Payday 2

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. the__martyr
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    Developers are liars and treat there players as garbage, and turned the game into a microtransaction game. You can't play this game withouth microtransactions.
    STAY AWAY FROM THIS!
  2. feeshsticks808
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    I have 500 + hours in in Payday 2. This game was once my favorite co-op. Ever since the Crimefest update (10/15/15), to me this game became more of player competition than teamwork.
  3. PsychoPurple
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    Others will have said it better. Some will have said it with less "tact". The point is the same, the game may well be in a swan dive at this point. I only joined this community during the last free weekend, but within a couple of days, I felt my investment had been made back and then some. I can say what Overkill are doing has undone that, but nor can I say I'd have felt the same way aboutOthers will have said it better. Some will have said it with less "tact". The point is the same, the game may well be in a swan dive at this point. I only joined this community during the last free weekend, but within a couple of days, I felt my investment had been made back and then some. I can say what Overkill are doing has undone that, but nor can I say I'd have felt the same way about this game had I picked up now, as I did then.

    One of the strongest aspects of Payday 2 is it's community. Coming in, I was told it was hardcore and difficult to drop into at this late stage. I refute everything about that. If you are a level-headed and polite, the community would embrace you, and not let you drown. The game is brilliant because of it's community, secondary to the, then, superb developer's, who responded to community feedback. The latter changed, and as a result, the former is dissolving.

    Until Overkill make this community whole by restoring ethics and a "community first" approach to their development of this game, I cannot recommend to get in now. You may well find yourself out of pocket, on a sinking ship. You can't even get yourself a coke, and you're about to drown. That is what Overkill has done. Ensured you drown, thirsty.    … Expand
  4. H0pp4k33
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    Great game. Community rotten to the core. Majority of playerbase are self-centered spoiled brats.
    I guess Overkill got fed up of them too after they supplied the community with everything they asked for.
    People dragging RPG's and sniperrifles to simple jewelry heists. Getting kicked and verbal abuse is common. Statwhoring and dead fotm's. Useless DLC is not necessary to play the game as    Great game. Community rotten to the core. Majority of playerbase are self-centered spoiled brats.
    I guess Overkill got fed up of them too after they supplied the community with everything they asked for.
    People dragging RPG's and sniperrifles to simple jewelry heists. Getting kicked and verbal abuse is common. Statwhoring and dead fotm's. Useless DLC is not necessary to play the game as intended. Only useful for above group of players. I give a negative because of the community alone.    … Expand
  5. inhibited
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    Loved the game before, gameplay is still solid, but recent changes have made me want to deter from purchasing dlc's and content in the future. I played the game from the start talks of free updates and future heists were a very attractive feature making me want to see the game succeed. Then dlc's came and free updates were a thing of the past and it has gotten to the point of basicallyLoved the game before, gameplay is still solid, but recent changes have made me want to deter from purchasing dlc's and content in the future. I played the game from the start talks of free updates and future heists were a very attractive feature making me want to see the game succeed. Then dlc's came and free updates were a thing of the past and it has gotten to the point of basically paying a monthly fee just to keep up with game changing weapons and perk decks to ensure you and your crew do well on each heist. So after 500 some odd hours i took a break from the game seeing as i didn't want to pay a monthly fee for games. I decided to take it back up with persuasion from friends, start getting into it again and give in and buy a few of the dlc's, start doing all the goals with the community to unlock more crimefest rewards and come to find out there has been a weapon 'rework'. Seeing the skins with stats on it just to make them viable guns in the game is sad. If the stats were taken off and had just cosmetic skins, it would be acceptable but it seems with many of the negative reviews you have displeased the community.… Expand
  6. Ind3gL0
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    I will change this review when Overkill alters their latest changes to my satisfaction.

    My main problem with the latest change is the cost to get into the game and to use this new change fully. On top of that, some bad decisions and behavior on Overkill's part have come to light as a result of all of this. Keeping the modding community out of the loop is shameful, and not being    I will change this review when Overkill alters their latest changes to my satisfaction.

    My main problem with the latest change is the cost to get into the game and to use this new change fully. On top of that, some bad decisions and behavior on Overkill's part have come to light as a result of all of this. Keeping the modding community out of the loop is shameful, and not being transparent with everyone until the day you implement changes is even more so.    … Expand
  7. KRISPEYKREME
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    Pay to win, micro transaction, paywall. They nerfed the game and to recoup gun and player stats you have to spend money to gamble on buying drills for almost $4 and you open a safe that contains really cheap skins with really bad prefix's and you might, just might get a legendary or a stat boost that was stolen. The game even goes so far to mocking the community that they will have noPay to win, micro transaction, paywall. They nerfed the game and to recoup gun and player stats you have to spend money to gamble on buying drills for almost $4 and you open a safe that contains really cheap skins with really bad prefix's and you might, just might get a legendary or a stat boost that was stolen. The game even goes so far to mocking the community that they will have no choice but to accept it.

    We were promised by everyone involved this would never happen, but over time the game has become nothing but a billboard of sell out advertisement with nothing to do with the game as well as turning away from krew canon and letting every schmuck into crime net with a gun. If you want to be scammed like EA and Ubisoft, this is their love child. Good luck getting enjoyment after they have killed mods and modding in favor of the mighty $$dollar$$.    … Expand
  8. MylittleElephan
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    Tnx for Payday 2 CS GO edition
    More skins
    More balance
    More bugs
    More dlc
    More pay2win content pls
    Thank you for the unique incomparable example of the annihilation of the game that everyone loved so much , I suspect that the next step will be paid UNIQUE glow in the dark mask which will need to make a unique achievement in the unique maps of DLS using weapons of DLS .Oh wait , it already is
  9. MurdockSF
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    I have played this game for quite a while, in fact, i pre-ordered it, and now, after two years of playing, buying DLC and putting up with all the bad decisions they had, the devs have the gall to put MICROTRANSACTIONS on a PAID GAME with almost 30 DLC, and those microtransactions, they boost certain stats, but not all of them, only the rare and expensive ones do. After this update, i canI have played this game for quite a while, in fact, i pre-ordered it, and now, after two years of playing, buying DLC and putting up with all the bad decisions they had, the devs have the gall to put MICROTRANSACTIONS on a PAID GAME with almost 30 DLC, and those microtransactions, they boost certain stats, but not all of them, only the rare and expensive ones do. After this update, i can only say that i hope that Overkill rolls it back and issues an apology, or that payday 2 just dies, no buts or ifs, if a develolper does what Overkill did, they should be ridiculed for such an idiotic decision.
    This was a good game, had meh developers, now it is a p2w game, with bad developers.
    Goodbye Payday, it was good to play you, now it is time do end you.    … Expand
  10. Bloxxy
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    As most know, Payday 2 is a sequel to Payday The heist. That game was a good one. Optimized really good compared to Payday 2. Graphics are pretty much the same. Game play is some what different but still the same.

    Payday 2 has a skill tree. You only get 120 points. Payday: The Heist you get all the trees. You just have to complete objectives and stuff just to get reputation up.    As most know, Payday 2 is a sequel to Payday The heist. That game was a good one. Optimized really good compared to Payday 2. Graphics are pretty much the same. Game play is some what different but still the same.

    Payday 2 has a skill tree. You only get 120 points.
    Payday: The Heist you get all the trees. You just have to complete objectives and stuff just to get reputation up.

    Payday 2 you can buy the weapons and modify them to hell. Making them like home brew toys.
    Payday:The Heist you actually use guns that robbers would use. If they added a different sight for each gun like a red dot then it would be perfect in that category.

    Payday 2 has more customization.
    Payday: The Heist you are more focused on the game than customization.

    Play Payday: The Heist. I could go on forever. Like Payday 2 is a money grabbing game from OVK and just is horribly optimized.    … Expand
  11. HappyNugget
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    They sold us a game, we bough it, amazing game, with some flaws (some even game breaking) but we waited patiently for a fix, that never came (Civilians running behind a wall you cant reach and call the cops... a bug that appeared in the beta, 4 years later still there.)
    They sold us DLC with stuff that should have been in the game to begin with (Snipers... Shotguns... grenades...)
    We    They sold us a game, we bough it, amazing game, with some flaws (some even game breaking) but we waited patiently for a fix, that never came (Civilians running behind a wall you cant reach and call the cops... a bug that appeared in the beta, 4 years later still there.)
    They sold us DLC with stuff that should have been in the game to begin with (Snipers... Shotguns... grenades...)
    We bough them too, we wanted to show them we like them, we always wanted their approval.
    But now they have crossed the line, made us worked hard for a FREE update that gave us micro transactions.... you have betrayed us all over kill, you betrayed us all.    … Expand
  12. artBomber
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    They went on record to say that they would not add microtransactions.
    So what did they do?
    They added microtransactions.
    Good job.
    One point, because when the game didn't suck, it was pretty good.
    But that's all in the past.
    They did an excellent job screwing the pooch.
  13. nofun
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    Payday2 used to be a good game. Then I got screwed over many times by the developers. This time it was the last time. Adding microtransaction in a game allready full with dlc? overpriced p2win skins? Lying? hell no not going to play this game anymore untill overkill is going to revert their microtransactions
  14. r4mp
    Oct 18, 2015
    1
    p2w skins RIP

    A game filled with bugs, DLC's and now micro-transactions.
    Avoid buying this, just buy anything else, it's better.
    Falsely advertised. I still love Payday, but moneywhoring Overkill is dead to me.
  15. Koromfekete
    Oct 19, 2015
    1
    Stay the hell away from this game AND Overkill. It's really not worthy of your time or attention dear Customer, unless you like being deceived, lied to, ripped off and then politely asked to shut up about it.
  16. efersis
    Oct 20, 2015
    1
    PAYDAY 2 used to be a great game,it had a few issues but the developers ( OVERKILL ) listened to the community and for a time everything was going pretty well,however as time passed this started to change,at first the developers started to distance themselves more and more from the community,they broke promises,made some very questionable things and flooded the game with DLCs,by the timePAYDAY 2 used to be a great game,it had a few issues but the developers ( OVERKILL ) listened to the community and for a time everything was going pretty well,however as time passed this started to change,at first the developers started to distance themselves more and more from the community,they broke promises,made some very questionable things and flooded the game with DLCs,by the time i´m writing this the game has over 20 paid DLC packs,many of those DLC packs have weapons and other items that are required if you want to stay relevant in the game,but things get worse.… Expand
  17. istvan
    Oct 20, 2015
    1
    progression from an amazing coop shooter to a pay2content
    in the beginning free and paid dlc were balanced now its garbage
    with the original game itself you dont have access to like 75 % of the weapons ? with some of them being game changing (he shotguns, sniper etc...)
  18. Jbcdu87
    Oct 20, 2015
    1
    Look, a lot of us got over the fact that Overkill decided to spam mediocre DLC every couple of weeks, but micro-transactions? Screw you, not only did you promise from the start that there will never have micro-transactions. Disgusting, absolutely disgusting.

    I'm not even angry with Overkill anymore, I'm just straight up disappointied.
  19. Overshrill
    Oct 20, 2015
    1
    This game is amazing. Who knew that micro transactions were such a god idea! That's not all, overkill has TONS or great ideas. Their best idea is all their lies and broken promises. Why do what you say when you can just screw over your community and lie to their faces? brilliant ideas, I tell you. i also love the brain dead A.I. and the unbalanced guns. the weapon skins are great too, letThis game is amazing. Who knew that micro transactions were such a god idea! That's not all, overkill has TONS or great ideas. Their best idea is all their lies and broken promises. Why do what you say when you can just screw over your community and lie to their faces? brilliant ideas, I tell you. i also love the brain dead A.I. and the unbalanced guns. the weapon skins are great too, let those peasants with no money have bad guns! overall i give it a 0/10 fantastic game… Expand
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. nora345345
    Oct 26, 2015
    1
    **** MT's... and all the **** that they bring, it's just utter bull****.. No one in the gaming world likes MT's other than the bull**** game companies that see their loyal fanbase as nothing more than wallets... I would have given 0 as a score, but since I have hundreds of hours playing up till now i'll give them 1
  24. Majotron
    Oct 26, 2015
    1
    no borderless window option, cloakers wallhack to get you down, weapon balance is a disaster, stealth is boring after first run, explosive ammo is overpowered for shields and dozers, good developers left this boat and the ones staying lie to the community, tons of bugs being pointed since years and not solved, mods are unusable, this gaem is a shell of what it was
  25. businassman
    Oct 27, 2015
    1
    Twas good in the beginning. But more and more "buy it" options spoiled the game. It was kinda OK when those options included unnecessary things, like new skins, but introducing microtransactions, that change balance... nah.
  26. OmeletteKing
    Oct 27, 2015
    1
    Upon launch this game was bumpy but over time they ironed most of it out, albeit in void filled spurts. Now they have turned their back on the community entirely and broken everything we hold dear. Payday2 is now pay to win, they have flagged unreleased DLC as "published" so we can't get refunds on preorder status, they have promised us content if we meet achievements and then taken up toUpon launch this game was bumpy but over time they ironed most of it out, albeit in void filled spurts. Now they have turned their back on the community entirely and broken everything we hold dear. Payday2 is now pay to win, they have flagged unreleased DLC as "published" so we can't get refunds on preorder status, they have promised us content if we meet achievements and then taken up to a year to release it. They miss deadlines and don't care about their playerbase, only money.… Expand
  27. NotMyWaffle
    Oct 27, 2015
    1
    Game was great, now this microtransaction crap? 100+ dollars in dlc? dont make enough money? bull. I bought this game on sale last year durning crime fest. Was great put in 200 hours with in 1 month. Now, now I barely touch it cause all the dlc that came out made it more pricey. I go out of my way to look for key sites to buy dlc.
  28. PickledPepper
    Oct 27, 2015
    1
    way too many dlc's and with the adding of micro-transactions it just put a colossal strain on the community. they from a sell point with pre-orders, said there would be no micro-transactions yet now there is. players constantly lose connection to hosts and game can also crash, I wouldn't even recommend this game to my worst enemy.
  29. MigolNet
    Oct 28, 2015
    1
    One there was a great game. Then it got stuffed with ton of DLCs. But that wasn't enough, so they added microtransactions. Now it's just a money vacuum.
  30. theeksdeman
    Nov 13, 2015
    1
    why overkill? I wasted so much on hope for something good in the cop and you giving me just a chance 1/25 that I would get only 1 bloody skin? I used to play and love ur game, but this bs with cop... no more ovk. no more dlc's. that would be great life.
    p.s "HOUSTON GOT A PROBLEM" EKS DE DE DE M9S, EKS DE DE DE
  31. 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.
  32. Nintolerance
    Nov 28, 2015
    1
    Game's not unpleasant, but shockingly overpriced and unbalanced. Fun mechanics buried under too many updates.

    Shooting's fun, special enemies are decent. Matchmaking isn't dreadful. Unlocks, microtransactions and DLC work like a free-to-play MMO. Payday 2's turned into the sort of game you need to make your full time job.
  33. SheepWolf
    Dec 27, 2015
    1
    There is not much more that I can say that hasn't already been said by those more eloquent than I. My opinion is of the same line of thought as what TotalBiscuit and Jim Sterling having said in several of their videos.
  34. 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.
  35. 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 .
  36. 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.
  37. 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
  38. bigsilverhotdog
    Mar 18, 2014
    0
    It hurts me to have to write such a devastating review of a game I wanted to love, but the fact is that Payday 2 is and has been a total disaster from the start. The root cause is the developer of the game Overkill software, and more specifically their lead developer Andrew Goldfarb. Everything done in development or since release for Payday 2 has been focused on slick PR, coercing playersIt hurts me to have to write such a devastating review of a game I wanted to love, but the fact is that Payday 2 is and has been a total disaster from the start. The root cause is the developer of the game Overkill software, and more specifically their lead developer Andrew Goldfarb. Everything done in development or since release for Payday 2 has been focused on slick PR, coercing players into buying DLC to help them advance, systematically removing as much fun as possible from the game, and breaking every significant promise they made to those that supported them in the move from indie mod project to AAA-level title, and as if that wasn't enough, they go out of their way to simultaneously insult paying customers who ask relevant questions or who have any type of complaint, legitimate or not.

    The last patch, the "Death Wish" patch, completely destroyed the game balance to pander to achievement whores (the 3rd or 4th time this has happened to date) and to give the appearance of the developer supporting the game above-and-beyond what is the norm. This is a standard pattern for Overkill, and nothing could be further from the truth. The 360 version of the game has never been patched to date. 7-day heists and safehouse customization, two important features promised for release, have never been added despite 24 patches and 5 pay DLCs. Every patch adds hideous new bugs and destroys game balance, while critical game-breaking bugs fester for months without being acknowledged, much less fixed. Hackers ruin the game regularly as it uses a peer-to-peer multiplayer model and relies on no master server, auth, or security. Overkill's answer to hacking? A pointless PR campaign that "they care about cheating" and a forum thread telling you to report hackers via email, but once explored is shown to be a total facade that wastes everybody's time as Overkill has no actual recourse to ban players or affect hacking in any way because of their poor implementation.

    Goldfarb does ban people, frequently and very loudly, from his twitter account if they are negative about the game or ask difficult questions, and why not? The man is a real hero and he wants you to know he stands for justice. The Payday 2 steam forums are full of trolls and sycophants, threads regularly disappear without warning, and there is a nasty little group of fellaters (players with cash.net in their name) that edit and remove posts as they please with no oversight or moderation. Through all of this, Overkill touts how they "listen to the fans", when the last 6 months of Payday 2 have proven to any sane person that not only do they NOT listen, they go out of their way to anger and troll their own paying customers. Examples of this are numerous: cameras added that can't be destroyed that say "Suck it" on them, special enemies that 1-shot you regardless of your stats/level/health while telling you to "go to the forums and cry like a little **** and even making the aforementioned special have an incredibly irritating fingernails-on-a-chalkboard high pitched whine that is constant, cannot itself be disabled, and is the very definition of 'tinnitus'. This last issue has caused thousands of players to quit the game or play with their sound off, and Overkill have not acknowledged how serious it is nor patched it. I hope somebody sues the hell out of them for it, I really do. It might seem like I've listed a huge litany of complaints about the game in this review, but honestly I've barely scratched the surface. There simply isn't room here to discuss the countless ways that Payday 2 has been systematically destroyed.

    Put it this way: Overkill is so petty that they had Valve arbitrarily (and in secret) remove the COMMUNITY VOTED top tag for Payday 2, "Bag Throwing Simulator", because most missions involve throwing bags repeatedly as you move them across the level while surviving L4D zombie levels of supercops. They also regularly remove fan posted material from the steam pages if it is any way critical of Payday 2 or Overkill. This rigorous, draconian, PRC-esque clampdown on all negative material indeed does give the game the appearance of being much more than it actually is. Don't be fooled. I've got nearly 500 hours in Payday 2 and it was once a very enjoyable (but seriously flawed) experience. These days, it's just insulting.    … Expand
  39. xetelian
    Nov 1, 2015
    0
    For a $20 game it is pretty nice...until you factor in the $110 of DLCs which isn't even the worst part since they decided we should pay them more money to buff our weapons with skins that contribute stats values.

    $2.50 to open the new crates that will give you a skin for a weapon you might not even have.
  40. inkleach
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    I've had it with this company. The shame is, this game has/had insane potential.
    I play this game on pc and xbox one (which is still broken since release date, they released a HUGE patch that fixed nothing)
    They keep churning out content without fixing what's broken first.
    And now, micro transactions.
    It's like they're trying to commit developer suicide.
  41. Mattiator
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    Would have recommended this game heartily in the past. Not any more. Game's been changed into an enormous fee-2-pay game, with a hefty asking price, an enormous amount of DLC, on top of one of the most annoying implementations of microtransactions, a pay-to-win one at that. Avoid.
  42. SweenMachine
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    One of the best games of the last two generations until the developer introduced microtransactions on October 15, 2015. In typical Free-to-Play titles, microtransactions offer an avenue to support the developer and get some cool cosmetics to show you are doing so in-game; however, In the case of Payday 2, the microtransactions consist of RNG weapon skins that also add stat buffs to yourOne of the best games of the last two generations until the developer introduced microtransactions on October 15, 2015. In typical Free-to-Play titles, microtransactions offer an avenue to support the developer and get some cool cosmetics to show you are doing so in-game; however, In the case of Payday 2, the microtransactions consist of RNG weapon skins that also add stat buffs to your guns. This is paired with a "rebalance" that was released on the same day that nerfed most of the popular weapons in terms of accuracy, power, or both. The only way to get your weapons back up to snuff is to perform a microtransaction and get lucky with the RNG.

    Due to this turn of events and the lack of response to overwhelming community outcry over the last 48 hours, experienced players are advising potential newcomers to avoid buying this title partly due to Payday 2 becoming a money pit for the developers, and partly due to the prediction that this game will become free-to-play in the near future.

    In its current state, even free-to-play, avoid this title and let developers know that practices such as going back on their word (it was promised that microtransactions would not come into play in two previous statements by the developers) and forcing customers who already paid for the game to perform microtransactions to continue having a good experience will not be tolerated by consumers.    … Expand
  43. danu22
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    This game has been ruined by pure greed on the developers and their refusal to listen to to the community. Excessive DLC and Micro transactions. Stay away. I will never give another penny to these developers.
  44. Baosas
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    After Almir's recent unflinching stance on the horrid microtransactions and the Completely OVERKILL pack content being untruthful to the description, along with other offenses Overkill has made, I see no reason to support them further. Here's my farewell to the devolving studio - I look forward to their future projects, and wish their reputation a bitter end.
  45. Semi
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Game itself is one of the best game I have played, most fun with friends. Too bad that OVERKILL (game developer) is too greedy.
    Lot's of overprised DLC's, game itself includes microtransactions.
    All community was loud and clear that microtransactions should be removed, and when we asked that they should remove "Blackmarket update", answer was: "From an economical standpoint however,    Game itself is one of the best game I have played, most fun with friends. Too bad that OVERKILL (game developer) is too greedy.
    Lot's of overprised DLC's, game itself includes microtransactions.
    All community was loud and clear that microtransactions should be removed, and when we asked that they should remove "Blackmarket update", answer was:
    "From an economical standpoint however, completely based on statistics, we can already see that the Black Market update is working as we intended," he wrote. "Right now, things are looking pretty great."

    Game itself (without that update) 10/10, but I must give 0 rating because Overkill is too greedy and does not listen community at all.    … Expand
  46. RealSovietDamag
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    The core game is okay, but the developers are incredibly out of touch with the community. The game is buggy in ways that shouldn't be possible, the developers crap out low-effort DLC on a monthly basis (hey, have a crossbow in your heist game influenced by Heat!), and the game just reeks of apathy. They don't care enough to add necessary voice lines. They don't care enough to fix any ofThe core game is okay, but the developers are incredibly out of touch with the community. The game is buggy in ways that shouldn't be possible, the developers crap out low-effort DLC on a monthly basis (hey, have a crossbow in your heist game influenced by Heat!), and the game just reeks of apathy. They don't care enough to add necessary voice lines. They don't care enough to fix any of the huge bugs. They don't care enough to make sure they don't "accidentally" kill modding with their updates. Then, when the big annual event comes around, they, being ridiculously out of touch with their consumer base, nerf everything but pistols into worthlessness, and, for their "free" update, give you such huge, groundbreaking things as a jump animation (2 years after release...) and microtransactions (which they promised it would never have, but it now "needs" so they can fund their bigger team to keep crapping out low-effort DLC nobody actually wants).

    Avoid.    … Expand
  47. Missionary
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Welcome to Payday 2, land of DLC's and microtransactions upon microtransactions. I put in over 1000 hours into this game and believed in OverKill. Now our reward for being loyal customers is the option to pay more money for what was promised as free content. Considering PD2 has more DLC than any other FPS Multiplayer out there today is this really necessary? I think no.
  48. Forsvaine
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    $100+ worth of DLC, cross-franchise promotions, and yet they still need to ruin their game further with microtransactions. If you continue playing this game despite this, you are part of the problem, not the solution, and I sincerely hope you regret putting money down on Payday 2.
  49. Trebek
    Nov 21, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 is the latest game to succumb to the trend of developers freely lying to the players of the game in the interest of boosting sales/revenues, by either promising features will or won't be included to their core audience only to go back on their word post launch to try to 'broaden the appeal' of their game and make more money.

    In the case of Payday 2, the developer promised there    Payday 2 is the latest game to succumb to the trend of developers freely lying to the players of the game in the interest of boosting sales/revenues, by either promising features will or won't be included to their core audience only to go back on their word post launch to try to 'broaden the appeal' of their game and make more money.

    In the case of Payday 2, the developer promised there would never be micro-transactions in the game period. They repeated this promise on many occasions. The game has a price tag, and has an unholy amount of DLC (20+ DLC packs!) that already sell power creep.

    Now though the devs have decided that they would like to squeeze $2.50 out of each player after most matches by rewarding safes that have to be cracked via an item that cannot be earned in game.

    It's so damn sleazy, and sadly the power creep items pay walled in the chests cannot be earned any other way. What a sleazy thing to do.    … Expand
  50. 123ocelot
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    they gone and made a really good game about killing cops robbing banks into a dlc micro transaction nightmare i used to love payday 2 but then it turend into the typical EA transaction moar i would under stand if thye had servers to cost upkeep but its all done local host so like whaat
  51. Everto_LuxLucis
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Really? Microtransactions? In a full priced game? Clearly the devs don't care about the players or community. And that AMA was a spit in the face. Your money grabbing is going to ruin your career, oh the irony.
  52. JamboBuenna
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Overkill promised no pay to win.

    People threw bundles of money at a great game including my friends and I.

    Then it was made pay to win. Stay the hell away!
  53. Nacht
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I speak for many people who have devoted many, many hundreds of hours more than I will ever play of this game when I say that Overkill has royally f*cked up. It's unfortunate that a game I've only put 95 hours into since purchasing last year after playing the demo has to be shelved indefinitely for gross business practices that I had actually predicted back when the game was launched.I speak for many people who have devoted many, many hundreds of hours more than I will ever play of this game when I say that Overkill has royally f*cked up. It's unfortunate that a game I've only put 95 hours into since purchasing last year after playing the demo has to be shelved indefinitely for gross business practices that I had actually predicted back when the game was launched.

    Let Overkill be a shining example for future studios of how not to run a business.    … Expand
  54. defiantBlaze
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    The game released and had solid updates, but the developers are did their best to ruin the game with obnoxious DLCs and the recently added microtransactions. Payday 2, as the only notable game of its genre, is now plagued by the worst of the worst business practices. Shame on OVERKILL for cashing in, delivering a surefire middle finger to the whole community.
  55. Teraku
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    The developers broke their promises. They said they would not add micro-transactions, but they did. Shame. Now the game is ruined, and the company is corrupt from the inside. They did some pretty bad things to modders too, all very shady.
  56. AdamWilson
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Used to be good until they sold out, John Wick DLC? Alesso DLC? and now micro-transactions.

    Stay away from this garbage, they'll just pump out DLC after DLC without caring about the game at all.
  57. Scorcher24
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    The game costs 20$. There are 17 DLC at 5$ a pop. The game just got "rebalanced", aka all weapons nerfed into the ground and skins with stat boosts added that you also must pay for. This game is now just a money making machine for the developer. It was good when it come out, but they have subsequently ran it into the ground with their shoddy dlc and nickel and diming tactics. This has to stop.
  58. GreyKnight597
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Overkill started out with noble intentions to bring a new video game genre but quickly succumbed to the dark side of game development. They got a lot of flak for their dlcs and I understood where they came from but now they have gone too far. With the introduction of microtransactions as a "free" reward for the community especially after they claimed they wouldn't is outrageous. OverkillOverkill started out with noble intentions to bring a new video game genre but quickly succumbed to the dark side of game development. They got a lot of flak for their dlcs and I understood where they came from but now they have gone too far. With the introduction of microtransactions as a "free" reward for the community especially after they claimed they wouldn't is outrageous. Overkill needs to reconsider their actions otherwise they will lose all their fans.… Expand
  59. 07151129
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    It's really sad to see one of my favorite games (Payday: The Heist) come to this. Where Payday 1 focused solely on action and teamwork, Payday 2 simply has identity issues. It tries to be a stealth game, an rpg, a web series and a horde shooter and ends up doing everything poorly. Most of the levels are short unlike Payday 1, and the game becomes a grindfest in which you focus on doingIt's really sad to see one of my favorite games (Payday: The Heist) come to this. Where Payday 1 focused solely on action and teamwork, Payday 2 simply has identity issues. It tries to be a stealth game, an rpg, a web series and a horde shooter and ends up doing everything poorly. Most of the levels are short unlike Payday 1, and the game becomes a grindfest in which you focus on doing short easy missions over and over to grind xp.

    "Should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak. - Sun Tzu"

    In overkill's case, they diverted so many resources into making the game appeal to so many audiences that they lost sight of what Payday Originally was. An action based coop horde shooter.

    They replaced real skill and real teamwork with artificial skill trees which "enhance" your characters abilities. But all this does is make your character overpowered and gives you unfair advantages. I often found myself either spamming grenades from my grenade launcher or breaking my mouse button by clicking it as fast as I could non stop. Unlike the previous game which featured a variety of weapons which all had different tactical uses, which you could freely switch between from mission to mission, many weapons in this game are bound to which class you pick, for example only the enforcer can use shotguns effectively. Many of the useful weapons are hidden behind paywalls aswell. My experience with Payday 2 literally (and I'm not joking) broke my previous mouse and I had to replace it because the mouse button got spammed that much, I was using the B9 pistol.

    The most unforgivable aspect of the game. Is how Overkill staff stated on multiple occasions, both in forum posts and interviews that Payday 2 would NEVER feature microtransactions. But in the recent update Overkill is charging money for weapons with higher stats on the Steam market. And not only that they trick you by not telling you you need dlc in order to use them.

    "All you care about is money. This town deserves a better class of criminal" - The Joker    … Expand
  60. ff7rule
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Added microtransactions by lying SOBs. Pay 2 win. Don't support lying developers who is more interested in their bottom line than customer satisfaction.
  61. KrekkaBlade
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Said they'd never add microtransactions (on several occasions).

    Added microtransactions (with stat boosts).
    We (the consumers) shouldn't encourage this kind of toxic, greedy behaviour, as Overkill was once a respectable developer that truly cared about their games. They let Payday 2 turn into a DLC-fest with, of course, the DLC weapons being unbalanced.
  62. jordan853
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    Overall a fun game but I honestly can't get behind a game where the devs promised not to **** the community in the ass, and then announced they are ****ing their community in the ass, and then proceeding to **** every bodies asses for those sweet, sweet dollarydoos.
  63. caralho
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    What was supposed to be an alright coop game riddled with DLCs they just decided to add a microtransaction scheme in the game to unlock content that probably shouldn't even exist on the way they released it. I'm not a walking wallet and I'm done spending money on your game.
  64. Anark
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Adding microtransactions as a reward for the 4th anniversary after 17 days of goals reached by the community.
    Overkill cupidity got no limits.
    I paid the game 40€, I paid each of the more than twenty DLCs, and now I should pay for weapons skins which provides ingame bonus ? I say no, RIP this game, it was fun but Overkill'cupidity kills it.
    I'll never bought another Overkill game.
  65. robotosis
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Ive been playing for awhile and really did enjoy the game. And usually updates are a great thing, but they kept adding $5 after $5 after $5 dlc's, that really shouldve been free. Now microtransactions? No thanks.
  66. Wicked069
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions and they are deleting forum post that are giving negative feedback / censorship, they said that the game would never have microtransations before release. But 2 years later here we are and they add in game shop where you use real money to buy microtransations.

    GG Never going to buy a game for overkill again was really looking forward to the walking dead game they were    Microtransactions and they are deleting forum post that are giving negative feedback / censorship, they said that the game would never have microtransations before release. But 2 years later here we are and they add in game shop where you use real money to buy microtransations.

    GG
    Never going to buy a game for overkill again was really looking forward to the walking dead game they were making but that will most likely have microtransactions at some point so screw that.

    This is bad business practices, and its just milking your customers, and it needs to stop in all games.    … Expand
  67. DenzNoble
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Grossly amount of DLC's and micro transactions, not even a decent game since you have to grind over 600 hours to have decent equipment and pay for dlcs that has majority of weapons that the base game lack
  68. Peanits
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Added microtransactions after numerous promises that there would be none, and these microtransactions also modify the stats of your weapons. The stats range from minor to major, but often push your weapon past damage breakpoints which reduce your shots to kill, making the gun significantly better. During an AMA on reddit after the initial (very negative) response, they revealed that theyAdded microtransactions after numerous promises that there would be none, and these microtransactions also modify the stats of your weapons. The stats range from minor to major, but often push your weapon past damage breakpoints which reduce your shots to kill, making the gun significantly better. During an AMA on reddit after the initial (very negative) response, they revealed that they had done it for the money even though the majority of the community disproved, and furthermore that the microtransactions would be going nowhere, along with the stats they come with.

    The developers are beyond shady and have no problem lying to their dedicated players. 26 paid DLCs later, they add microtransactions simply to make more money. Avoid at all costs.    … Expand
  69. toad_svk
    Aug 19, 2013
    0
    Since developers are not answering on the bug reports pages and not fixing big issues like:
    - crashing steam
    - crash to desktop due to LUA unhandled exceptions
    - sound bugs
    - permanent connection issues for a lot of people at rush hour (you can't play more than 5 minutes, sometimes even 20 sec)

    Well I guess a big negative score on metacritic will do the trick, simcity style.
  70. Alca
    Feb 9, 2016
    0
    ScamDay 2 : an Almir's heist edition.ScamDay 2 : an Almir's heist edition.
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  71. Mmmmph
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    It used to be good, it used to be fun, it used to have 110$ of DLC, now it has 110$ worth of DLC and p2w microtransactions. No really they don't understand whats wrong with weapon skins you have to pay for that can give you skins for weapons you don't even have and are locked behind a dlc paywall and give you a stat bonus on top of that. So you could easily spend money to find out you haveIt used to be good, it used to be fun, it used to have 110$ of DLC, now it has 110$ worth of DLC and p2w microtransactions. No really they don't understand whats wrong with weapon skins you have to pay for that can give you skins for weapons you don't even have and are locked behind a dlc paywall and give you a stat bonus on top of that. So you could easily spend money to find out you have to spend more money or else that money you spent in the first place has been wasted and is useless.… Expand
  72. degrassinoel
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    used to be a top notch game with a lot of reasonably priced extra DLC - now it's a game with pay2win microtransactions and a whole heap of DLC - save your money for something worthy of your time, your initial purchase in this game just wont be worth it.
  73. 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.
  74. zz_tophat
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Fight cops with your credit card! Full priced game with micro-transactions AND DLC that costs more than the main game! All-new dynamic Unboxing mechanics never seen before! The first heist game that steals from you!
  75. d4haxor
    Nov 21, 2015
    0
    This dev has completely lost their mind and only cares about pinching their fans for every dime they can, This game went from decent to literally the worst game on earth. STAY FAR AWAY!
  76. Impulse
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    How about instead of having access to all of the reviews, you instead pay $2.49 for a random review? Hell, if you're lucky, you might even get a Mint Condition "Helpful" Review! Go get 'em, tiger!
  77. calxllum
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Micro-transactions aren't free...

    I mean, the addition of them was free. The unbalancing of weapons was free... But, free **** is still **** And getting the actual content behind the microtransactions isn't free.
  78. Origin_Saint
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions and then the damage control you go for is making those microtransactions result in skins that not only stat-boost, but now provide XP and money boosts? Get out of here with that **** You won't ever see another cent from me.
  79. Mykwon
    Aug 26, 2013
    0
    The first opus was already frustrating in single player mode with retarded bots that would make you fail a heist. This is now worse than ever. The bots are brain dead in this sequel, BRAIN-DEAD. Got put down at the beginning of a heist and they sat repeat sat at the other side of the map doing nothing. Single player mode is impossible because it was one thing to pick up 2 cans ofThe first opus was already frustrating in single player mode with retarded bots that would make you fail a heist. This is now worse than ever. The bots are brain dead in this sequel, BRAIN-DEAD. Got put down at the beginning of a heist and they sat repeat sat at the other side of the map doing nothing. Single player mode is impossible because it was one thing to pick up 2 cans of thermite back and forth, now we're talking about 8 bags of money that you have to carry over the whole map and cannot run while you're carrying one. Of course, none of those stupid bots could carry a bag or restart the drill. It was so hard to code. I'm really disappointed by this game. It should have been issued as a multi-player game only.
    On top of that, it's full of bugs, has an horrible FOV at 45 degrees peripheral and a server that runs as fast as a Pentium 90, making you wait a good 5 minutes before playing a heist. A total failure. Nope, won't buy Payday 3, I'm done with you guys.    … Expand
  80. xzenocrimzie
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    The most recent update added Pay2Win mechanics on top of already hilariously expensive DLC. Do NOT buy this game in its current form - it's disgusting and unethical behaviour.
  81. FoxReinhold
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Unfortunately, this game has gone downhill since last year, in a major way. The devs are greedy buggers, plain and simple, and released "free content" which is actually just a series of highly expensive microtransactions to upgrade your weapons. Keep in mind most of these weapons are only unlocked via paid DLC, meaning in order to upgrade your weapon completely, you have to first buy theUnfortunately, this game has gone downhill since last year, in a major way. The devs are greedy buggers, plain and simple, and released "free content" which is actually just a series of highly expensive microtransactions to upgrade your weapons. Keep in mind most of these weapons are only unlocked via paid DLC, meaning in order to upgrade your weapon completely, you have to first buy the DLC, then hope you get a drop for a safe, then buy a drill for a safe, then hope it's the right part. It's ridiculous and they've lost my business as a customer. They have a litany of other broken promises as well, and if you read below, you'll see other users feel the same way.… Expand
  82. 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
  83. WandererTheLost
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    So I almost feel bad reviewing this game after hours of fun, but if you have come to play this once great game, you need to know something very important. Long ago the developer Almir Listo literally said the following "We've made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" A month later another developer David GoldfarbSo I almost feel bad reviewing this game after hours of fun, but if you have come to play this once great game, you need to know something very important. Long ago the developer Almir Listo literally said the following "We've made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" A month later another developer David Goldfarb responded in an even more blunt way "No. No. God, I hope not. Never. No." Two years later they added microtransactions. Even if you don't agree this ruins the game, how can you take the word of the development team seriously if they are straight up willing to ignore their gaming community and go back on everything they said. This on top of almost 100 dollars in DLC and a currently full priced game is inexcusable. If you are reading this and you also feel this is completely unfair, I urge you to stand with us in rating this down to the level it deserves for taking our money for years then demanding more. They flat out lied to us, the people who decide if they make enough money to eat. They should rightfully understand that ignoring us is not the option they should take.… Expand
  84. Trollster123
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Broken promises by developers. Micro-transactions added to the game.
    Absolutely ridiculous the extent these developers go, putting their greed above the game.
  85. Ckazochnik
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    This game supposed to be fun coop shooter. It really was until the devs became lazy **** which released a ton of bagged content and ten tons of paid DLC (€110+ of worth). Like it wasn't enough, they have released a micro-transaction system.

    The 1st, they promised us to don't put the micro-transactions in the game. The golden «shame on you if you thought otherwise!». The 2nd, the    This game supposed to be fun coop shooter. It really was until the devs became lazy **** which released a ton of bagged content and ten tons of paid DLC (€110+ of worth). Like it wasn't enough, they have released a micro-transaction system.

    The 1st, they promised us to don't put the micro-transactions in the game. The golden «shame on you if you thought otherwise!».

    The 2nd, the system is using the casino-style drop-roulette that means you probably will not get the item that you wanted exactly.

    The 3rd, most of items looks like a junk. Give your child a paint spray and a gun and you will get the same result. Moreover, you can scrap your fresh painted gun with a rasp because in the game you will get a random item with the random skin and the random QUALITY. But it's not over yet. If you got a DLC-item, you have to buy this DLC to use this item (remember about €110+).

    The 4th. Weapons that you got with micro-transactions is actually stronger than the regular variant. At this point it started to be Pay 2 Win.

    The 5th. Skins provide for you and your team XP and MONEY BOOST. More guys with the painted guns you have – stronger boost you get. Just think of it: you can be kicked from the lobby for not buying the random **** for your real money. It actually happened.

    We have a good game that ruined buy the lie, greed and sloth.    … Expand
  86. Gaettusk
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    I only have 500 hours put into this game,but my desire to support Overkill is nonexistent at this point. They have followed the path of EA, and for that, **** them and their micro-transactions.
  87. uragaan
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 is a fun game. The recent update to the game adds microtransaction in the form of gun skins that add stat bonuses. Stat bonus aside, I would normally not care much about such an addition but this does not work in this game. Payday 2 has a base cost to the game, and on top of that has over $100 worth of DLC with REAL content. To further gouge the wallet's of their loyal fanbasePayday 2 is a fun game. The recent update to the game adds microtransaction in the form of gun skins that add stat bonuses. Stat bonus aside, I would normally not care much about such an addition but this does not work in this game. Payday 2 has a base cost to the game, and on top of that has over $100 worth of DLC with REAL content. To further gouge the wallet's of their loyal fanbase is akin to slapping them in their face...repeatedly.

    As it stands, I cannot recommend this game to anyone or support the decisions made by the company.    … Expand
  88. Chewieflakes
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    This game is a piece of trash and so is Overkill. They are a group of downright scumbags who bring shame to the entire industry and deserve to go bankrupt and force their employees to go down a different career path in life, for the benefit of humanity.
  89. Da_Bozz
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    They promised to never add microtransactions to the game when they launched it. But Overkill's greed was stronger, and with the last update they added a microtransaction market. It's so easy to destroy a good game.
  90. Dielo
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Do not buy this game.... is a scam.... we paid 20 dollars for a dlc that was a scam (COP)....also they promised not to put microtransactions in the game.... was a lie, because they did... Payday 2 was a good game....
  91. ClaySoldier
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    Another cashgrab wit micro-transactions and countless DLC. Honestly it was obvious from miles away that sooner or later, they will go the milking way.
    Decent game (maybe a little bit overrated) with your usual modern **** 10000 DLCs, and now to add insult to injury - micro-transactions.
    They deserve to crash and burn, especially after they had the nerves and hypocrisy of defending    Another cashgrab wit micro-transactions and countless DLC. Honestly it was obvious from miles away that sooner or later, they will go the milking way.
    Decent game (maybe a little bit overrated) with your usual modern **** 10000 DLCs, and now to add insult to injury - micro-transactions.
    They deserve to crash and burn, especially after they had the nerves and hypocrisy of defending something they promised won't happen.
    I hope they bankrupt, enough crooks in this business.    … Expand
  92. Datek
    Jan 14, 2016
    0
    This was a great game, one of my all time favorites. It's more of a bad joke than a game now as it has been ruined by Overkill Software, its own greedy obnoxious developers who get paid by other companies to do promotional advertising in the game, and then they sell it to you as DLC. That's right, you can pay to have promotional advertising in your game from movies John Wick and PointThis was a great game, one of my all time favorites. It's more of a bad joke than a game now as it has been ruined by Overkill Software, its own greedy obnoxious developers who get paid by other companies to do promotional advertising in the game, and then they sell it to you as DLC. That's right, you can pay to have promotional advertising in your game from movies John Wick and Point Break, games like Hotline Miami and Goat Simulator, and some DJ named Allesso all of which degrade your gameplay experience to one degree or another.

    The CEO Almir said there will never be microtransactions. Then he added microtransactions, issued a fake and somewhat arrogant apology after community outrage, and went on to say that the microtransactions are here to stay.

    Do not buy this game, or if you have it do not buy any of the $120 DLC. You will end up hating yourself for it.    … Expand
  93. MoltenReviewer
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Great game, if the developers didn't lie through their teeth and forcibly try to squeeze every dollar out of it's dedicated fans it may have gotten a positive review. Such a shame.
  94. leetdood
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    I paid a large amount for this game and the DLC, and now they're screwing us over with paid skins and safes that you need to pay to open? I uninstalled this game and I would not recommend it to anybody. I have about 400 hours played and this is just a huge slap in the face to the dedicated fans of PAYDAY 2.
  95. Dobuch66
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Game implemented microtransactions, which actually gives stat boost. i do not recommend that game to anyone. Overkill claim that we love update, so they need to see more steam reviews (from 98 to 73% positive reviews in few days). Almir is just liar which claim that we want more updates like that. See what's happened when we all say NO to any more DLC.
  96. rezzealaux
    Sep 9, 2013
    0
    Do NOT ignore all the negative reviews that only talk about technical issues. If a game does not work, then you cannot play, and a game that works is always better than one which does not work. Would you rather a pacman arcade or Crysis running at 5 FPS? And this game essentially requires multiplayer, with all its connection issues. The AI assisting you are dumb, the AI for the enemies areDo NOT ignore all the negative reviews that only talk about technical issues. If a game does not work, then you cannot play, and a game that works is always better than one which does not work. Would you rather a pacman arcade or Crysis running at 5 FPS? And this game essentially requires multiplayer, with all its connection issues. The AI assisting you are dumb, the AI for the enemies are dumb, about the only seemingly not dumb AI are the ones who are supposed to press the panic buttons. But back to technicals. I have a generation one i7 with a GTX 580 and I can't run this on full HD. Maybe I have old drivers or I heated them too much you say, okay perhaps that explains the low FPS, but it certainly isn't causing the mouse lag. Look it up. It's a retarded problem I've never seen happen in any other game. If I lower resolution to 1600 900 its workable but anything higher and the mouse is not crisp. Thankfully the AI are dumb so it's like playing a zombie game when you're shooting but this carries over to the menus. Like, really? There's a host of other technical problems too, including the game crashing when you attempt to accept a friend invite to a game. Which you basically have to because the lobby system in this game is garbage.

    And it has to be, because otherwise it'd be all too clear that this game has 0 content. Starting a mission requires you to look at what appears to be a map of a city, and then there are random dots that show up here and there. You aren't allowed to just pick a certain mission or a certain difficulty, you have to wait for it to pop up. It's not even in predictable locations; you'll find the exact same mission spawn on two entirely different points on the map. The maps have slightly different spawns totally to maybe five variations tops on each mission, but overall its the same stuff. This randomness is also in equipment: you can buy your base guns, but every single mod and every single mask component has to be obtained through random draw at the end of missions through this pick a card thing. Oh, and you still have to pay for them.

    And every single mission briefing or ending there are people talking about the "story" in the background.

    And that's the game. What did I pay 30 bucks for again? This is an "Action RPG"? Where's the action and where's the RPG? Maybe RPG stands for Random Player Game, because even the player's own equipment can only be obtained through lottery.

    If you always have 3 friends playing with you then perhaps going full stealth every time inserts a little strategy and coordination into it, but just playing by yourself or with pubbies will always just turn it into Zombies: Stealing Cash With Clown Masks Edition.    … Expand
  97. Nifu
    Aug 19, 2013
    0
    Will attempt to keep this brief and to the point, but more important truthful. Payday 2 is an excellent purchase if you simply go for the $30 version and understand what you're getting. It will provide a generally enjoyable experience for up to 4 people in a party style casual game for up to 30-40 hours, which is a really great value. The majority of the issues with the game long term areWill attempt to keep this brief and to the point, but more important truthful. Payday 2 is an excellent purchase if you simply go for the $30 version and understand what you're getting. It will provide a generally enjoyable experience for up to 4 people in a party style casual game for up to 30-40 hours, which is a really great value. The majority of the issues with the game long term are a result of Overkill's misrepresentation of the product. To put it simply, it is not a $50 product nor should it be considered in the same league as other AAA products. You're essentially paying for an upgraded mod...

    Cons:

    - Repetitive heists that are often recycled. There is NOT 30 heists! No matter how you add up the levels, mathematically it doesn't come to 30 heists so ignore any interviews you read or see from Overkill stating otherwise. Additionally, they reuse many of the same maps with slight variations and call it an entirely new heist. They were either short staffed or extremely lazy, but you'll spot assets reused repeatedly on every level.

    - Skill system was a great idea, but executed poorly. Certain skills are a complete waste while others are extremely overpowered. You are able to mix and match which skills you want among all 4 trees so people simply pickup the best ones, which leaves everyone the same and defeats the entire point of a skill system.

    - The AI in this game is by far the worst AI I have ever experienced in any title I have played both for the opposition and teammates. There are no words to describe how bad the AI actually is. If you enjoy mindlessly shooting poorly scripted bots then it isn't as dire as I make it sound.

    - Engine is extremely outdated. It would be tolerable if the game play was vastly superior to other titles, but it simply is not.

    - Mission selection tool known as Crime.net is a colossal failure and will no doubt be used as a demonstration tool in courses as an example of what to avoid during your design phase. You sit around with 3 other friends waiting for the game to let you play the mission you all want to play. How this design got past being written down on paper much less implemented into the game is beyond comprehension.

    - Horrible support and customer service. Almir, a developer at Overkill is often seen crying on the forums about people being negative. Negative about a product they purchased....Although I don't agree with customers acting like spoiled 12 year old infants I also find it professionally shameful to have an employee speak to the customer base in the manner in which he does. They're also too lazy to purchase and maintain their own official forums and use the Steam game forum to fill this void. The result is what you'd expect...

    In closing, if interested purchase the $30 version and expect to get about 30-40 hours out of it. It's fun, but you can't take any of it seriously as it lacks any kind of depth. You're purchasing a MOD!    … Expand
  98. bozley1990
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    To whom it may concern at Overkill/Starbreeze Studio/505 Games,

    If you do not currently employ a public relations specialist, I suggest you hire one ASAP. If you do currently employ a PR specialist, I suggest you fire them immediately and open the position for a more competent specialist. You operate within the entertainment industry and thus rely on the satisfaction of your    To whom it may concern at Overkill/Starbreeze Studio/505 Games,

    If you do not currently employ a public relations specialist, I suggest you hire one ASAP. If you do currently employ a PR specialist, I suggest you fire them immediately and open the position for a more competent specialist.

    You operate within the entertainment industry and thus rely on the satisfaction of your consumers. Whenever there is unrest amongst your consumers, it would behoove you to address the issues as quickly as possible. A quick and favorable resolution makes consumers happy and shows that you are willing and able to deal with the challenges presented to you. Prolonged failure to acknowledge the dissatisfaction of your consumers sows distrust and resentment towards you and any of your future endeavors.

    This FREE advice was brought to you by someone who has never studied or worked in PR. I am just a well-educated biologist who knows how to take a step back and evaluate a situation... Imagine how valuable the information a well-qualified PR specialist provides could be to you.

    *This review will be updated for FREE when and if you decide to deal with the unrest in the Payday 2 community. I have incredibly high expectations and I hope to see you rise to meet them.    … Expand
  99. Xorph
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    This game was great up until they decided to add weapon skins ala CS:GO. That'd be all fine and dandy on its own, if not for the fact that said weapon skins provide stat boosts to your guns, and cost real life moneydollars to get.
  100. akaeskim0
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    I loved this game. Been playing since the first payday. When this game released, I was stoked that no micro transactions were implemented. Slowly the developers are going against their words and are starting to implement a micro transaction system.

    You guys might as well move under SEGA's wing. I mean your headed that way anyways.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  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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