Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. Devil6
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    This is the first and last product I'll buy from Overkill Softwares. I can no longer trust them after the screw-up of promises. They promised no microtransactions but added it. They promised all content of CRIMEFEST was free. it wasn't.

    First and last.
  2. Florashy
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    I have over 1100 hours in this game, and i love it to death. Unfortunately, they added microtransactions during a free bonus giveway week and screwed us. They promised no microtransactions in writing 2 years ago and now they break it. The game is unbalanced, buggy, and now unplayable essentially. A MINIGUN makes you run faster now.
  3. l0rde
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    >100$ worth of DLCs
    >Insane power creep with DLC weapons
    >Bugs that remain since the freaking pre-release beta from 2013
    >Horrendous communication skills from the developers
    >Goddamn microtransactions, with weapon skins that have stat changes 2 years into the game's life cycle

    Once was a good game, then Starbreeze got the gold fever.
  4. Konniiceland
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Thanks for making it Mircotransaction.Just so great you know,Dlc almost cost a 100 bucks and now this!The greatest update ever! Now i wonder about you guys.When will it be pay monthly? cause you know.It would be way more fun then. Oh and ps: Make us pay 60 bucks monthly to get to update from now on,
  5. SerHillman
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Overkill lied, cheated and executed cheap business tactics, all for the money. Great game but experience has been ruined by developers. Overkill claimed that they are " discussing this problems with our staffs and community members", but I personally think they are considering whether to impale us deeper with their blade of treachery and deceit.
  6. Liun
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Bought the game, all the DLC's that came out month after month knowing that It's fair and now MICROTRANSACTIONS. Play, play, play and get a "reward" that you have to buy keys for half the price of a DLC to unlock a RANDOM skin that gives you some extra stats. And on top of that if the weapon is a DLC one, you have to buy that DLC to use it. Worse company than Ubi and EA combined.
  7. 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
  8. MrGoldfish
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    A once really fun game being progressively ruined by one of the most greedy devs I have ever seen, that notoriously **** in the face of the community and then promises to "have a look at it" but never does.
  9. 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.
  10. panathius
    Oct 18, 2015
    10
    This game was awesome for the past 2 or so years. I've played it since the beta and purchased every DLC without complaint, despite their growing ridiculousness and pay to win nature. However, the developers have just added micro transactions to the game, with content advertised as "free" instead being locked behind a paywall. While no one is being forced to buy the newly introducedThis game was awesome for the past 2 or so years. I've played it since the beta and purchased every DLC without complaint, despite their growing ridiculousness and pay to win nature. However, the developers have just added micro transactions to the game, with content advertised as "free" instead being locked behind a paywall. While no one is being forced to buy the newly introduced "Drills" to unlock "safes" for a randomly generated weapon skin with the potential to improve a weapons stats, it is the final straw for me. If I am going to buy a game, I want an upfront cost for quality content. The fact that the game developers think that they can rip me off by giving me tiny morsels of content that i can only unlock by paying $2.50, which can accumulate into much more, is unacceptable. If I buy a game, I expect to get the whole game, not just an opportunity to pay more money. Shame on the developers for taking this path of greed and dishonesty. If they would simply add "drills" as random reward drops then I would have no problem, but at the moment they are a ripoff. I strongly advise against purchasing this game or any of it's DLCs. At the moment it is nothing but a scam.… Expand
  11. Tibu
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    But this? What is this? Back in 2013 I read that you guys WERE NOT GOING TO ADD MICROTRANSACTIONS. You guys exactly said "NO!, GOD NO!". (Google this article for further information). And WHAT IS THIS HELL WHAT IS IT?. Almir you're a cancer to the humanity I hope you die in a terrible way.
  12. wtfsupper
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Get your $#it together overkill. You said you would never have micro-transactions, and you do this? F^ck you. I have played over 250 hours of this game, but right now, I am boycotting this traitor of a game.
  13. luxrath
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Terrible game. Don't waste your hard-earned dollar on this hot garbage. Awful. Overkill just wants to turn you upside down and shake you down for your money. No respect.
  14. OverkillFAIL
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Remove the Micro transactions!!!! I used to love this game now its trash. Good job Overkill you ruined your game. RIP PAYDAY 2. I am outraged at this stupid move with the "Black Market".
  15. TacticalLamp
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 used to be a game that was incredibly fun. Now the fun is marred by incompetent, money-hungry developers. With the completion of the Road to Crimewave event we were promised free content. The first release of this content was a pay-2-win micro transaction system that Overkill promised they would NEVER implement EVER. Some of the rewards for the community completing EVERY challengePayday 2 used to be a game that was incredibly fun. Now the fun is marred by incompetent, money-hungry developers. With the completion of the Road to Crimewave event we were promised free content. The first release of this content was a pay-2-win micro transaction system that Overkill promised they would NEVER implement EVER. Some of the rewards for the community completing EVERY challenge in the road to crimefest event were simple BUG FIXES and QOL changes. Pay-2-win should never be implemented in a game that is not free to play or buy-to-play. The Game+DLC already costs over 100 dollars not on sale. The addition of this micro transaction system is a direct slap in the face and the fact that Overkill is ignoring a large part of their community is appalling. DO NOT SUPPORT THESE MONSTERS.… Expand
  16. Risvelami
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    "We've made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)"
    "We've made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)"
  17. httauotd
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
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  18. JoChef
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    I used to love this game, but now its just a grind fest with the same heists over and over again. Bain still cannot be muted and the Harvest and trustee bank is still the same. No extra bank added, no overhaul. And to top it all of, they have added microtransactions.

    Bad move overkill, so im going to backup my save file and delete the local files. I hope one day this game will be    I used to love this game, but now its just a grind fest with the same heists over and over again. Bain still cannot be muted and the Harvest and trustee bank is still the same. No extra bank added, no overhaul. And to top it all of, they have added microtransactions.

    Bad move overkill, so im going to backup my save file and delete the local files. I hope one day this game will be awesome again but now i cant recommend it.    … Expand
  19. TheEpicChicken
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    I'm not going to try to express my anger with Overkill that well because I will just end up saying what others have said less eloquently. In short: I am very upset and disappointed with Overkill for this "free content" known as microtransactions. I already paid 30 ish dollars for the game and about 40 dollars worth of dlc. Is that not enough? Apparently not. Even after all this I wouldI'm not going to try to express my anger with Overkill that well because I will just end up saying what others have said less eloquently. In short: I am very upset and disappointed with Overkill for this "free content" known as microtransactions. I already paid 30 ish dollars for the game and about 40 dollars worth of dlc. Is that not enough? Apparently not. Even after all this I would still recommend this game to anyone as I have 260 hours on this game and it is still one of my favorite ever but it is not worth your money as it is now. Maybe if the community can convince Overkill to change things back to how they were you should buy it but not as it is now. If you insist on buying it please go on Reddit and find the thread with the 7.8 version for download, as that was when the game was good, before crimefest 2015.… Expand
  20. Mcihael
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Free content, you said. No micro transactions.

    An update dedicated to free content and the first day, you shove micro-transactions down our throats.
    Thanks for the crates and keys, Overkill. Just can't make enough money, can you?
  21. spongeman131
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Would have rated this pretty good a week ago. But Overkill has completely betrayed everyones trust after adding micro transactions to the game despite releasing $5 (near-mandatory due to power creep) DLC every month AND after saying they would never add micro transactions on more than one occasion.

    I cannot support this and am expressing my opinion of the game and it's developers here.    Would have rated this pretty good a week ago. But Overkill has completely betrayed everyones trust after adding micro transactions to the game despite releasing $5 (near-mandatory due to power creep) DLC every month AND after saying they would never add micro transactions on more than one occasion.

    I cannot support this and am expressing my opinion of the game and it's developers here. During this "Crimefest" update, Overkill has nerfed most of the weapons to near uselessness. Guess how we get them back to usable level? Pay-2-win skins. Yup. Not only that, but many of the content that we as users have to work day and night to earn during this event would be included in some form of a paid DLC if we didn't accomplish the objectives.

    Really disappointed at how far they have fallen since releasing Payday The Heist. I might still give that game a good rating.    … Expand
  22. PhoenixRizing
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    $20 to purchase, over $100 in DLC and now cosmetic skins that also increase your stats? And the skins are randomized so you can unlock a skin for a gun you don't have because you didn't buy the DLC? Are you kidding me?
  23. Deodus
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Since the last update from the 15th October 2015, the game now contains paid skins (you can't loot) which give an unfair advantage. I seriously cannot recommend that game or the publisher/developer behind it. As you may have read they plainly lied to everyone who bought the game and it's not the first time. Keep away from that game and them !
  24. Viz
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Payday 2

    Overkill is a bad company. Don't support them and their horrible lies, micro transaction. nothing. do everything you can to avoid this garbage. Used to be fun but this is pathetic.
  25. devenge
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Shameless it is.
    R.I.P PAYDAY2.
    "Good job"OVK.
    Lying and greedy for all the time.
    They are never getting enough.
    More DLC for more money.
    Right now,they just broked promiese.
  26. boredgamer
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions, unpatched game bugs. Guess Overkill just wants to milk more cash cow and decides to add adding in game. They think more than 100$ worth of DLCs are not enough. Greedy devs who is self centered and ruins the game for most people.
  27. 50CALcium
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Developers has made blatant lies in a blatantly manner. Fans continued to get ignored with canned response on day 4.

    Microtransactions is what ruin the game, you can see how people are very angry.
  28. Maghook
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Dishonest and deceitful, that's the reason for this review. Developers who promise one thing and deliver the opposite. Destroying communities in a single day after all of the support and benefit of the doubt they had been given. We were so flexible with how much downloadable content they'd been pushing out, but the latest update that added pay-to-win microtransactions was the straw thatDishonest and deceitful, that's the reason for this review. Developers who promise one thing and deliver the opposite. Destroying communities in a single day after all of the support and benefit of the doubt they had been given. We were so flexible with how much downloadable content they'd been pushing out, but the latest update that added pay-to-win microtransactions was the straw that broke the camel's back.

    They promised, before the game's release, that they would never do such a thing. Yet here we are, two years later, and the person who made that same promise has broken it. They also promised another 2 years of support, until 2017. How can we trust Overkill to deliver on this after what they've done in such a short amount of time?

    They've irreparably fractured the community and they will never fully recover from this.    … Expand
  29. PhoenixTusk
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Im actually sad to give such a great game a low score. It has over $100 in dlc and in the latest update for the "heisting simulator" the devs decide the best option for the the game is to introduce mirco-transactions this of course created an uproar in the community mainly for veteran players who actually cared about the game and loved it since beta, i feel it is already too late to fixIm actually sad to give such a great game a low score. It has over $100 in dlc and in the latest update for the "heisting simulator" the devs decide the best option for the the game is to introduce mirco-transactions this of course created an uproar in the community mainly for veteran players who actually cared about the game and loved it since beta, i feel it is already too late to fix what they have done and am afraid that the game is going to become a one of the biggest downfalls. Before the crimefest update we had an average peak of players at around 14,000, no that the game is free for a week we have around 20,000 people at peak and im all for introducing new players, but manipulating these players should not be acceptable, for example the new safe that came out on the first day of crimefest (pretty much csgo cases) are one of overkill's strategies to try and gain money through microtransactions if a new player opens they have a chance to get a skin that is part of a dlc, which then they have to buy that dlc to use the skin. Us veteran and long time players are getting more concerned that this is the end of the road, i have seen multiple people uninstalling the game as they will not support a comany that is lying and twisting there words, yep thats right they said all of the content during crimefest is "FREE" yet they twist their words and give us free content but the access to the content is locked unless you pay a small fees of $2.49 to gain access to this content which should be "free", the latest event has completely ruined the game, i am seeing less and less of my friends that use to play payday in-game, this is the downfall of Payday and will also cause their further games to be unsuccessful, we are still yet to get a full statement of why they released microtransactions when they promised not to. Overkill i actually hope this is not the end to be honest, but you have made a lot of bad business decisions that we have forgiven you for but this is the last straw, i will probably still play the game as it is one of a kind, but you really need to find your footing and start being more serious about your fanbase because last time i checked one of the main rules of game development is never treat your fanbase as a money printing press.… Expand
  30. 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.
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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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