almir's heist edition.
      .    … Expand
  82. Aelius
    Oct 26, 2015
    1
    I used to really enjoy this game. It was one of the best co-ops out there.
    There was a lot of promised content they never delivered on but it still managed to be a fun game.
    Even though it's always had its issues with bugs and (at points) game breaking glitches. With every update, the game got worse and worse. Some things got fixed, whilst other things broke completely. I don't think    I used to really enjoy this game. It was one of the best co-ops out there.
    There was a lot of promised content they never delivered on but it still managed to be a fun game.
    Even though it's always had its issues with bugs and (at points) game breaking glitches.

    With every update, the game got worse and worse. Some things got fixed, whilst other things broke completely. I don't think I've even witnessed a stable version of this game. Let's just say, It was half baked on release.

    Since then the devs have been making countless terrible DLCs to try and fill it out, demanding too much money for too little. Their answer? To just keep making more and more low quality DLC.

    Just when you thought they couldn't do any worse, they announce Microtransactions on top of it all.
    At least they're staying true to the name of the game. They're sure getting their Payday and much more.

    I now feel bad having this game in my list. As I do not support poor DLC and Microtransactions.
    Disgusting.    … Expand
  83. whatever523
    Dec 9, 2018
    1
    UPDATE: The game now has pay2win micro transactions. Previous rating was 8, but screw that. The other major annoyance is that half the content is only accessible if you join their stupid Steam community group.

    Payday 2 is somewhere between frustrating and great, because there are many things that should be better, but with the right team it's an awesome game and it only gets better the    UPDATE: The game now has pay2win micro transactions. Previous rating was 8, but screw that. The other major annoyance is that half the content is only accessible if you join their stupid Steam community group.

    Payday 2 is somewhere between frustrating and great, because there are many things that should be better, but with the right team it's an awesome game and it only gets better the more you play. Good:

    * With the right team and good communication, it's one of the best coop experiences.
    * Many different possibilities to do missions and the game mechanics generally work great. When everything comes together and you pull off the perfect heist, it's very rewarding.
    * Nice customization options (masks and weapons).
    * Great soundtrack.
    * Shooting feels and sounds very good.
    * Cool back story, they even made some movie clips. There's not much of a story in the game itself, but it works.

    Most players suck at the game though, because it can be quite difficult and requires more than shooting, and that really drags the whole experience down as you'll find very few enjoyable public games on the higher difficulties. Bad:

    * The loot system is completely randomized and it's retarded. I've played over 30 hours, am level 50+ and only got one of the weapon mods I need.
    * Connection problems when too many players are online.
    * The game browser keeps crashing and you have to restart Steam to fix it.
    * There's an XP penalty for playing the same mission too many times. When some missions are played more than others, it's because of bad mission balance, so they should work on that.
    * Many missions are too difficult for public groups, that's why players only play the easier ones. Sometimes there are way too many enemies and you can't really do anything, more so when you're unlucky with loot drops and have crap equipment. Especially on multi day missions, the last mission is often too difficult and all the time spent on the mission is lost when it fails.
    * Most of the weapon and armor stats are displayed with rounding errors and/or the math behind it is just weird, which makes the game bad for theory crafting.
    * When you get disconnected before a game ends, you get nothing. Which leads directly to the next point: the game doesn't have host migration. If the host disconnects, it's over.
    * Sound gets stuck often when a game ends.
    * There are many "hold down F key" events. These should be triggered by tapping the key once. Pressing it down for several minutes is really lame.

    Also, props to the developers for releasing free content. I just wish they would concentrate their efforts on fixing some of these problems.    … Expand
  84. Sonicschall
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    You know, this game is actually pretty great by itself. It's fun to play especially if you have a dedicated crew, but I wouldn't recommend buying it, atleast not in it's current state - the developers recently added microtransactions despite promising that they would not add them. Even worse: These microtransactions are for weapon skins. And these weapon skins can sometimes increase theYou know, this game is actually pretty great by itself. It's fun to play especially if you have a dedicated crew, but I wouldn't recommend buying it, atleast not in it's current state - the developers recently added microtransactions despite promising that they would not add them. Even worse: These microtransactions are for weapon skins. And these weapon skins can sometimes increase the stats of the weapons, making this game effectively pay to win. Don't buy it.… Expand
  85. Bob23
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    I enjoyed the game during free play, but the amount of dlcs and now the added microtransactions which they don't intend to remove makes me feel the company only cares about our money.
  86. AlbertVedibeda
    May 23, 2018
    2
    Обидно, когда ты покупаешь игру, покупаешь более 30 dlc, идешь на поводу у разработчиков, лишь бы не забросили такой перспективный проект: монополиста и лидера игрового рынка в своем жанре, а через некоторое время игра становится полностью бесплатной и со всеми dlc по 20 рублей. Замечательно, просто, бл*ть, замечательно.

    Мы терпели кейсы, потому что нам давали надежду ивентами, которые    Обидно, когда ты покупаешь игру, покупаешь более 30 dlc, идешь на поводу у разработчиков, лишь бы не забросили такой перспективный проект: монополиста и лидера игрового рынка в своем жанре, а через некоторое время игра становится полностью бесплатной и со всеми dlc по 20 рублей. Замечательно, просто, бл*ть, замечательно.

    Мы терпели кейсы, потому что нам давали надежду ивентами, которые действительно были очень интересные, казалось, что игра не заброшена. Простили дополнения с мечами и луками, это даже добавляло некий угар в происходящее: грабить банки с луками wtf?¿?¿
    Но, уж простите, тысячи токсичных, руинящих игру, дядь, которые увидели f2p... кто такое простит? Зачем саму игру было делать бесплатной? Ладно, пускай эти идиотские дополнения были бы дешевыми или бесплатными, но зачем игру было трогать? На распродажах ее цена не превышала 200 рублей, разве это много? Нонразумистов хватало, а сейчас физически невозможно играть с рандомным подбором, потому что всегда найдется гений, который на стелс-миссию возьмет гранатомет. Почему бы и нет?
    Ведь были надежды, было же интересно играть. Определенный шарм заключался в прохождении заданий по стелсу, а не с пулеметами на перевес. Да, есть карты, где необходимо залетать только с рпг и шестистволкой, но когда есть выбор, то он всегда падал на стелс, ибо интереснее и сложнее, ведь как шутер, будем честны, PD2 очень слаб, физика оружия резиновая, фальшивая и фарсовая, это никуда не годится, а разве кто-то жаловался? Это, несомненно, минус, но, еб*нный в рот, БЫЛ ЖЕ СТЕЛС, НА МЯСО ВСЕМ БЫЛО ПЛЕВАТЬ. Что сейчас? Стелс убит, все перки и навыки сгинули в небытие, они вам уже не понадобятся. Да, именно, не ослышались. Все билды, умелое распределение очков в дереве и сочетания разных билдов в команде уже не нужны. Зачем? Сейчас ты просто покупаешь хороший пак с оружием за 29рублей и рашишь любой банк - миссия выполнена. Сколько было разнообразия.. все пропито на деньги комьюнити.    … Expand
  87. Batilte
    Jan 3, 2016
    1
    Okay; Payday 2 IS a super cool game. BUT it was AWFULLY RUINED by the f*****g developers' greed that led to f*****g microtransactions.
    I'll change this game's score once the microtransactions will be gone.
  88. MooseNine
    Jan 22, 2016
    4
    Payday 2 is a co-op mulitplayer game. I spend a lot of time with it (over 1000h) and for this moment i think i can say something about what this game was, and what is it now.

    Assumption of this game is - you and 3 other players are well trained heisters. Your job is to rob banks, steal some valuable stuff and much more. In game you can customize your mask for heists, your weaponry    Payday 2 is a co-op mulitplayer game. I spend a lot of time with it (over 1000h) and for this moment i think i can say something about what this game was, and what is it now.

    Assumption of this game is - you and 3 other players are well trained heisters. Your job is to rob banks, steal some valuable stuff and much more.

    In game you can customize your mask for heists, your weaponry and skills of your character which has big affect in real game.

    At premiere games was very buged, had problems with balance and a lot of server/connections issues . With time Overkill was repairing those problems. Then they started adding new heists - of course for money - as payable DLC. It's nothing wrong with that.
    But yet... even with time passing, there was still a lot of bugs which Overkill just ignored. But i was ok with that becouse somehow i still had fun with this game.
    And then... at the 2015 "crimefest", Overkill added payable "Drills" which can gave us "skins" for weapons. It would be nothing wrong with it if those "skins" doesn't boost up weapons parametrs. But hey, this isn't a player vs. player game. It's co-op game. So it would be ok but... there always is a "but". Not everyone spotted that with those "skins" Overkill added to the game "weapons balance" which was supposed to fix feeling of some weapons. In my opinion that "feeling" was fine. But that patch "weapons balance" lower guns statistics - dmg, accuracy ect. and payable "skins" was rising stats to those before the patch. AND THAT! THAT IS NOT OK. As a gamer and as a consumer i say "NO" - i payed for this game at launch, i bought all DLCs that comes out and then they break my game and tell me that i have to pay for skins so i can fix my weapons? That's some nonsense.
    Later they did another funny thing. They made "Point Break" heist + new playable character. Heist was for cash and character was for free and Overkill announced that "character is for free thanks to the Black Market (those goddamn drills)". Realy? It's from the Black Market Money? Not from "Point Break" movie commercial inside your game? That's how it's done these days. Get paid for commercial "heist" inside your game, and take money for it, then throw some bone (character what was probably included in agreement with guys from "Point Break") and say "it's for free becouse you paid for it earlier".
    The list is long, sad and very hurting becouse PayDay 2 was one of my favorite co-op games ever.
    All of it, what i wrote above, could be somehow understandable if this game would work properly. But now... with new DLC game crashes all the time for me, my friends and a lot of random people. Of course Overkill is doing nothing with it. They probably are busy with counting money from new DLC.
    For that kind of attitude to customer my rating for this game dropped from 8/10 to 4/10. Sorry Overkill but my rate and all similar from another people, YOU brought it on yourself.    … Expand
  89. Star_Wolf
    Mar 8, 2016
    0
    For the past few year OVERKILL has been slowly killing it's own game. Endless DLCs, weapon packs, crates from CS:GO. They just don't understand that DLCs cannot support game for the end of times. Let it go already, PAYDAY is DEAD. It's not as challenging as PAYDAY: The Heist used to be. It's not fun to run around the map and killing thousands of badly programmed bots with your friends, itFor the past few year OVERKILL has been slowly killing it's own game. Endless DLCs, weapon packs, crates from CS:GO. They just don't understand that DLCs cannot support game for the end of times. Let it go already, PAYDAY is DEAD. It's not as challenging as PAYDAY: The Heist used to be. It's not fun to run around the map and killing thousands of badly programmed bots with your friends, it doesn't work that way. CO-OP games should give us a challenge, just like SWAT 4 or R6 Vegas did… Expand
  90. Antonchick
    Mar 10, 2016
    2
    THE BEST DLC SIMULATOR! (0/5) Donate guns (0/5) Shooter (3/5)
    Do not buy it, does not waste your money!
    OVERKILL this is the "Fu@%ing sputnik" is not a game!
    OMG what OVERKILL do with this game... ;(
  91. Duskfang
    Mar 25, 2016
    0
    Last played when the game was brand new, decided to give it another go.

    I came back to find a ton of paid dlc (not always so bad) BUT...

    ---> PAY TO WIN stat boosting microtransactions are unacceptable in a game I paid full price for, expecting that I could play it properly in the future.

    ---> What a joke! If I could get any kind of refund now, I would.
  92. Badcocoa
    Apr 9, 2016
    0
    Once upon a time, there was a king. His name was OVERKILL. He was a good king, loyal to the people of the land of PAYDAY 2, which he ruled over. He respected his people, promising never to implement micro transactions, and to provide free content updates. But as time passed in this wonderful land of PAYDAY 2, the kings lust for money grew. He began to create pricey DLCs, rather than fixOnce upon a time, there was a king. His name was OVERKILL. He was a good king, loyal to the people of the land of PAYDAY 2, which he ruled over. He respected his people, promising never to implement micro transactions, and to provide free content updates. But as time passed in this wonderful land of PAYDAY 2, the kings lust for money grew. He began to create pricey DLCs, rather than fix the bugs throughout the land, and turned free content into useless content, like playable characters with no relevance to the plot or even the concept of PAYDAY. One day, the king, mad with greed, had an idea. At the end of this years annual CRIME-FEST, he'd do to the people the one thing he promised never to do. He released a system of loot boxes, safes, which could only be opened by paying money directly to the king himself. The people we're outraged. Their fair king had descended into madness. Safes were popping up everywhere their loot used to be. The people who embraced this new system were rewarded with skinned weapons with better stats, while those who couldn't afford drills were forced to suffer. While their teams would be fitted with these newer, better weapons, the people who didn't buy drills got left in the dust, just like with the DLCs. Noticing a mob gather at his castles doorstep, the king panicked. He knew he had pushed it too far now. He locked himself in his castle for a week, leaving his people lost and confused about what he had done. Finally, he emerged from his sanctuary. He figured the only way to disperse the crowd and keep his wealth was to make the drills, which he planned to profit so greatly from, available as a loot drop as well. He made sure to cut his losses as close as possible, making them an even rarer drop than most items in the land. Most of the people left, trusting their king did the right thing. But when those who didn't leave began asking their questions about the micro transactions, the king quickly spoke about "bringing balance to the land" with the new weapon skins advanced stats, then retreated back to his castle. Today, the people still willing to follow heir greedy, immoral king is far too many for a full revolt, but as the king pushes more overpriced DLCs into the peoples hands, the tension throughout the land builds. One day, the king will be brought to his knees, and will be forced to pay for his crimes against the people.… Expand
  93. Dorkula
    May 20, 2016
    0
    This is one of the greatest games you could ever hope to play with friends. Even the pubs aren't THAT bad if you know how not to act like a jerk. It's clever, funny, and it tends to skirt the boundaries between "serious bank-robbing scenario" and Metal Gear levels of just plain odd (I wish it would just hop the fence already but its still just skirting enough to kind of hold interest).This is one of the greatest games you could ever hope to play with friends. Even the pubs aren't THAT bad if you know how not to act like a jerk. It's clever, funny, and it tends to skirt the boundaries between "serious bank-robbing scenario" and Metal Gear levels of just plain odd (I wish it would just hop the fence already but its still just skirting enough to kind of hold interest).

    Payday is a one of a kind series, and it does a lot of stuff in different and interesting ways, but i'm not going to list them. Do not start PAYDAY 2. Buying the base game is the equivalent to a gateway drug, and I don't care resistant you think you are to paying for DLC because you will wake up one day and realize just how little you've gotten from how much you've given. The companys standing is in a very unsteady position right now, and the new director or head or whatever is making some odd decisions on how to handle the separation with the community.

    I wish I knew what was really going on inside Overkill studios. You can be certain that if I knew, I would let you in on it, for better or for worse. Unfortunately, the current state of this game is painting a rather grim picture of it's future. Believe me when I tell you, it's better to just cut out and find something else. Maybe you can check on it every now and then, just to see if things improve.    … Expand
  94. Mmollle
    May 26, 2016
    0
    Overkill, the developer of the game , promised no microtransactions but went ahead and added it anyway. Dont support this outrageous, hypocritical behaviour.
  95. icedog
    May 26, 2016
    1
    Game has very small areas in each location and the game get you to do the same thing over and over to level up e.g. get 4 bags of loot and move it to truck but you can only carry 1 bag at a time . Very boring .Story is also weak and boring .
  96. Fingland
    Dec 12, 2016
    0
    Horrendous AI, overpowered police, terrible controls, annoying movement, and you never have any idea what to do. Not a single thing to like about the game. Waste of money.g
  97. jakrun
    Aug 11, 2016
    0
    Bought it during the steam sale. Had to choose between Rocket league and Payday 2. After huge frequent updates i am left with a Pay to Win game. Disappointing to say the least.
  98. Raphafrei
    Jun 8, 2017
    4
    This game had everything to be good. It was when released, 2014 this was one of the best games I've played. Overkill one time said that they won't make an almost pay-to-play game. I know that you don't need to consider this a p2p, but this game has a new expansion every month, high-priced skins and paid maps for everything. Microtransaction is killing this game, if one day it returns to beThis game had everything to be good. It was when released, 2014 this was one of the best games I've played. Overkill one time said that they won't make an almost pay-to-play game. I know that you don't need to consider this a p2p, but this game has a new expansion every month, high-priced skins and paid maps for everything. Microtransaction is killing this game, if one day it returns to be good I'll change my opinion.… Expand
  99. Dubinszczak
    Mar 4, 2019
    4
    Boring, with horrible AI (Police acts like zombies in L4D2 - always pushing, always rushing you), solo mode is not entertaining and game is bugged + micro transactions
  100. Renenad
    May 18, 2019
    0
    Ну чё пацаны, поломанный баланс?
    Щас батька с 800 часов (на момент 18.05.2019) расскажет, что за параша происходит в этой чудо-вселенной Пуй Дуя 2.
    Сложности Оверкилл и ниже- для новичков, но эти довничи умудряются лезть в ДС/ОД и ДВ, что кончается попаданием прямиком в кастоди/ киком/ ливом из лобби. ДВ более-менее играбельный, получаешь 3 инфами и можешь веселится. А вот ОД (который    Ну чё пацаны, поломанный баланс?
    Щас батька с 800 часов (на момент 18.05.2019) расскажет, что за параша происходит в этой чудо-вселенной Пуй Дуя 2.
    Сложности Оверкилл и ниже- для новичков, но эти довничи умудряются лезть в ДС/ОД и ДВ, что кончается попаданием прямиком в кастоди/ киком/ ливом из лобби. ДВ более-менее играбельный, получаешь 3 инфами и можешь веселится.
    А вот ОД (который позже стал ДС-ом) после обновления 2018 превратился в Крайм Спри без спавнящихся щитов Винтерса. Дозеров на квадратный метр не счесть, а юниты позволят себе наглость стрелять с 100 метров не промахиваясь, плюя на логику и точность оружия. Тазеры стали ебошить через стены, чего не могут клокеры в виду того, что они беззащитны даже если рядом с ними пара напарников. Медики имеют кулдаун хила на 2 секунды и способность хилять через стену. Даже если они не отошли на 2 метра от спавна. Обычные юниты это и мясо, и Мистеры-Танатосы убивающие всё и вся возможное и имеющие достаточно ХП, чтобы ты не успел их убить до того, как увидишь "крылья" Лебединки. Снайперы теперь не снайперы, а про-киберкотлеты со способностью реагировать на малейшее изменение в пространстве.
    Стелс не лучше. Ты можешь спрятаться за кружкой, но ты не спрячешься от ситуации, когда тебя со всех сторон зажимают гарды, а у тебя не осталось пейджеров. И некоторые ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥е ачивкм по типу "Сталкера", где надо постоянно тыкать в Гаррета под наплывом гардов не менее бесящие. Сам стелс рандомен как никогда. Ты можешь с первого раза пройти Алессо, но потом тебе не повезёт на ювелирке из-за гарда на другом конце улицы, который своим ЮВЕЛИРНЫМ взглядом заметил пиксель от головы мёртвого цивила.
    В целом, гейплей можно считать САМЫМ несправедливо осложнённым в истории игростроя.♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ даже в Rainbow Six Siege я имею 0.2 секунды на то, чтобы среагировать и убить противника, пока тут море врагов за которыми не уследишь, ибо они стрейфят аки Беркуты из КС и двигаются лучше кектеров из 4 Фолыча.
    И да, за 6 лет можно было всё сделать хорошо, но Оверы всё про♥♥♥♥♥♥♥и и поставили нас перед этим фактом.
    "Античит" MoneySaver, который спасает ТОЛЬКО карманы разработчиков, ибо считает читеров не тех людей, которые читерят, а с DLC анлокером просто добил меня.
    Сетевой код, рассинхрон, убитые нервы и все прелести лени разрабов в этой игре.    … Expand
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#67 Best PC Game of 2013
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. GRYOnline.pl
    Oct 9, 2013
    80
    PayDay 2 is one of the nicest surprises of the year. Overkill Software understands the atmosphere of gangster movies and wisely improves these pieces of gameplay, that might have been disappointing in the first game. The sequel is better in almost every way - you can play a thief and enjoy good character development and shooting systems. I really hope, that PayDay 3 will be even better.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 5, 2013
    86
    Payday 2 is an excellent co-op shooter - a vast improvement over the first one. [Sept 2013]
  3. Hyper Magazine
    Oct 3, 2013
    80
    A unique and captivating multiplayer experience that rewards team work over personal glory. But make sure you bring friends for the true experience. [Nov 2013, p.62]
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