Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 450 out of 3970
  3. Negative: 2,207 out of 3970

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  1. OVKSelfDestruct
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Overkill has recently launched its self-destruction sequence by making the game join the steam economy.

    It was the most hated update in PAYDAY history, obviously an self-destruction for PAYDAY and its community.
    Wouldn't be surprised if the game shut down.
  2. reside123
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Pay 2 Day

    There's too many DLCs, when u buy the base game without dlc you have like 1/3 of the game..
    The game is filled with bugs, DLC's and micro-transactions. It's like a pay2win, the game is 2 easy, op weapons...
  3. smornik123
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions say no to microtransactions
  4. TimeWhisper
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Pay2Day: Global Offensive

    Pay to win mechanics. Want a grenade? That's DLC. Want a good weapon or weapon mod? That's DLC. On top of all that they now sell skins that give in game stats.
  5. danielhiles01
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Got the game earlier this year because of all the hype. The non-DLC items suck and more than half the game is DLC!!! And now micro-transactions. Goodbye pd2.
  6. Ice_Cube
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Lies, lies, lies! It's all what you get when you buy this game! Pay2Day with microtransactions and ultimate common pistols with damage higher than full-equipped shotguns!
  7. Fadedtodark
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    How the mighty have fallen, it's a shame really because this game WAS fun while it lasted.

    I was a big fan of this game for the longest time because it was the first game in the series that I solely devoted countless hours to learning the in's and out's of each heist, weapon, etc. The keyword in this statement is was. This game has honestly become a game of, "if you don't buy into it;    How the mighty have fallen, it's a shame really because this game WAS fun while it lasted.

    I was a big fan of this game for the longest time because it was the first game in the series that I solely devoted countless hours to learning the in's and out's of each heist, weapon, etc. The keyword in this statement is was. This game has honestly become a game of, "if you don't buy into it; you are going to be behind". I can wholeheartedly understand the conceptual idea behind making DLC, as a developer you want your game to succeed with the hopes of new content that keeps the formula fresh; the way that the devs are going about this though is the wrong way. So where do I begin?

    Let's talk Crimefest.. the community performs community tasks with the promises of free content throughout those 10 days. How does the community get treated? A change to the metagame and microtransactions. Change is inevitable when you create anything because you want whatever it is you are creating, to attract a wider audience while staying relevant. The changes thus far have not been good. I'm not even at the mad at the fact that we were lied to about microtransactions; I'm mad at the fact that the basic concept is becoming a part in the meta if you want your character to stay relevant while playing. We get the other side of the argument, "Oh, well this game isn't PvP.. it's PvE, so why complain?" Regardless if this game is PvP or PvE, skins should stay a niche market and not become a necessity. Why do games like CS:GO and TF2 work well with their economies? It's because the skins are there mostly for cosmetic purposes only! And how do we acquire said skins? By buying "drills" or a marketplace, there is no option to use the Offshore Account that you work towards or the option to earn a drill by a very low % card drop after completing a heist. The meta has changed now to where you either pay in and gamble for the chance to get a skinned weapon which mind you, have stat boosts or you use broken weaponry thanks to the influx of skins and the lovely weapon balancing that has been implemented. This is only one complaint out of many and it's upsetting to say the least because I've held this game with such high regards despite the "dodgy DLC model" that kept rearing its head out every few weeks as an attempt to have me throwing my money at my monitor.

    It's been a fun year playing this game; I can only recommend it to either someone who loves paying to play despite the price of the core game plus the "mandatory DLCs" or to someone who is masochistic enough to defend these practices. It's not all bad though, this made for a fun Uninstallation Simulator    … Expand
  8. Real_H0rrorshow
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Don't waste your money with this game,overkill doesnt care about this game,they keep releasing terrible dlcs(cowboys,ninjas,civil war,barbeque(?),this was a game about professional criminals.The game still has lots of bugs,connection issues,but that doesnt matter to the devs,they just keep making retarded dlc every week,and now on top of that we have microtransactions,pay2win,pay2cheat.IDon't waste your money with this game,overkill doesnt care about this game,they keep releasing terrible dlcs(cowboys,ninjas,civil war,barbeque(?),this was a game about professional criminals.The game still has lots of bugs,connection issues,but that doesnt matter to the devs,they just keep making retarded dlc every week,and now on top of that we have microtransactions,pay2win,pay2cheat.I used to love this game,but now it's gone to s......… Expand
  9. desmondli007
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Releasing tonnes of DLCs to make yourself easier in gameplay
    And now skins can boost up stats...
    Besides, breaking a promise is definitely hurt to most loyal PD2 fans.
    Great game, but unreliable company
  10. Feotank
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Payday 2: Global Offensive

    Overkill straight up lied to their customers and destroyed a once great game and destroyed an entire community overnight. They deserve what is coming to them. Just go look at the steam forums for it it's a train wreck. This is coming from someone with nearly 900 hours in the game. They need to remove the day one update from crime fest.
  11. Fartjoke
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    I've dumped about 800 hours into PAYDAY 2. It was fun and games since I picked it up about a year ago. Great fun was had, the developers were very open and vocal, and brought a lot of content to the game. Sure, a lot of it was DLC, but that never bothered me personally. One year later and now I regret ever investing as much time, effort, and money into it. The developer, OVERKILL Software,I've dumped about 800 hours into PAYDAY 2. It was fun and games since I picked it up about a year ago. Great fun was had, the developers were very open and vocal, and brought a lot of content to the game. Sure, a lot of it was DLC, but that never bothered me personally. One year later and now I regret ever investing as much time, effort, and money into it. The developer, OVERKILL Software, broke their promises and bent the community over backwards for the worst possible thing: Microtransactions that actually alter stats in game. Right after the community worked their hardest to be rewarded with free updates. All in all, OVERKILL is setting PAYDAY 2 on fire and simply watching it burn without ANY kind of explanation or word on this horrible update. Don't pick it up or throw money at these guys. It's a waste of everybody's time.… Expand
  12. zalone
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Game was great until they added stat-boosting micro-transactions, after stating this would never happen on multiple occasions, and during what was supposed to be a release of free content. Not acceptable.
  13. Secour
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Isn't it a shame to promise that there will never ever be micro transaction within the game and no less than 2 years after you introduce it ?
    Isn't it a middle finger in the face of your customer or is it just false advertisement ?
    I don't know, but either way, this is some crappy marketing here.
  14. PlatinumEmpire
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    This game was killed by greedy developers. After we had more than 100$ worth of DLC, we received pay-to-win skin system, thanks Overkill. Community is enraged and won't give up on this crap you served them.
  15. Hugegaming
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Generally speaking the developers lied and killed the game adding an market system simliar to one used in Valve's team fortress 2 and counter strike:global offensive.
  16. BlueTiger17
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Payday used to be a fun game until overkill decided to **** it up.
    They introduced the black market update which (according to them) would "balance" weapons and added weapon skins that boosts your stats but requires you to pay with real money.
  17. sgtthrifty
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    great game that was utterly ruined, thanks for **** it up. The game was fun, and although a lot of people thought the idea of getting a five dollar dlc each month was bad, i thought it was fine, but when it introduced the safes, it was just too much
  18. Ponny_Jotsmoker
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions, Pay2Win, DLC Flood on a AAA title. That's not a game, that's a punch in the users face. Gameplay used to be fun though, especially when you play with your friends. It's a shame how this great game got ruined by greed.
  19. Midshade
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was a good game until recently the developers added micro-transactions, they advertised that the game would never have those; they lied to us.
  20. wealthysoup
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Stay well clear.

    £15 game with ~£80 of additional DLC. On top of this they've now added pay to win based micro-transactions to the game; despite previously promising no micro-transactions: https://i.imgur.com/wQCwAyd.png Oh yes. They also never got round to adding the safe house customisation which was promised before release. This was a good game but the stacks of DLC have really    Stay well clear.

    £15 game with ~£80 of additional DLC.
    On top of this they've now added pay to win based micro-transactions to the game; despite previously promising no micro-transactions:
    https://i.imgur.com/wQCwAyd.png

    Oh yes. They also never got round to adding the safe house customisation which was promised before release.
    This was a good game but the stacks of DLC have really ruined it; the micro-transactions are the icing on the cake.    … Expand
  21. Orca5353
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    The payday 2 developers are (from observed) 1.unorganized 2.Untrained support 3.Very, very greedy. Making 40+ DLCs is apparently not enough for them, so they pull up with that cheap trick to lure CSGO/TF2 people in.
  22. thebass1904
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Microtransaction and the last updates were a punch in the face of the old loving PD comunity. I loved this game and spent loads of money. I did this with love. but this changed. They broke my heart. Dont buy or play

    I am sry for all the players. Goodbye PD. 858 hours of fun and true gaming love.
  23. Greco
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    A pay to win disaster. Do not buy this game, full of microtransactions when the developers said specifically they will never have microtransactions. Dissapointing.
  24. saku_39
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Game is based on korean f2p micro hell. So, grindy as hell with tons of masks, patterns, weapon attachments etc. So of course they added drops that you have to pay to unlock. Wow, what a reward! Oh... did I mention this game is not f2p... it has tons of DLC plus the base game. Nickel and Dime you to death. Buggy as hell, keep your money and dignity, avoid this game, don't support theseGame is based on korean f2p micro hell. So, grindy as hell with tons of masks, patterns, weapon attachments etc. So of course they added drops that you have to pay to unlock. Wow, what a reward! Oh... did I mention this game is not f2p... it has tons of DLC plus the base game. Nickel and Dime you to death. Buggy as hell, keep your money and dignity, avoid this game, don't support these tactics from game companies. Pay for game, pay for DLC, pay for microtransactions. Devs are liars and frauds. F YOU OVERKILL, SUCK IT.… Expand
  25. Mr_laysik
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    rip payday2 ruined by overgreed D: I am just writing this for the 150 characters long so how is your day so far? mine is quite **** when I found out this.
  26. cantthinkofanam
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    The fact that Overkill added micro-transactions that gives you stat-boosting weapon skins to go along with a $20 game with 28 DLCs and counting should give you an idea how much they are milking this game and only care about money.
  27. APimpNamedPika
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    You betrayed the community's loyalty and trust.
    After all our time, efforts, and praises, you greet us with micro-transactions; something you told us you'd never implement.

    That is not how you reward a community for staying with you through the years.
  28. taiwan86
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    So many things to say, So little time.
    Basically the level of disappointment is so great that I made this account specifically to include this negative review.
    I am one of the few “whales” which paid full price on most of the DLC in the game. Altogether I’ve spent around close to $100 on a game that I’ve enjoyed and introduced many of my friends to join in my enjoyment in the past. I am    So many things to say, So little time.
    Basically the level of disappointment is so great that I made this account specifically to include this negative review.
    I am one of the few “whales” which paid full price on most of the DLC in the game. Altogether I’ve spent around close to $100 on a game that I’ve enjoyed and introduced many of my friends to join in my enjoyment in the past. I am disappointed as the game I knew and loved has died, and in its place, a shell off its former self as it goes microtransaction, and predictably Free to play (later on). I’ve logged aroun 400 hrs on this game. It was my stress relief after a long day’s work. Sadly since it seems Overkill is hellbent on implementing Microtransactions, I will have to move on.
    TL:DR, Stat boosting Microtransactions= Pay to win mechanics which ruined fun great game. New players won’t be able to experience what it was like before the new mechanics, so sad…
    0/10    … Expand
  29. mondoman202
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    TL;DR ♥♥♥♥ you Overkill

    I usually play Payday 2 religiously for about a month or so at a time. then take a break for about a month and rinse and repeat. Ive been doing this since it came out. it was about that time for me to start again and have completely lost interest. Ive bought every single piece of DLC they have released (only when on sale, because even without this    TL;DR ♥♥♥♥ you Overkill

    I usually play Payday 2 religiously for about a month or so at a time. then take a break for about a month and rinse and repeat. Ive been doing this since it came out. it was about that time for me to start again and have completely lost interest. Ive bought every single piece of DLC they have released (only when on sale, because even without this microtransaction ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ i still thought this game was a money hungry cash cow.) and you ahve officially lost a customer. The implementation of microtransactions in a $30 base value, and about $70 DLC list is absolutely atrocious.

    To start off the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that is the already existing DLC system they had, so many of the DLC they came out with has become vital to the gameplay experience, and without it the game honestly feels really stale. I cant help but think this was intended, and therefore nearly mandatory for players to put in their extra ~$20 dollars to get the full game experience. (most of the DLC is actually useless since alot of the new weapons they release are still suboptimal to the base game's weapons. I also put nearly no value on masks ~$20 dollars will get u the sniper pack, gage courier mod, and maybe a gage weapon pack for basically the full experience)
    The introduction of sniper rifles, which lets face it shouldve been in the base game, changed the play style of this game for many people. yet is only offered for the 7 dollar price point(at release). other packs like the gage courier mode which made it far easier to unlock weapon mods, which is already hard to find because its all left to chance, allowed players to get the mods they wanted more frequently, also gated by a 7 dollar price point (at release)
    There are so many simple things they have added to this game that are imperative to the PD2 experience that is each gated behind a $7 price tag that should have and could have been easily included in the base game.
    ALL WHILE THERE ARE SOME TERRIBLE PROBLEMS LIKE DESYNCRONIZATION AND TERRIBLE WEAPON BALANCE THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE DAY 1.

    Overkill lost my respect for a company even before this whole fiasco of microtransactions, yet i dealt with is because i still enjoyed playing with friends. But now i wouldnt trade a dog turd for any more of their lackluster DLC.

    -Disappointed fan    … Expand
  30. BAD9ER
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    CRIMEFEST UPDATE KILLED GAME R.I.P :( mtx in a p2p game = pay to play to pay .. crimefest was supposed to be extra content for us that we completed challenges for ( hard ones too !) for this we have been "rewarded" with an MTX shp in game with stat boosting weapon and mask skins ., DO NOT BUY THIS GAME !!! THE DEVS ARE CANCER !
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#67 Best PC Game of 2013
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#6 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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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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