Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. montanaqueleer
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Once upon a time this was a great game, but with the recent microtransactions addition many casual players will find themselves priced right out of the market. In addition to the potentially hundred of dollars in dlc to complete the game experience this game and it's developers have really lost sight of things.
  2. Proykesh
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Gamespot.com asked if Overkill Software anticipated putting microtransactions in the game, Goldfarb bluntly stated, "No. No. God, I hope not. Never. No."
    What a deception.
  3. m3ddle
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    I had to buy the Review DLC for $4.95 to write this, so here goes.

    Payday 2 is a 4-player co-op viral marketing ploy that has recently decided to abandon its core fan base and has gone down the path of introducing microtransactions as a method of squeezing more money from its playerbase. If you are a fan of questionable business ethics and enjoy opening crates with expensive keys,    I had to buy the Review DLC for $4.95 to write this, so here goes.

    Payday 2 is a 4-player co-op viral marketing ploy that has recently decided to abandon its core fan base and has gone down the path of introducing microtransactions as a method of squeezing more money from its playerbase.

    If you are a fan of questionable business ethics and enjoy opening crates with expensive keys, purchased for real money, then this game is for you! Salute!    … Expand
  4. Lazaruz
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Growing mountain of DLC that locks a ever expanding section behind a aditional paywall. And now microtransactions, which means the promise that Payday 2 would never contain microtransactions was a big fat lie.

    Stay clear, seriously stay clear. The game is in a complete swan dive and completely content in seemingly trying to nickle and dime you every step of the way to the bottom in such    Growing mountain of DLC that locks a ever expanding section behind a aditional paywall. And now microtransactions, which means the promise that Payday 2 would never contain microtransactions was a big fat lie.

    Stay clear, seriously stay clear. The game is in a complete swan dive and completely content in seemingly trying to nickle and dime you every step of the way to the bottom in such an extent it puts games like Evolve to shame. A game that got particularly slammed for the extensive DLC

    Stay clear, for the love of god stay clear.
    Save your money.    … Expand
  5. EzioJensenThird
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    You do not have the Gage Positive Review Packs. Please purchase it for £4.99. Also we will never ever ever ever micro-transactions ;)

    We at Overkill appreciate you continued acceptance of our lies and ****
  6. TSense
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Overkill lies to us, update 79 was a cheap money grab in a way they said they will NEVER do. And then they go around banning everyone on the Forum who dislikes the update, deleting everything and make fake post about people who like it. Yeah, that guy who has like 0,2 hours loves the new update, but i after 700 hours get a forum ban for pointing out that they lie to us. Now they areOverkill lies to us, update 79 was a cheap money grab in a way they said they will NEVER do. And then they go around banning everyone on the Forum who dislikes the update, deleting everything and make fake post about people who like it. Yeah, that guy who has like 0,2 hours loves the new update, but i after 700 hours get a forum ban for pointing out that they lie to us. Now they are waiting it out, hoping we will forget.… Expand
  7. Billy-Rex
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    I wouldn't mind the microtransactions, if they wouldn't have been released during Crimefest, where we should have been rewarded for our efforts to unlock challenges.
    I feel betrayed and lied to. Thanks, Almir.
  8. Pedropars
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    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.

    On October 15th of 2015,OVERKILL added microtransactions to the game,which provide you weapon skins with boosted stats,not only those weapons are locked behind a paywall but they´re considerable better than other weapons,including DLC ones,to make matters worse,back in 2013 the developers said that PAYDAY 2 would NEVER have microtransactions,yet now here we are...

    OVERKILL has lied and disappointed PAYDAY 2 fans several times but we always forgave them,but the addition of microtransactions is something that can´t be forgiven,several members of the community including people that played VERY important roles in developing and growing the PAYDAY 2 community are leaving the game,countless people have decided to stop supporting OVERKILL in any way,i have left the community myself recently.

    This pretty much sums up my experience with PAYDAY 2,i really recommend anyone reading this review to stay far away from this game and from anything made by OVERKILL.    … Expand
  9. alilsneaky
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    The game has p2p multiplayer (no dedicated servers).

    It also has more dlc than you can shake a stick at and with the latest patch they made it pay2win by adding gambling boxes that contain stat boosting weapons. (and to add insult to injury they initially sold the game on the promise that they would never add stat boosting microtransactions or dlc, to gain goodwill from the community)    The game has p2p multiplayer (no dedicated servers).

    It also has more dlc than you can shake a stick at and with the latest patch they made it pay2win by adding gambling boxes that contain stat boosting weapons. (and to add insult to injury they initially sold the game on the promise that they would never add stat boosting microtransactions or dlc, to gain goodwill from the community)

    Even before the patch dlc weapons were already pretty much a requirement to be able to complete the harder missions (good luck without explosive ammo on certain enemies) but now they're simply gone all the way.

    My advice is to play literally any other multiplayer game out there, it's going to be hard to do worse than payday 2.
    Payday2 is just a bottomless microtransaction pit.    … Expand
  10. 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
  11. GigaToni
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was fun, enjoyable and a great game for coop. Now after the newest updates, it's more like a pay2win. Same like CS:GO or TF2. Hopefully they'll revert the updates they did. If not it's a disaster.
  12. C_Ya_Jack
    Oct 16, 2015
    6
    Well..PD2 has changed to Pay2Win or show like so many other games. During the Crimefest event they added microtransactions for drills to open up Safes that drop at end of Heist. So back in 2013 Almir said no to microtransactions..until now. With 28 DLCs and I own them all and over 1800 hours playing I know what the game is and it always has bugs of some sort. DLC are one thing- youWell..PD2 has changed to Pay2Win or show like so many other games. During the Crimefest event they added microtransactions for drills to open up Safes that drop at end of Heist. So back in 2013 Almir said no to microtransactions..until now. With 28 DLCs and I own them all and over 1800 hours playing I know what the game is and it always has bugs of some sort. DLC are one thing- you sort of know what you are getting, but in a safe - you have a CHANCE at 7-9 items..which you have no idea what which one...you might own them already. Will they make trading the safes at some time? Idnk, but probably not since it does not help Overkill When they update the game - the Modders of Hoxhud or Pocohud have to change their things to make the game 110% more enjoyable. Without them the game is sort of lame....they should have been incorporated a long time ago. Guards can walk through walls, fall through the floor to the next, jump up to the 2nd or 3rd floor ----Wow what power they have - that we do not. Some of the units you fight that do not have armor, but are basically harder to kill than most things- Cloakers and Tasers take way too much damage before going down...even head-shots do not kill them with 2 shots with a normal gun...that would in any other game. Sheilds can move and make you climb on top of their shields....which is really crazy when you see it. Bulldozers -3 different types have been introduced over the last couple years (Green, Black and Skull)...are the beasts to kill...Face plate shooting is paramount in quick kill. Different weapons are always introduced in the 28 DLCs that cost $4.99ea..so yeah, over $139 if paid retail for them. Wait until sale is on though...70% off.
    Co-op players are varied- you can buy the weapon packs and DLCs and get the better guns, but now they added the Pay to buy the drill to open a safe drop - $2.50 each. So now they want more money...on a game that is about to be out of date. They have 1980's computers still on desks, signage from 2013 or 2014 still on the game. Not great graphics at all...only 6 basic car models throughout the game. except on Car Shop..that you can only drive in one heist..and they are not good. Basically the same 14 type people with same old clothes in every heist...doing the same boring things. Once you have the patterns down and the guards patterns - the game is easy - on DW stealth that is.
    Many things could make the game better, but in Summer 2016- Payday 3 is supposed to be out...so I do not see much more coming to PD2.    … Expand
  13. Zavizul
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Once upon a time, this was a good game. However, we've reached the point where the game costs $130 dollars to buy the base game, plus all the DLCs, and Overkill has the audacity to add microtransactions, going back on a promise where they said they would never include microtransactions.
    Congratulations Overkill, you managed to surpass both EA and Ubisoft scumbaggery in the span of a day
  14. SpeltWrong
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    No, just no - Payday 2: This time CS:GO rip off time.
    CrimeFest - free items, if you have the steam funds to pay...
    Their bad business practises cannot be endorsed, i'm sorry payday - they ruined you...
  15. CroJacket
    Oct 16, 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
  16. ToastLeToast
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Killing off mods by stealing their content, making 100s of DLC, paid advertisement (Wick, Alesso), and finally lying to the community be giving them micro-transactions instead of the promised "free content for all player". Oh, and they broke the balance, all while copying CS:GO model, by adding said micro-transactions they promised they would never add to the game.
  17. swag123
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    This game was great from the start.
    Once I started seeing all the DLC's being pumped out, I was iffy, but I kept on going, because this game was amazing. The multiplayer, music and the general atmosphere.
    What is not OK is the recent crimewave update. Overkill promised us no microtransactions, and here we get them. The things you can buy aren't purely cosmetic. You get stat increases.    This game was great from the start.
    Once I started seeing all the DLC's being pumped out, I was iffy, but I kept on going, because this game was amazing. The multiplayer, music and the general atmosphere.
    What is not OK is the recent crimewave update. Overkill promised us no microtransactions, and here we get them. The things you can buy aren't purely cosmetic. You get stat increases. That's what makes this different from CS:GO and TF2.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. codelancelot
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 used to be my favorite game until overkill software decided that on their second birthday celebration they were going to add these wonderful things known as micro-transactions and they have officially ruined the game. they promised us free content and we micro-transactions. they said payday 2 would ever have micro-transactions but I guess they lied
  20. zuhah
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    payday 2 with probably the biggest record of dlc count 27 dlc each selling for 1/3 of the game price

    award our crimefest with free content yay !!!
    wanna know what the free content is ?
    its micro transactions!!!

    seriously......
  21. kallak
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Okay don't get me wrong this game is good, but the addition of the micro-transactions is unacceptable. Not only do you have to pay to get these skins, they also increase stats on your guns. Overkill what were you thinking
  22. Darthpizzaroll
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    I've sunk over 1800 hours into this game but with all the constant addition of DLC that has made even the highest difficulty into a cakewalk and the recent addition of Pay2Win Weapon skin Microtransactions that significantly buff your weapons I must insist DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. The Developers are greedy shills who couldn't care less about the community or making a fun and balanced game.I've sunk over 1800 hours into this game but with all the constant addition of DLC that has made even the highest difficulty into a cakewalk and the recent addition of Pay2Win Weapon skin Microtransactions that significantly buff your weapons I must insist DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. The Developers are greedy shills who couldn't care less about the community or making a fun and balanced game.

    If you want a co-op horde shooter then play Killing Floor 2, if you want a heist game then play the Masterplan.    … Expand
  23. 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.
  24. Scardale
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    First of all i´m sorry for my bad english, but i´m not a native speaker.
    Please do yourself a favour and do not buy this piece of crap.
    The develepors lied in so many ways, content that should been released at release of the game is still not available. You cannot trust this greedy bunch of Overkill. They do not care about there community,which bought dozens of useless dlc´s to support    First of all i´m sorry for my bad english, but i´m not a native speaker.
    Please do yourself a favour and do not buy this piece of crap.
    The develepors lied in so many ways, content that should been released at release of the game is still not available. You cannot trust this greedy bunch of Overkill.
    They do not care about there community,which bought dozens of useless dlc´s to support the company.
    All they care about is how to get even more money out of their cashcow.
    We are still waiting for Items we payed for at the hype-train-event, still nothing has come.    … Expand
  25. EvadableMoxie
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Overkill has turned it's back on it's player base. A formerly great game has been destroyed by corporate greed which has been growing over the past year. They now focus only on what will make them the most money and care very little for making a good game.
  26. Alexander452
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Before the crimefest update i would acutally have recommend it
    The game was quite good and was fun to play with friends

    But i will not recommend it after they added bloody microtransactions
    I've uninstalled it and moved on to other games
  27. gnostechnician
    Oct 16, 2015
    4
    Look, man, I love this game. I really, really love this game. It's tons of fun to play pubs or with friends. Great gameplay, great characters, great action, great presentation. But it's painful how low it's gotten. At the time of this writing, there are 27 pieces of paid DLC for this game, all of which have ingame effects on your performance with weapons, weapon mods, and perks. They'veLook, man, I love this game. I really, really love this game. It's tons of fun to play pubs or with friends. Great gameplay, great characters, great action, great presentation. But it's painful how low it's gotten. At the time of this writing, there are 27 pieces of paid DLC for this game, all of which have ingame effects on your performance with weapons, weapon mods, and perks. They've just added CS:GO-style weapon skin drops, but this time they can have real, ingame effects. They change things on a whim with no community input or pre-announcement. It's a plain buggy game, with developers who have formed a reputation for not caring about their players as anything but wallets. As much as it pains me to say, unless something major changes- don't buy this game. Don't even try the free week. Just, don't.… Expand
  28. Aschaschi
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 had a lot of potential and I once loved it as much as I loved PD1, but Overkill screwed up multiple times and butchered it. They didn't learn their lesson: E3 action, ignoring the very productive community and banning critics... **** And now they finally made it to the bottom of the pit (at least untill they find a way to dig even deeper) by adding microtransactions to Payday 2,Payday 2 had a lot of potential and I once loved it as much as I loved PD1, but Overkill screwed up multiple times and butchered it. They didn't learn their lesson: E3 action, ignoring the very productive community and banning critics... **** And now they finally made it to the bottom of the pit (at least untill they find a way to dig even deeper) by adding microtransactions to Payday 2, making a casual game out of the title and kicking the whole vetrans and fanbase in the butt. Overkill I really hope your greed will now finally make you lose the last bit of good rep you had with those blind enough to not see everything you did wrong. Have fun killing this game that once was your baby. I can not recommend this game anymore and I really hope nobody falls for the false promises anymore. Please be aware that you buy into a game that is designed to swallow your money and you will support developers that are even worse than the big AAA-producing companies when it comes to greed and pure disrespect toward the players supporting them. Save yourself some money and check out other upcoming FPS games.… Expand
  29. 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.
  30. Corbent
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Well, with 223 hours played and a couple Infamy levels I can say that I used to enjoy this game a lot playing with friends. The company seemed likable and mostly decent and the game was fun. I also liked the addition of small DLCs, I bought some of them, even though I mostly didn't use the new stuff. It seemed ok just in case. But things went out of control. They started throwing more andWell, with 223 hours played and a couple Infamy levels I can say that I used to enjoy this game a lot playing with friends. The company seemed likable and mostly decent and the game was fun. I also liked the addition of small DLCs, I bought some of them, even though I mostly didn't use the new stuff. It seemed ok just in case. But things went out of control. They started throwing more and more content just for the hell of it, regardless of if it fits theme or not. New characters that have nothing to do with the game's style. Blatant ads for stuff. Someone called it a "Billboard" and I find it very fitting. All of this made me play less and less often.

    Lastly they came with micro transactions. Which by the way is contrary to the several times they assured it wasn't going to happen (Just google it). This is the final nail on this coffin. I declare this game not worthy. Even if they take it back, the company has proven me that they are not worth any kind of trust or sympathy.    … Expand
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#6 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
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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