Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,207 out of 3970

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  1. GamblingAddict
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
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  2. Floirt
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Let's ruin an already paid-for co-op game by rebalancing stats and introducing pay2win crate **** like it's a Chinese mobile game!

    --Overkill Studios
  3. badpayday
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    payday 2 broken, devs dont care about community, just money. dont buy unless you want to pay to be beter then evryone. cause with the 30 dlc and new guns that boost stats, its pretty hard to be good with base stuff.
  4. MobiusBE
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Spent hundreds of hours in this game. I enjoyed it so much. Now the devs decided to backstab every single person who bought this game by introducing microtransactions to unlock stuff in-game. Microtransactions in a paid game... I feel betrayed. I feel sick. It's disgusting! This game used to be beautiful. Now it is destroyed.
  5. Legion495
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    The game really was great BUT.

    All promises broken, so many DLC's almost all content locked away, mod support dropped in favor of a microtransaction+skin system that even kan make some weapons better!.

    DO NOT SUPPORT THIS GAME!!!
  6. goldenbullgb
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Free to play game with microtransactions and pay 2 win mechanics. Oh, wait, it's not free to play! But it still has microtransactions and pay 2 win mechanics. Isn't it nice? So just get send them your credit card information and they will get money from your banking account whenever they want.
  7. AwfulOrder
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    "we won't never add microtransactions"

    10/15/2015, microtransactions added.overkill, you greedy tards. can see why Simon and Ulf escaped from your stupid company.
  8. horse1112
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Current status of this game can only be described as a desperate cash grab attempt. This was a respected game with a growing community; I hardly doubt that will be the case any longer. When a community supports your company and their goals, the least you can do is avoid lying to them. Overkill failed to see this; and lied through their teeth just to milk more money out of the community,Current status of this game can only be described as a desperate cash grab attempt. This was a respected game with a growing community; I hardly doubt that will be the case any longer. When a community supports your company and their goals, the least you can do is avoid lying to them. Overkill failed to see this; and lied through their teeth just to milk more money out of the community, without offering anything in return. Payday 2 is the prime example of a title that is stained by shoddy business practices and dishonesty on developer/publisher end.… Expand
  9. 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.
  10. fragman
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    A higher score review is in a special safe. Which is a random drop. And you need to buy a drill to open it for $2.50. And even then the score is random and might require separate DLC to use.
  11. Jaspion88
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was a fine game 1 or 2 years ago but now...

    All your loadout is now worthless and nerfed because of the new game balance.
    If you want to restore your old loadout power you have to PAY to get SKINS

    You read it : SKINS change weapons STATS !!!

    The game (130$ of base game & DLC) is now a PAY2WIN game !

    I can't recommend this game to anyone.
  12. Shiropaw
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    This game contains a lot of bugs, included race conditions, network-related crashes and so on.
    Weapons are poorly implemented, ammo counts for many of them are just stupid, same with damage and armour penetration capability.
    And what we got in the latest update 79? Safes instead of boxes on payday, with microtransaction-only drills instead of keys? No, thanks. We already have the    This game contains a lot of bugs, included race conditions, network-related crashes and so on.
    Weapons are poorly implemented, ammo counts for many of them are just stupid, same with damage and armour penetration capability.
    And what we got in the latest update 79?
    Safes instead of boxes on payday, with microtransaction-only drills instead of keys? No, thanks.
    We already have the payday itself. And we have drills, a whole lot of them. There's no need for special drill to open those safes. Tradeable mods (all the weapon mods) would have been better.

    A whole lot of totally stupid textures in those safes? No, thanks.
    Some of them are nice, but most are just stupid or just recolors. And this is after the Chivalary pack, a stupid DLC with overpowered longbow and crossbow.

    You can take that back, with so-called weapon re-balance, where AMR16 and AK 7.62 still have 90 total rounds with 60 round mags.    … Expand
  13. boxracer
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    OVK lied to us, saying that we won't have microtransactions.

    That was an shame! False promises!

    I'm done with the game so are many of my friends. Uninstalled.
  14. aj587
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    This game has more microtransactions and dlcs than an EA game. Also, they lied about never adding "micro transactions". Sucks when the game has more DLC than the actual base game. I believe there is about $200 in dlc (not including microtransactions)
  15. Gildenopa
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Pay2Day : Global Disrespect for the Community

    Overkill said they will never add any Microtransactions. They Lied

    All the content on the Crimefest was suppost to be free. It wasnt
  16. 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.
  17. sniktch
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    It hurts to write this. I've put over 1000 hours into this game, and it. is. FUN. Lots of fun, especially with a good crew of people. But as of the current date (10/18/2015), I cannot in good conscience recommend any persons purchase this game, due to breach of trust, manipulative business practices, and a complete lack of response by the developers when they make a Krakatoa-sized mistake.It hurts to write this. I've put over 1000 hours into this game, and it. is. FUN. Lots of fun, especially with a good crew of people. But as of the current date (10/18/2015), I cannot in good conscience recommend any persons purchase this game, due to breach of trust, manipulative business practices, and a complete lack of response by the developers when they make a Krakatoa-sized mistake.

    The good:

    -Working stealth mechanics that can and often do matter.
    -Shootouts are intense and involving; audio cues are just as important as visual.
    -Customizability on a marvelous scale - skills, perk decks, masks, and guns guns GUNS.
    -Both tactical and strategic - choices you make in how you approach a heist will both influence and be influenced by your playstyle.
    -Replayable just about forever due to randomizers and DLC heists being accessible by joining the lobby of another player.

    The bad:
    -Graphics are a bit dated.
    -SHARP learning curve - expect to get your teeth kicked out your butt the first couple of heists.
    -Random upgrade drops at the end of heists make it very, very hard to get any single specific mod.
    -TONS of DLC - all of it is USEFUL, but none of it is necessary...

    The Ugly(AKA why this review is negative)

    -Microtransactions added as a "free reward" for playerbase success in a recent event, providing paid-unlock-only skins for guns that can improve stats...at the same time as the majority of guns took a hammering from the nerfbat. Direct causality cannot be definitvely established, but this reeks worse than week-old lutefisk.
    -Not one actual word from the current mouthpiece of Overkill in response to player outrage over the above.
    -As a result, the player community is a bit....miffed. Wear asbestos EVERYTHING if you dare venture to the fora.    … Expand
  18. PD2GO
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Payday 2:Global offensive is a thing now. Overkill introduced the exact thing of CSGO to payday2, but without skins drop which is very bad for payday 2.
  19. Hoxton_Doe
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Before it was a great game.
    But that was a LONG time ago.. very long time ago in a galaxy far far way.

    Now there is Microtransactions and it's a Pay2Win !
  20. Zeelo
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    This game is **** since they add microtransaction, it's now PAY2WIN. If u buy this game, u need to pay 100$ for DLCs or just do some normal heist with poor weapons then, buy skins to get more statson your weapons.

    OVERKILL take you for a pig with money
  21. 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!
  22. KatanaMasterAE
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    1.unpatched game bugs 2.incompetent developers 3.micro transactions 4.pay2win 5.too many DLCs 6.lack of free content. i do not recommend this game to my friends sadly because overkill is so bad during these days and does not cares about its own players! please do not same and do not support that type of devs
  23. ShockRelax
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    The devs scammed the community and claims all the CRIMEFEST community challenge rewards will be free. However not only this was broken the promise was also broken. I highly recommend you to check out the article "Payday 2 won't have microtransactions - GameSpot".

    What overkill did is unlawful in some countries.
  24. bobjane
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Play this if you enjoy getting mugged.

    Buy the game.
    Get flooded by expensive **** DLCs.
    Game gets 'balanced' in favor of DLC content.
    Get reamed by pay2win microtransactions.
  25. ProtoRaze
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Even tho the game already made profit from Pre-orders, it went from Bunch of expensive and useless piece of **** DLC's to microtransactions, showing how much Devs dont care for their Fans and those who support them. Thats a BIG **** you" to Overkill.
  26. hatopopo
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    The game systems are is pretty good, actually great. I've played it about 200h.

    But their business style is awful. They ask you to buy new DLC every month even we supported Payday 2 for a long time. I felt betrayed. They say we are great community but they just think the community as a wallet not a person. This is what they do to Payday 2 fans. They never took care about us. They do    The game systems are is pretty good, actually great. I've played it about 200h.

    But their business style is awful. They ask you to buy new DLC every month even we supported Payday 2 for a long time. I felt betrayed. They say we are great community but they just think the community as a wallet not a person.

    This is what they do to Payday 2 fans. They never took care about us. They do Pay2Win style even we pay enough.

    I am never ever going to play this game.    … Expand
  27. TimbuFTZB
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Great game, really fun, but it is now pay 2 skin. You buy the game initially, and then you can buy a boatload of DLCs, and on top of that you can now buy drills that may or may not give you a good skin and ALSO gives you a stat boost. Not only does this introduce a HUGE cash grab, but has the additional effect of introducing blatant 'pay 2 win' elements, where people who have paid forGreat game, really fun, but it is now pay 2 skin. You buy the game initially, and then you can buy a boatload of DLCs, and on top of that you can now buy drills that may or may not give you a good skin and ALSO gives you a stat boost. Not only does this introduce a HUGE cash grab, but has the additional effect of introducing blatant 'pay 2 win' elements, where people who have paid for weapon skins will have weapons that are simply better. This update was introduced during Crimefest, an event where Overkill is supposed to put out FREE content for their players (the safes are free, the drills are NOT).… Expand
  28. ctbear
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    I have 860 hours, bye, trash game. Insult us, cheated us with their microtransactions? How many times that our players accepted you **** idea, minigun, flamethrower, big sword, bow, we all said "fine, fine, it's something creativity." But now, you just throw some skins which are based on original "non dlc" weapons and buff their stats, sell as safe!!!!!!!!!!Really ?
  29. QualcunAltro
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    "PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" Those were the words of Almir Listo, PR at Overkill, two year ago. Form the trend in these reviews you can guess what happened in 2015.

    This game has 27 pieces of paid content as DLC, ON TOP of microtransactions, that give skins for weapons to give out stat advantages to skin owners. And not    "PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" Those were the words of Almir Listo, PR at Overkill, two year ago. Form the trend in these reviews you can guess what happened in 2015.

    This game has 27 pieces of paid content as DLC, ON TOP of microtransactions, that give skins for weapons to give out stat advantages to skin owners. And not only that! You can pay to get a "safe" and roll out a skin for a DLC weapon, making you unable to use it unless you pay for the DLC!

    Stay away from this game,please.    … Expand
  30. 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.
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#67 Best 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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