Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. payday2sux
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Only, if only, game publishers take this as a sign that micro-transactions will not be tolerated or at least plainly communicated before implementation.
  2. MrFunction
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    I appreciate honesty from the people I give my money to. It was a great game, but I cannot possibly recommend a game whose developers act in such a shady manner. If you say no microtransactions, don't add microtransactions. And even if you do, pay2win is never ok.
  3. Le_Troll_Mudkip
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    The developers promised no micro-transactions and now they have added micro-transactions. Don't buy this game, the developers don't care about you and just want your money.
  4. xurealus
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Do you like buying games? Do you like buying DLC for games so that a company can bring you GREAT FREE CONTENT that you have to PAY FOR? Then this game is for you! Seriously though the devs behind this game do not care about their players only about making money, do not purchase any OVERKILL games ever again.
  5. khalimwu
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Thanks OVK for enraging and showing your true colors. its not only about the micro-transactions but about the kind of money-hungry garbage you have became. Their excuse is that now they are 75 (vs the starting 25) employees and need to cover costs? 75 employees for what? what exactly have you achieved until now? masks? heists? give the community steam workshop and they will prove you thatThanks OVK for enraging and showing your true colors. its not only about the micro-transactions but about the kind of money-hungry garbage you have became. Their excuse is that now they are 75 (vs the starting 25) employees and need to cover costs? 75 employees for what? what exactly have you achieved until now? masks? heists? give the community steam workshop and they will prove you that it can be done way better with less people.… Expand
  6. gozzilla177
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Well i'v gone back and forth on weather i could recommend this game, and i find the game fun i really do at its base. but i can't recommend the model there setting mainly micro-transactions and a P2W model that they refuse to admit to, (Because is co-op and its only helping the team) well cheats help the team but i always leave those games!!!!

    It has bin stated that as long as    Well i'v gone back and forth on weather i could recommend this game, and i find the game fun i really do at its base. but i can't recommend the model there setting mainly micro-transactions and a P2W model that they refuse to admit to, (Because is co-op and its only helping the team) well cheats help the team but i always leave those games!!!!

    It has bin stated that as long as micro-transactions bring them money they will stay in the game and i can't recommend that to anyone after so many of us defended and supported them thru the dlc, for them to just step on us and going the extra mile to make sure we felt bad about it... Good job!!!    … Expand
  7. Schonka
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    The developers just added microtransactions - Skins you can buy for 2,50€ with certain drop chances. The problem is, these skins give stat boosts, which you can not acquire in another way.
  8. Corny
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    I have played the game for 1140 hours and I am max level in the game.

    description of the game: Horde based shooter, where you rob and steal stuff. The developers have made several promises (most of them have been broken later) they have also outright lied several times. One of the features promised would be in the game at release are still not in the game 2 years after release.    I have played the game for 1140 hours and I am max level in the game.

    description of the game: Horde based shooter, where you rob and steal stuff.

    The developers have made several promises (most of them have been broken later) they have also outright lied several times.
    One of the features promised would be in the game at release are still not in the game 2 years after release.

    Other problems:

    the loot system is a "skinner box" at it will take you at the very least 500 hours to unlock all modifications for the weapons in the game.
    De-sync problems
    No arm or leg hit-boxes
    The vanilla weapons are almost always inferior to the DLC weapons.
    There are more than 100 dollars worth of DLC
    Some of the DLC's are a must buy.
    Horrible anti cheat system (there are a lot of cheaters who no clip, do massive damage, spawn a lot of Enemies, or make them not spawn, etc, ruins the fun of the game)
    There are micro transactions within the game with stat bonuses (they affect you're weapons, like more damage better, accuracy, less recoil, more ammo, etc)

    the only think I can recommend is that you don't buy this game, not even on sale, stay away from this **** of DLC Milking, micro transactions and broken promises from the developers.    … Expand
  9. PTGJesus
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    The developers decided to completely screw over the entire fan-base, with no remorse. What hurts the most is that the "PR Manager" if you could call him that, "Almir", decided he would pour gasoline onto the fire at the end of it all, with no apologies, basically telling the hardcore fans they don't matter, and that he's happy with the changes they made.

    Never. Again.
  10. xLambdaDeltax
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Overkill managed to destroy the game. They had a huge community with them. They had all they would dream of. Now they destroyed the game with P2W microtransactions and "balance". Dont even let me start on Completely Overkill Pack.

    Dont buy this game, dont support developers like them. In the end, they only care about the money.
  11. ProZabijaka
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Devs lied to us about microtransactions and made a lot of DLCs explainin they need money. Spoiler : they got 6 million dollars or more with just the game(?)
  12. Kitty_Mercury
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Why not just bring a bad game's score down even lower if it truly deserves it? The developers decided to ruin the game one day, and they did a very good job at it.
  13. Windrider37
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Microtransaction, and the Play to win system that ruins the game for most...it Just too Much. Not to Mention the Completely Overkill pack Ripoff that depressed the most Loyal fans that bought it...enough is enough.
  14. edpots
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    TL;DR Overkill have made over $100 worth of DLC mandatory to do well in the game, and have added a pay2win skin system that has ruined the balance of the game.

    Overkill have made a once incredible game awful by releasing over $100 of DLC, a large portion of it being considered mandatory to do well in the game by the games community. If that wasn't bad enough, Overkill have added    TL;DR Overkill have made over $100 worth of DLC mandatory to do well in the game, and have added a pay2win skin system that has ruined the balance of the game.

    Overkill have made a once incredible game awful by releasing over $100 of DLC, a large portion of it being considered mandatory to do well in the game by the games community. If that wasn't bad enough, Overkill have added microtransaction skins in what is called "safes", basically CSGO or TF2 cases, but you can't sell these and you can get skins for guns you don't have the DLC for, forcing you to buy DLC to use skins you paid for. They **** up the balance of the game as the skins give boosts to your guns, giving you an edge over players who don't spend extra money (though that was already the case with the dlc's), making it pay to win. They also promised to not add microtransactions in the past.    … Expand
  15. Basara
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    I feel bad for new players, because this game was pretty fun before the micro-transactions and **** DLC.
    PAYDAY 2 has become a shake for money, and OVERKILL really doesn't care about their fans.
  16. ctmp1234
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    The core game is very solid, especially with friends. But as the game aged, it has become a poorly optimised DLC fest, with a very unbalanced micro-transaction system.
  17. Blackjack21
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    The core game itself is good.However, Overkill has implemented pay2win micro transactions in a game where the base cost of the game plus all additional DLCs exceed that of AAA games.
  18. KrzyzaK
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    I dont know what to say
    A game filled with bugs, DLC's and now micro-transactions.
    Avoid this game like cancer. Coincidentally cancer and payday 2 are similar now.
    Avoid buying this, just buy anything else, it's better.
  19. Akuba
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    The Developers of Payday 2 lied alot to the own community. Even when they promised that they will listen, they managed it to f*ck their own community without lube ...
  20. CastrolGTX
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    This feels like shooting my own dog, but Overkill has become every other game studio and can't be treated with kid gloves anymore. Once upon a time there was a small, independent game studio that emerged from Grin which was dicked over by a contract default. They made a successful game, PDTH, and the sequel was more successful than their wildest dreams, making millions in profits byThis feels like shooting my own dog, but Overkill has become every other game studio and can't be treated with kid gloves anymore. Once upon a time there was a small, independent game studio that emerged from Grin which was dicked over by a contract default. They made a successful game, PDTH, and the sequel was more successful than their wildest dreams, making millions in profits by pre-order only. They were successful because they really were the mythical regular-guys developer that actually interacted with its community, and got a big help from that community in word-of-mouth marketing by devoted fans. Fans built this game and this company. They're the ones who got the game started and continued to buy DLC clinging to the small-indepedent-developer line until it became undeniably false.

    Overkill has cashed in every last drop of devotion from the fans who created it. They continued the regular frequency DLC model to manipulate fans into supporting them, then released microtransactions to double dip. They only work on DLC while ignoring simple fixes and bugs, they promise things that take literally years to get a half-♥♥♥♥♥ copout release, if at all, they nerf DLC content after release, and they've rebalanced (nerfed) specific weapons with the sole motivation of creating a wider pool of weapons that people may want to buy skins for rather than actual gameplay reasons.

    Overkill does not care about you. Treat them like EA or Ubisoft from now on.    … Expand
  21. Falcon87456
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    ded gaem ded thread

    thx 4 too much dlc and microtransactions

    basically they **** it up, big time. They said no microtranscations, then added microtransactions on top of a heap of DLC. Hope you wanted to spend $150 for the whole game!
  22. NinjaSloth
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    Honestly, not that good, unless you like insane powercreep with lots of DLC's which were essentially microtransactions and now are literally micrtransactions. Do not recommend.
  23. onalhurre
    Nov 20, 2015
    0
    this game sucks so hard they are never going to fix anything and it is almost impossible to play the game without buying 150 dlc's and then you can still waste another 20 bucks to gain a skin with stat boost which brings your weapon over the breakpoint.
    going over the breakpoint is insane cause you now only need 1 shot instead of 2 but that's the reason why to spend 20 bucks...
  24. xXxNostromoxXx
    Nov 23, 2015
    0
    Is now a P2W game. 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.
  25. Ghackt
    Aug 25, 2013
    1
    The game is not honestly worth the money..But has many concepts compared to Payday: The Heist, Comparing missions from the old Payday to the new one. Payday original took a lot longer. The missions on the new one are a whole lot faster pace compared the the original payday. Everything is unlocked at level 40...what is the point to get to level 100. Nothing changes when you hit levelThe game is not honestly worth the money..But has many concepts compared to Payday: The Heist, Comparing missions from the old Payday to the new one. Payday original took a lot longer. The missions on the new one are a whole lot faster pace compared the the original payday. Everything is unlocked at level 40...what is the point to get to level 100. Nothing changes when you hit level 100...just like you do a mission make almost half a million on payout and draw a cash loot card...pointless. I am sure I am not the only one with 417 million in my safe house and nothing to use it on. Speaking of safe house what happened to the safe house customization? seems to me the game was rushed out to soon and loads of stuff is missing..despite all the bugs that could of been fixed during the whole purpose of "beta access" they were not so on release you have tons of people complaining about all the bugs..sounds to me like overkill were jacking off during the whole beta access. The game is not "noob" friendly at all. People like to kick because you are level "1" and everyone is level 30+...if you want to be an ass hat and kick people because of level why don't you set a level requirement or set a private match...idiots...This game could of been way better if release was held a month longer. Knowing this game is not grand theft auto..why is there not a mission where you actually get to "drive" the getaway van with your team? So many things that could be better about this game but probably never will be. I would not recommend this game unless you just like to spend 30 dollars and get bored of it within 3 days of playing...… Expand
  26. pizzazap
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    I loved this game and I have over 225 hours in it. to bad the developers ruined it with micro transactions. Two years ago overkill said they would never put micro transaction in this game because it would ruin it. I guess they should have taken there own advise. what a greedy developer.
  27. Aesthemic
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Let's face it, this game hasn't been the same ever since the most recent updates. It started out with the praise of fans and reviewers alike as one of the most innovative multiplayer games in recent years. This was proof that a small studio could create something that could change the gaming landscape. So many games have tried to recreate the same magic and have failed to do so.Let's face it, this game hasn't been the same ever since the most recent updates. It started out with the praise of fans and reviewers alike as one of the most innovative multiplayer games in recent years. This was proof that a small studio could create something that could change the gaming landscape. So many games have tried to recreate the same magic and have failed to do so.

    However, all good things must come to an end. Starbreeze Studios AB has proven it is entirely possible to take a game that is a huge monetary success and absolutely drive it into the ground. With the introduction of micro-transactions as a "thank you" for all of the success, the community as a whole is understandably upset and appalled. That is probably the nicest way one could put it.

    I've seen a lot of outrage over shortsighted decisions in the gaming community just within the last ten years alone and quite frankly this is one of the most unanimous attempts at communicating with a developer I have seen in quite some time. It is clear: The community is not OK with the direction that the franchise is taking and they are seeing that Starbreeze quite literally sees them as money farms rather than as their long-term fans.

    The micro-transactions which were implemented allow for players willing to spend money to get skins for their guns which would give them a competitive advantage over players that had already spent over $200 on the game and were not wanting to spend more on micro-transactions which do not even add any additional gameplay or depth element to the game. To put things bluntly: The micro-transactions didn't improve the game in any way, shape, or form. Instead, they took away from some of the difficulty of the game which admittingly was rather shallow to begin with.

    There has been absolutely zero communication from Starbreeze Studios AB or by Overkill in regards to these decisions and actually taking the input provided by the community. The fact that in 48 hours there was no official statement on it is quite disgusting. We are nearly a week separated from the start of the introduction of the micro-transactional elements and neither the developers nor Starbreeze has taken even a single step towards reconciliation with their fans.

    It has become rather obvious that the issue is greed. There are a large number of fans which speculate that Starbreeze is merely trying to extract as much money off of the franchise so they can fuel a huge shift towards a mobile market where there is less of a need to offer a solid gaming experience and more weight is placed on making a large number of smaller transactions to get those playing the games to invest money before they can even tell whether they are going to like the game.

    Payday 2 has been harmed during this whole process. At this point enough players have paid for the micro-transactions to make undoing the damage impossible; they are already implemented and players already have them. Taking them away could open up legal complications from those which have spent money regardless of whether it was to see just how broken the micro-transactions are or to actually get ahead in the game. It has become clear that neither Starbreeze Studios AB or Overkill have any interest in fixing the issue or reconciling with their fans. The game is going to dwindle in the number of players actively playing it and the gameplay is already stale at this point since missions will become painfully simple with higher enough (or in some cases low enough) stats.    … Expand
  28. TheyCallMeSocks
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Overkill killed their own game with this update. Overkill killed their own game with this update. Overkill killed their own game with this update. Overkill killed their own game with this update.
  29. TAAANK_
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    The developers broke their own game with micro transactions and expensive dlcs. Before the recent updates the game was fine, now I can't recommend it until it gets fixed.
  30. K-Boom
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I loved this game for what it was, and appreciated that the developer kept support for so long. I even supported their business model buying the DLC that I felt worthy of my money although most of them are questionable. The DLC costs 4-5x more the original game. And now OVERKILL despite saying they would not add micro-transactions they went back on their word and added steam marketI loved this game for what it was, and appreciated that the developer kept support for so long. I even supported their business model buying the DLC that I felt worthy of my money although most of them are questionable. The DLC costs 4-5x more the original game. And now OVERKILL despite saying they would not add micro-transactions they went back on their word and added steam market micro-transactions for in-game weapon skins, with similar model to TF2 and CS:GO keys and crates, but the skins actually give stats bonuses. The items are not necessary, but this change opens a whole new avenue for them to gain more profit with bad quality content and milk the players even more, and has many flaws like getting a random skin for a weapon that a DLC is necessary. It's made to profit, nothing more than that, no compromise with quality whatsoever. They essentially lied to all their faithful customers who supported them for so long.… Expand
  31. IAmErr0r
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I have played this game for 250+ hours. I used to love this game, and not mind shilling out for the literal ton of DLC that Overkill is shoveling out for the game. But they took it too far, they have promised a lot and haven't delivered a lot of it yet. The straw that broke the camel's proverbial back was the the fact that they broke the promise they made before the game was initiallyI have played this game for 250+ hours. I used to love this game, and not mind shilling out for the literal ton of DLC that Overkill is shoveling out for the game. But they took it too far, they have promised a lot and haven't delivered a lot of it yet. The straw that broke the camel's proverbial back was the the fact that they broke the promise they made before the game was initially released, that it never have any microtransactions ever. Well, here we are 4 years later with $100+ of DLC and now microtransactions.

    They have truly earned the nick name OVERGREED.    … Expand
  32. garbageman
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    This game was my favorite game before the nerfed all the weapons and came out with stat boosting weapon skins that cost real money to get in order to try and recover some of the weapon stats they stole from you.ive uninstalled and will let this game rot in my games list forever now
  33. PyreoftheLiving
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    A broken promise. Two years ago, we were told to be ashamed for thinking that Micro-transactions would be in the game. Ashamed. Yeah, right. Fast forward and they're shoehorned in, with skins that boost weapons stats, that can only be applied to a specific weapons (which could be a DLC weapon you might not have since the game has a metric ton of DLC) and it'll cost you 2.50 a pop to openA broken promise. Two years ago, we were told to be ashamed for thinking that Micro-transactions would be in the game. Ashamed. Yeah, right. Fast forward and they're shoehorned in, with skins that boost weapons stats, that can only be applied to a specific weapons (which could be a DLC weapon you might not have since the game has a metric ton of DLC) and it'll cost you 2.50 a pop to open that safe that overwrites your regular end mission reward. Not a game worth buying (wait for the inevitable F2P conversion) and not a dev worth supporting or defending.… Expand
  34. Company007
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Don't give those greedy f**ckers any more money. They're milking everything they can out of this game before the player base leaves due to them treating us horribly. "There will be no micro-transactions in PAYDAY 2." Right. So i guess this game should now be called Pay2Day. Since all you do in this game is pay.
  35. skinshock_ss
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    This game was a lot of fun,until the devs decided to release tons of worthless dlcs almost weekly just to cash in,and to give the community microtransactions on the first day of crimefest,an event where the community gets free content for completed challenges made by the devs,not a very smart move.....
    If you want to buy this game just keep in mind...overkill don't give a f...about    This game was a lot of fun,until the devs decided to release tons of worthless dlcs almost weekly just to cash in,and to give the community microtransactions on the first day of crimefest,an event where the community gets free content for completed challenges made by the devs,not a very smart move.....
    If you want to buy this game just keep in mind...overkill don't give a f...about you,and even their own game,they're after your wallet.    … Expand
  36. spazticbusdrive
    Oct 14, 2013
    0
    If you are lonewolf DO NOT buy this game. It's CO-OP....plain and simple. The jobs get old fast-the graphics look like it took a 5 year turn for the worst. And its repetitive.
  37. moslin
    Aug 23, 2013
    5
    Im glad to see the metascore decline and more negative user reviews reflecting the direction this game and its developers have taken. The game was released with very little content, false advertising was used. Some of the maps are very short and reused and theres not many EPIC heists as the first game. The game has a host of bugs still and Crime net is a bit undesirable. You selectIm glad to see the metascore decline and more negative user reviews reflecting the direction this game and its developers have taken. The game was released with very little content, false advertising was used. Some of the maps are very short and reused and theres not many EPIC heists as the first game. The game has a host of bugs still and Crime net is a bit undesirable. You select missions that appear on a map of a DC metro area rather than just picking what you want. Its a fun game but it feels grindy the point of the game is to farm for experience to gain new levels to access new perks and to get Loot card drops for weapon mods and masks and materials to customize masks that all cost money and you cant customize a mask again after its already been touched. Not that many exciting weapons either and limited slots for weapons and masks.

    The mission variety isnt as stellar as I thought it would be and the worst offense is they plan to complete the game with 5 Dlcs you have to pay for. They sure learned some nasty marketing tricks from David Goldfarb who use to work at EA games notorious for these types of Practices.

    Sorry David, and Almir... the game is not finished by any means. This could of been such a memorable game that would last me well over 100 hours of gameplay. Still The game has given me many hours of enjoyment and beats most 60 dollar games but it didnt live up to the hype.

    I expect the Dlc will take more than a year to be finished releasing and will all be overpriced.    … Expand
  38. enut_butter
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Trash game.

    Tried to bait and switch their customers by stating explicitly that they would never have microtransactions, then throwing in not just microtransactions, but PAY-TO-WIN microtransactions.

    That, along with the constant trash DLC's they always put out, and the complete disdain that Overkill has for their customers = NEVER BUY PayDay 2 or anything by Overcharge.
  39. MnFors
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    (copy-pasted from my Steam review)
    I bought this game during the last Summer Sale, and have absolutely loved it. It was a very innovative game and while the crazy amount of DLC's was annoying, they didn't really change the game balance too much. Since then, I have played nearly 200 hours and do not at all regret it. However the dev obviously only cares about money, so I will no longer be    (copy-pasted from my Steam review)
    I bought this game during the last Summer Sale, and have absolutely loved it. It was a very innovative game and while the crazy amount of DLC's was annoying, they didn't really change the game balance too much. Since then, I have played nearly 200 hours and do not at all regret it. However the dev obviously only cares about money, so I will no longer be playing. The new update completely messed up any sort of balance there was before (weak pistol+skin now better than most powerful rifle). I just hope the mods will one day come to their senses and kill PD:GO.

    To make things clear, the game is still very good, but the directions that it has been taking lately is unacceptable. Overkill now treats it as a money printer, and it is time for the community to step up and say enough. These skins aren't even like CS:GO, they massively effect gun usability.

    TL;DR: Game is now trash. TF;GO, but much worse. No balance. Dev is a money-grubbing dick.    … Expand
  40. Rowdyvds
    Nov 16, 2015
    0
    It's my most played game in steam and I used to love it, but they ruined the game by adding microtransactions which they promised multiple times not to add.
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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)
  44. 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
  45. UltimaGrant
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Developers are just pure greed at this point, i personally would recommend avoiding anything they make or are associated with.

    they turned a fun game on its head and just made a paid game pay2win, a game that already has tons of dlc
  46. TommyB123456
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    A once great game absolutely ruined by micro-transactions. Developers have just decided to milk what is left of the community (the people who make this game great) and everyone has had enough. Buy this game if you fancy having Overkill make a complete mug of you...such a shame, I loved this game once.
  47. beepbep101
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I have 500+ hours in this game. I used to love it. But with the most recent update all the guns have been nerfed to **** or buffed to the point of insanity. Not to mention the micro-transactions, which the devs PROMISED wouldn't be in the game in the first place! And since these micro transactions involve stat boosts the game is now P2W. **** you Overkill.
  48. Panipio
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
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  49. DayBreakers
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Game is unplayable now due to people getting revived out of nowhere and constantly crashing (I swear it has NEVER happen before that CRIMEFEST). Gamebreaking bugs nad balancing issues haven't been fixed yet.
  50. candylaws
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    For one I hate the new microtransaction update for PAYDAY 2 because even as a Team fortress 2 veteran unusual trader PAYDAY 2 just ain't the trading game.

    Now regarding the gun skins - they're pay2win (while CSGO/TF2 gun skins does exactly nothing except for looks), have no effort done into them. I bought a drill out of curious, However when I unboxed what I got was a skin for the    For one I hate the new microtransaction update for PAYDAY 2 because even as a Team fortress 2 veteran unusual trader PAYDAY 2 just ain't the trading game.

    Now regarding the gun skins - they're pay2win (while CSGO/TF2 gun skins does exactly nothing except for looks), have no effort done into them. I bought a drill out of curious, However when I unboxed what I got was a skin for the clarion rifle (FAMAS) and I don't even have the DLC. The skin look like they're done on MS paint with a single image placed on it.    … Expand
  51. 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
  52. thebakedpotato
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    While this used to be a new and innovative game when it was released. I cannot say the same for it now and its current design and reward choices. Ideally the development and publishing teams will listen to player feedback and curb some of the customer exploitative parts of this game. However until that happens I can only say to stay away from this product.
  53. xs3ro
    Aug 23, 2013
    3
    Even though the Beta had very few Missions and was capped at Level 25/30, the Game was fun and hopes were very high, but man.. if i had known that the difference between the Beta and the final Game would only be 4 Missions... i would have never bought this game!
    I was so hyped at the beginning of the game and couldnt really believe that Overkill did such a scam on their fans...
    The Game    Even though the Beta had very few Missions and was capped at Level 25/30, the Game was fun and hopes were very high, but man.. if i had known that the difference between the Beta and the final Game would only be 4 Missions... i would have never bought this game!
    I was so hyped at the beginning of the game and couldnt really believe that Overkill did such a scam on their fans...
    The Game is really nice but the missing variety and behavior of their Devs is just sad    … Expand
  54. Eckaji
    Oct 20, 2015
    7
    This is an alright horde game with with the option of completing some jobs in stealth. It has a lot of DLC, some of which is directly designed so that if you buy it then special enemies that were either there at the start or added later with previous DLCs in mind can be killed with ease. Some would say this is P2W and they'd pretty much be right, but if you look beyond the DLC (you don'tThis is an alright horde game with with the option of completing some jobs in stealth. It has a lot of DLC, some of which is directly designed so that if you buy it then special enemies that were either there at the start or added later with previous DLCs in mind can be killed with ease. Some would say this is P2W and they'd pretty much be right, but if you look beyond the DLC (you don't need to buy DLC jobs to play them, you just can't host them) then you might just find a fun co-op game.

    In short, buy this game when it is on-sale and be the cool kid that doesn't buy a single DLC.    … Expand
  55. 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
  56. Draganheisting
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    While I do enjoy the game I will have to stand and give it a 0 until a discussion can be had on the matter. I will still play this and PDTH but my negative review for PD2 both here and on Steam will still stand until Overkill gets its act together.
  57. amyu
    Aug 29, 2013
    1
    The developers pulled a bait and switch with their advertising. They clearly hyped players up by indicating "30 heists". But in reality, you got 11. Two are duplicates and both can be done in under 1 minute, another under 4. A few of the heists also have multiple days, and some of those days can be done under 1-3 minutes. And every so often, they will throw an generic Lego-like escapeThe developers pulled a bait and switch with their advertising. They clearly hyped players up by indicating "30 heists". But in reality, you got 11. Two are duplicates and both can be done in under 1 minute, another under 4. A few of the heists also have multiple days, and some of those days can be done under 1-3 minutes. And every so often, they will throw an generic Lego-like escape mission at you. They promised "Dark Souls" worthy difficulty, yet instead a 4-man team can idle around a majority of the maps waiting for cops. And the rest of the maps? Expect your team to idle around as your ghost or mastermind players do the map for you.

    It's a complete mess compared to payday 1, which had a proper "dark souls" difficulty level, proper teamwork, and large grandiose heists with PROPER escapes.

    It's half of a game with the other half as a 5 part DLC series. So I can only recommend avoiding this game and checking it out again after a year or two.    … Expand
  58. AnnoyedatThis
    Jan 27, 2015
    0
    This is un-optimised mess of poorly coded and poorly laid out CASH GRAB FOR BRAIN DEAD REPITION.

    The developer HALFWITT Studios: While sitting on the toilet one day after eating 30 cheeseburgers the team reached into the toilet bowl while I was sitting and pulled out payday 2.. The DLC is a Joke the weapon DLC is a further joke the weapon models are sadly purchased cheapys from    This is un-optimised mess of poorly coded and poorly laid out CASH GRAB FOR BRAIN DEAD REPITION.

    The developer HALFWITT Studios:

    While sitting on the toilet one day after eating 30 cheeseburgers the team reached into the toilet bowl while I was sitting and pulled out payday 2..

    The DLC is a Joke the weapon DLC is a further joke the weapon models are sadly purchased cheapys from Turbo Squid you will see the model packs the most expensive weapon model for the game was $5 wow $5

    The sound is poorly implemented there are too many level bugs even the AI-CPU has very very bad scripting.

    The compression of game content is handled poorly the coding of the game is just a Mess game patches for incorporating 60mb of Mp3 and a Jukebox player for ingame menus    … Expand
  59. thetoughguy
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Been playing since 2013, I clearly see where overkill and payday 2's downfall are at.
    Overkill promised no microtransactions and they put it ingame anyway.

    That is coming from someone with 2k+ gamehours and have bought all DLCs excpet the clover character pack and the alesso heist DLC.
  60. s4mur41
    Aug 23, 2013
    2
    Game is good at start but after leveling up there is no new content where evidence indicate that there should be some.Yes,you can have some fun with it,but after playing same map (which aren't many to be true) pattern is easy visible.Fun drops to near zero after you get all wanted items and see every possible scenario that game gives you.Changing randomization is either absent or so minorGame is good at start but after leveling up there is no new content where evidence indicate that there should be some.Yes,you can have some fun with it,but after playing same map (which aren't many to be true) pattern is easy visible.Fun drops to near zero after you get all wanted items and see every possible scenario that game gives you.Changing randomization is either absent or so minor that during game-play nearly unnoticed.AI is pretty low,and graphics don't hold up with games for this price.Future DLC promise to deliver some content missing from base game (safe-house customization according to developer will be implicated in future DLC).Not worth your money,unless there is a sale or significant price drop.… Expand
  61. empleat
    May 30, 2014
    0
    Terrible ai, they do not do nothing.
    They are passive, stay on place.
    Sometimes do flip, which looks funny, but that is all. If you play multiplayer. When join to game next player, while game is during, you must wait and can not play, than he connects. And while you play game and host leave, all cash and experience you gained lost. Jobs looks same and you only place drill and    Terrible ai, they do not do nothing.
    They are passive, stay on place.
    Sometimes do flip, which looks funny, but that is all.

    If you play multiplayer.
    When join to game next player, while game is during, you must wait and can not play, than he connects.
    And while you play game and host leave, all cash and experience you gained lost.

    Jobs looks same and you only place drill and waiting for break to the vault.
    After take bags and go to the van.
    Sometimes you get jobs for more days and you crash with car and must defend your money from cops and w8 for another transport.

    You can buy new weapons and accesories for them.
    And there are also 4 classes, every class have skill three where you spend you skill points and money for new skills.
    This is not to bad, but shooting ai is same boring even with new equipment and skills.

    So i do not recomend this game, for stupid ai and drabness.    … Expand
  62. Bags159
    Aug 28, 2013
    2
    Payday 2 has less content than a lot of $5 indie games I own, unless you count endlessly grinding for unlocks as content. There's about 10 heists, none of which are very grand or interesting as most are just grunt work. Three or so are one day heists, one or two is a two day heist, and three or four are three day heists. Past level 40 there's nothing new to unlock that's level gated.Payday 2 has less content than a lot of $5 indie games I own, unless you count endlessly grinding for unlocks as content. There's about 10 heists, none of which are very grand or interesting as most are just grunt work. Three or so are one day heists, one or two is a two day heist, and three or four are three day heists. Past level 40 there's nothing new to unlock that's level gated. Drops are completely random and you can get the same item you already have, and never unlock what you want for a certain gun. A couple parts of heists are just other maps re-skinned or re-purposed. Classes are also poorly balanced with some talents being useless.

    The gameplay is okay, but the AI is horrendous. Cops will position hostages between themselves and you. Hostages will get up and run during firefights if not cable tied. If you play with allied bots they won't do anything but shoot cops and revive you. The enemy cops are also omniscient. You can't sneak up on them during a fire fight. This doesn't make the game hard, however as they're still fairly easy to dispatch. However, the lines the cops have are pretty hilarious. The only way to make Payday 2 difficult is to stealth missions instead of going guns blazing.

    A lot of features were left out that were promised, like Safehouse customization. The characters also do not talk to each other like in Left 4 Dead (except when you ask for ammo, someone to follow you, etc), something that's a bit off because you're working together on a heist. There's no banter.

    The game is also plagued with a myriad of bugs.

    I'm only giving it a 2 10 instead of a 0 10 because it is still enjoyable with friends. However, after about 20 hours each we're all rater burnt out and bored of farming the same 10 heists over and over. Without friends I do not think this game is worth $5.

    I recommend waiting for a deal, because the game is $30 and DLC is likely to be paid. I think it is very crummy to only include bad heists and then gate the good, epic ones behind DLC (if the DLC is even epic heists).    … Expand
  63. SirOO7
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    +/- 400h played here

    At this current moment Payday 2 introduced Micro-transactions for an already paid game with numerous paid DLC packs in their annual Crimefest (a celebration that the developers promised only would add FREE content as a reward for its community) on Day 1 of the Celebration. The only means as of now, to get that added content (paid weapon skins with stats) was paying    +/- 400h played here

    At this current moment Payday 2 introduced Micro-transactions for an already paid game with numerous paid DLC packs in their annual Crimefest (a celebration that the developers promised only would add FREE content as a reward for its community) on Day 1 of the Celebration. The only means as of now, to get that added content (paid weapon skins with stats) was paying real money. Making it become something like Pay-to-Win.

    Should it become obtainable with ingame means, whether through unused offshore money (the ingame currency) or through the already implemented reward card system (for completing a heist). I presume the community would probably cease the hostilities towards Almir and his Crew and resume to 'normal'.

    I like playing the game though (it's a masterpiece aside from this current mess, I own ALL DLC - including Limited ones) and would do so again if they change the P2W scheme and appeal the community, but not like this.. It's no fun now.. :-(

    Also, I do not agree with the current changes (added micro transactions) I still love how it used to be, and I don't wish to see it Burn and Completely die out. I love playing Payday 2.. But not the Micro transactions..

    EDIT: Drills just became an infamous card drop with Day 6 of Crimefest, it's an improvement, but still waiting if OVERKILL can go one better, my rage is tempered for now, but I remain cautious.. You get the thumbs up back for now, because it is a step in the right direction, but let's see how it ends..

    What now must follow is the complete removal of the steammarket integration and OVERKILL's public apologies.. But let's see if that will happen.. No high hopes though    … Expand
  64. Staki9
    Sep 10, 2013
    6
    PAYDAY 2 could have been a perfect game, but some evident laziness (or outright incompetence) on the part of the developers in some areas stopped it from reaching that point.

    I understand this game is intended to be a CO-OP game, but that doesn't mean it should be boring and even frustrating to play alone. The missions are obviously designed for multiple people, playing them alone can    PAYDAY 2 could have been a perfect game, but some evident laziness (or outright incompetence) on the part of the developers in some areas stopped it from reaching that point.

    I understand this game is intended to be a CO-OP game, but that doesn't mean it should be boring and even frustrating to play alone. The missions are obviously designed for multiple people, playing them alone can leave you lugging 6 bags from point A to point B one by one as your AI teammates will not assist you with anything except combat. On the topic of AI, even disregarding the atrocious allied AI, the enemy AI is equally as bad difficulty levels are lazy and don't add anything to the tactics enemy AI use, they simply do more damage and are harder to kill.

    On a positive note, the game is remarkably fun with a few friends, even with the problems with enemy AI. It's fast-paced, exciting, and rewarding. The specialization skill trees are subtle enough to be reasonable and yet still feel like there's a difference in terms of your ability as any particular role.

    Do the cons outweigh the pros? I'm not one to decide that, but this game has glaring issues that should have been addressed prior to launch. However, for a $30 game, it's most likely well worth your money if you have a few friends to play with.    … Expand
  65. Banhammer0
    May 31, 2014
    4
    Terrible UI and matchmaking.
    Extremely repetetive gameplay.
    Bad gunplay.
    Strangely slow weapon progression.
    DLCs with weapons
    Lag problems
    The only plus: you feel like a fuking bank robber
    If you are on your payday better buy another game, this is a crappy one.
  66. Anjel
    Feb 28, 2014
    0
    From launch until Death Wish I loved this game, me and a group of friends (we aren't very good) we quickly playing Overkill heists which felt wrong - but this was patched and knocked us down to Hard loud heists and Overkill stealth heists. We were fine with this because we were having fun.

    The Death Wish patch has ruined stealth, in my opinion (although it is echoed on Steam forums) and    From launch until Death Wish I loved this game, me and a group of friends (we aren't very good) we quickly playing Overkill heists which felt wrong - but this was patched and knocked us down to Hard loud heists and Overkill stealth heists. We were fine with this because we were having fun.

    The Death Wish patch has ruined stealth, in my opinion (although it is echoed on Steam forums) and although the loud heists are relatively unaffected by the latest patch, I feel like I am only getting half of the game now, so for now I have sidelined the game and am hoping for a patch to correct what they have done. I would love to rate this game 9, possibly even the full 10, but that was a couple of days ago and this is now.

    Current state: Awful    … Expand
  67. eldumloido
    Jun 19, 2016
    8
    Update removed microtrans! Fun heist game that gets updated with new heists pretty often. With some more polish it could be a real gem but even as it is it's good fun in small dosages. Controls feel good and graphics are decent, soundtrack fits atmosphere well.
  68. payday2rlysucks
    Apr 6, 2015
    0
    i got this in a sale but i still feel ripped off as the ai is a joke, the grapihcs are ugly and half the weapons in the game are behind a 100 dollar dlc paywall.
    i will never buy a overkill game again, this is a scam of a game.
    maybe it would have been a ok game if it had been released 10 years ago but it is ugly with boring gameplay and uncreative maps. every map is same thing - just    i got this in a sale but i still feel ripped off as the ai is a joke, the grapihcs are ugly and half the weapons in the game are behind a 100 dollar dlc paywall.
    i will never buy a overkill game again, this is a scam of a game.
    maybe it would have been a ok game if it had been released 10 years ago but it is ugly with boring gameplay and uncreative maps.
    every map is same thing - just place a drill and fix it when it jams and drill cops until it finishes and most of the maps in the game have the same reused assets.
    terrible game, would never recommend to anyone.    … Expand
  69. vannhiem
    Aug 27, 2013
    6
    This game is unfinished and lacks any real content. Stay well away. Once you get to level 10 there is nothing else. The game is blatantly missing parts. Game also reuses assets to as ridiculous level.
  70. JackLantern101
    Aug 29, 2013
    6
    Jesus Christ Overkill. great job messing everything up with your absolutely genius idea of Crime.net. No one can stand the game cuz of this idea. SCRAP IT ALREADY!
    And what the hell is up with the 100% completely random loot? You think players WANTED that kind of a system? What the ****?
    The game is not horrendous. The actual gameplay is great. But dealing with Crime.net to get into a    Jesus Christ Overkill. great job messing everything up with your absolutely genius idea of Crime.net. No one can stand the game cuz of this idea. SCRAP IT ALREADY!
    And what the hell is up with the 100% completely random loot? You think players WANTED that kind of a system? What the ****?

    The game is not horrendous. The actual gameplay is great. But dealing with Crime.net to get into a match is too damn tedious, and random loot destroys any reward incentive to work for or progress towards in the game.

    The community gave you so many great ideas and not ONCE did anyone EVER suggest something was wrong with the old match making system, OR that a completely randomized loot system sounded like a great idea. That's absurd to even think.

    What could have been one of the greatest games this year was destroyed by these two dumbass features. It was pretty unwise to "experiment" with your second game ever made. Look what you did! Great job guys!
    Stop trying to force this failure of an idea down our throats and telling us "we will learn to like it" and just replace it before the hype dies out and no one will give it a second try.
    Crime.net absolutely SUCKS.
    Random loot systems absolutely SUCK.
    Fix it.    … Expand
  71. 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!
  72. Waffleyz
    Aug 29, 2013
    5
    This games gameplay is fun and glitchy. The cop ai iss funky as sometimes even walking through walls and having eyes in the back of their heads

    The games creators skipped on a ton of content that they are going to use for DLC. Currently theres about 9 heists, 3 of which take place in the same bank, and are basically identical.
  73. Chvrche5
    Oct 24, 2015
    4
    - Paid Game ($25.00 at full price)

    - More than 20 paid DLCs to date ($5.00-$8.00 each). The most powerful weapons are locked behind DLCs. They've recently rebalanced the weapons to ensure this is the case.

    - Recently introduced micro-transactions involving RNG, so you're never certain you'll get the skin you want ($2.95 for each random drill drop). Also, 80% of the skins look trash.
  74. FreeDrillsScam
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Made an account to comment on CRIMEFEST day 6. Company made hyped content and free drills (which is, extremely rare) to drop for people. As some guy on the forums said it is mostly used for propaganda purpose to convince the mass to support Overkill but actually it benefits the minority.

    Did I mention more bugs are "released" on day 6 including SWAT turret van crashing the game    Made an account to comment on CRIMEFEST day 6. Company made hyped content and free drills (which is, extremely rare) to drop for people. As some guy on the forums said it is mostly used for propaganda purpose to convince the mass to support Overkill but actually it benefits the minority.

    Did I mention more bugs are "released" on day 6 including SWAT turret van crashing the game rendering most (open) heists unplayable?    … Expand
  75. Broeboy
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    another none free to play game with free to play elements. Micro-transactions to buy keys for crates as well as over 100$ worth of DLC. The devs have broken more promises than I can count and they just keep doing it. Even if they make it free to play in the future it will only make it worse for the people who actually bought it and it won't excuse the time the game wasn't free, but stillanother none free to play game with free to play elements. Micro-transactions to buy keys for crates as well as over 100$ worth of DLC. The devs have broken more promises than I can count and they just keep doing it. Even if they make it free to play in the future it will only make it worse for the people who actually bought it and it won't excuse the time the game wasn't free, but still had the micro-transactions.… Expand
  76. Darkshadows9776
    Nov 20, 2015
    0
    Overkill flat out lied to the player base when they said no microtransactions. We already have more than $100 in DLC on top of the base game, but apparently that's not enough money. Don't get me wrong, this game is fantastic and still one of my favorites, but when the company lies like that, then talks down to the community for being angry, I just have to stop playing. Do not give any moreOverkill flat out lied to the player base when they said no microtransactions. We already have more than $100 in DLC on top of the base game, but apparently that's not enough money. Don't get me wrong, this game is fantastic and still one of my favorites, but when the company lies like that, then talks down to the community for being angry, I just have to stop playing. Do not give any more money to Overkill; they don't deserve any money.… Expand
  77. 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.
  78. 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
  79. aiat_gamer
    Jan 15, 2016
    0
    Liar liar ass on fire. Whoever turns back on their fans and lies deserves to get review bombed. I wonder, how greedy these so called indie developers are?
  80. asr163
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    this game has Microtransactions,Microtransactions,Microtransaction, more Microtransactions, oh look more Microtransactions, and one last thing this game has MICROTRANSACTIONS
  81. Skynet59
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    You love **** ? Play with Overkill's payday 2 and his microtransactions after so much dlc and jump animation which is a REWARD for the crimefest(greed)fest
  82. VeraMae
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Spoiler alert, dev will add microtransactions when they overextend themselves in future ventures. Almir stated that they increased their workforce by 300%, then needed more money to fund it all, therefor changing their previous business standards, and flat out lying to their customer base. I have spent 2500 hours on this game, and loved it. Then the dlc became more about frequent, and lessSpoiler alert, dev will add microtransactions when they overextend themselves in future ventures. Almir stated that they increased their workforce by 300%, then needed more money to fund it all, therefor changing their previous business standards, and flat out lying to their customer base. I have spent 2500 hours on this game, and loved it. Then the dlc became more about frequent, and less about content. Then micros were introduced. You buy an ugly, stat boosting skin for half the price of a dlc (which usually comes with several weapons, masks, mods, etc). This was the final straw for me. I wont spend another dime on this game, and urge newcomers to run away. The companys only concern is your money, not quality or content.… Expand
  83. AmazingPorpoise
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Stay away, game is now entirely pay to win. The game was originally one of the best co-op shooters I have ever had the pleasure to play, but it has since been ruined by money hungry devs.
  84. Pickles340
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Completely overkill. They ruined this otherwise fantastic game.

    Overkill just released the new "free" content promised during Crimefest 2015. Microtransactions that alter weapon stats and skins.
  85. GnarlyGnapalm
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    I used to really love this game. It was great until the developers started getting manipulative and greedy. The DLC has gotten out of control, and now the microtransactions are the straw that broke a lot of camels' backs. We (the community of fans) have been lied to, manipulated, and squeezed of our hard earned coin. I've had enough. It was a great game, but it's time has passed.

    If you    I used to really love this game. It was great until the developers started getting manipulative and greedy. The DLC has gotten out of control, and now the microtransactions are the straw that broke a lot of camels' backs. We (the community of fans) have been lied to, manipulated, and squeezed of our hard earned coin. I've had enough. It was a great game, but it's time has passed.

    If you enjoy having content walled off behind DLC or having to pay REAL CASH for the privilege of gambling to get a weapon skin expensive enough to help off-set the hatchet job that was their weapon rebalance; then go ahead and but this game.

    If you would prefer to keep your money and just that much more of your self-respect, don't give Payday 2 or Overkill a single cent or another second of your precious time.

    So to recap: Overkill is a bunch of greedy, manipulative liars. Payday 2 used to be a great game. I'm uninstalling because they've ruined the game and poisoned any good will or trust that they had with the community at large. If you have any other questions about why I'm so annoyed, check out the forums in the community hub (the button's right there across from the title.) Something to the tune of a few thousand angry fans have said everything I could hundreds of times over.

    I would NOT recommend this game to anyone, least of all to a friend. Unless of course I no longer wanted to be friends with them.    … Expand
  86. rinz
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    This game was pretty good before crimefest 2 happened. Overkill decided to implement microtransactions into PAYDAY 2. Also the infamy 2.0 and the new menue are bad.
  87. SolidJuho
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    Warning: Overkill is lier who told us even 2 months ago at there is NO Microtransactions in game.
    R.I.P Payday 2 And Overkill Community 2013-2015.

    i recommed add to extra tags for PD2 on steam site: Pay2Win And Microtransactions.
  88. Payd
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    Unoptimised and now with more microtransactions it's not really worth to buy it. Overkill failed to deliver during Crimefest with the content delivered being unsatisfactory and not really free.
  89. Fizl406
    Jan 13, 2016
    0
    I had so much fun when PD 2 just got relased. The first dlcs werent bad. I had all of them. If you compare old good payday 2 with this new selling-out bullsh*t, its horrible.
  90. NeOX
    Oct 24, 2015
    2
    Payday 2 was really good. But now it's just a pay to win with micro-transactions ! (In 2013, Overkill promised that it won't be any micro-transactions)
  91. Soul_Extractor
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    Screw yourself Oversteal/Starsheez ... you are turning into EA. Never again. Your micro-transaction leeching might be the end of you; and if it is...know that the only thing that killed you was your greed.
  92. Notwolved
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 has lost my interest completely after the micro transactions fiasco.

    Overkill in general lied, stopped listening to the community and pushed out buggy updates.
  93. ninja1138
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    Was fun until the developers added microtransactions and Pay2Win options after saying they never would... Uninstalled and probably won't revisit it. Oh well, plenty of other games out there I can enjoy and not be nickle and dimed.
  94. oblom_off
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was one of my fafourite games. Until now. Last Crimefest added microtransactions in the game, wich was a big disappointment. Weapons stats was changed, so ballance was ruined just to force people buy skins wich affect stats. Also the fact, that because of Overkill, great site (pd2stats), made by user, where you can virtually check skill builds and weapon loadouts, was closed. If IPayday 2 was one of my fafourite games. Until now. Last Crimefest added microtransactions in the game, wich was a big disappointment. Weapons stats was changed, so ballance was ruined just to force people buy skins wich affect stats. Also the fact, that because of Overkill, great site (pd2stats), made by user, where you can virtually check skill builds and weapon loadouts, was closed. If I understand right, company just made similar feature in the game, FBI files. I just uninstalled the game.… Expand
  95. jona446
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    In my 500 hours of playtime, I've always accepted the overpriced DLCs. Microtransactions, however (that were implemented as "free content") are not acceptable. Thanks for ruining a great game Overkill!
  96. nullfather
    Oct 25, 2015
    4
    This is a very disappointing game. Throughout the entire game, I can see flashes of what would be amazing design and amazing gameplay, but it is almost always tarnished or completely broken by poor implementation.

    The multiplayer in this game (the only part worth playing, as the game is designed to be social) is based on a peer-to-peer system instead of a client-server system. While    This is a very disappointing game. Throughout the entire game, I can see flashes of what would be amazing design and amazing gameplay, but it is almost always tarnished or completely broken by poor implementation.

    The multiplayer in this game (the only part worth playing, as the game is designed to be social) is based on a peer-to-peer system instead of a client-server system. While this has the benefits of not requiring a server to be set up to play on, it also has huge drawbacks. The netcode only vaguely shows the position of other players, often having them twenty feet behind their actual positions and making things like passing bags a strange and contentious affair. In addition, the enemy AI is based on the lobby leader, so if they have poor upload speed you will see the AI completely stop randomly. Which you may think is beneficial, but I often miss dead-on shots on still targets due to broken and/or nonexistent hitboxes (if you want to clip someone's arm or leg, you have to install a user mod because there are no arm/leg hitboxes).

    The large variety of weapons are nice, but functionally it boils down to a couple of simple choices due to extremely poor balancing. Want to do stealth? Use a CAR-4 and Gruber Kurz, because you're not going to need anything else. Want to go in loud? Use an M308 and a Deagle. Due to a recent "rebalancing" of the weapons, there are some ridiculous issues. Shotguns are basically bottom-tier weapons, whereas you can basically one-shot elites with a Deagle. There are other very questionable issues as well. For instance, the Fire Axe and the Great Sword do exactly the same thing, whereas a decorative flagpole does the same thing but faster. Another example is the Empty Palm Kata, which has exactly the same stats as the basic Fist. Why? The EPK is a paid melee and is supposed to be a super-deadly martial art. Why does it do the exact same thing as the basic punch?

    The style is all over the place as well. This game can become ridiculous and break its' own tension and theme very easily, whereas the first game maintained a consistent and strong atmosphere. In PD:TH, every heist felt huge and important, like the climax of a heist film - the roots of Payday. In PD2, there is a shotgun blast of heists trying to provide whatever experience people might want, including really dinky and low-effort heists. Very few of the PD2 heists match the hype, tensions and style of the majority of PD:TH heists. In addition to the design of the game itself, the design of the graphics and lighting also changed. In PD2 it's much brighter and almost festive, whereas PD:TH had a hot, washed-out graphical design that sold me the heist atmosphere much more effectively. It felt like I was playing a hardcore heist film back then.

    This "shotgun blast" design is pretty indicative of basically everything they want PD2 to be. They've added in extra characters, way too many weapons and weapon mods (a lot of which make ugly-as-hell combinations), a rummage bin of heists and a couple hundred too many masks. They have been pushing to make this game as varied and attractive as possible to new players while selling the established atmosphere down the river.

    That attitude relates very specifically to the most disappointing element of the game, the recently added microtransactions. The developers had specifically promised the players that microtransactions would never be in the game and that we should be ashamed to even ask the question. Unfortunately, Overkill stopped being the cool guys that the players were willing to believe they were and added paid weapon skins on the first day of Crimefest 2015, which is supposed to be a series of free rewards for the players being seriously dedicated. Instead of giving everyone skins or something like that, they just gave us the option to pay ridiculous amounts of money for skins and gave us incentive to do so with stat-boosting skins. This absurdly scummy move has alienated a good portion of the crowd, but Overkill rolled it out during the free-to-play weekend in order to cover the playerbase drop and smother opinions about the MTs under the talk of casuals playing the game for the first time. Overkill basically sold hardcore players down the river in order to replace us with more willing cash cows.

    But it's not simply that they gave us poor or actively damaging updates; they also give us these updates in place of what one would assume to be incredibly vital updates that one would release immediately after release, if not on day one. One of the later Crimefest updates finally added a jump animation to this years-old game (not that it makes you want to jump on things more, thanks to the sloppy controls that seem to fight you regularly). Combining lack of incredibly obvious quality-of-life updates with game-breaking bugs that exist late into its' life make this a very unsatisfying game to play.

    tl;dr would be a great game if not for terrible design and scummy developers    … Expand
  97. dthezk
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    They added microtransactions after they said they wouldn't. They don't care about the community. Never buy anything from the devs ever again. It's a huge disappointment to us all. In addition, the game looks bad and runs choppily on even high end computers.
  98. divisi
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    “No. No. God, I hope not. Never. No.” - David Goldfarb when asked if the game would ever include micro transactions in the future

    "Every feature that is unlocked during Crimefest is released for free for the entire community of Payday 2" - Almir "We've made it clear that PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" - Almir "From an    “No. No. God, I hope not. Never. No.” - David Goldfarb when asked if the game would ever include micro transactions in the future

    "Every feature that is unlocked during Crimefest is released for free for the entire community of Payday 2" - Almir

    "We've made it clear that PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" - Almir

    "From an economical standpoint however, completely based on statistics, we can already see that the Black Market update is working as we intended." - Almir

    Once a great game with a caring development team which has turned greedy and deceitful. Payday 2 was once worth purchasing but not any more.    … Expand
  99. MiD
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    1,500 hours, at least $200 sunk into the game, dlc, and copies of both for friends. It was fun.

    And then the company goes back on their word, releasing paid microtransaction-based weapons skins (which are all ugly as sin). This after promising three times in various places that they'd never do anything like that, even saying "Shame on you if you thought otherwise!" They released this    1,500 hours, at least $200 sunk into the game, dlc, and copies of both for friends. It was fun.

    And then the company goes back on their word, releasing paid microtransaction-based weapons skins (which are all ugly as sin). This after promising three times in various places that they'd never do anything like that, even saying "Shame on you if you thought otherwise!"

    They released this update, dubbed the Black Market Update, in a "community" event that promised free content for all players. Paying $2.49 for a drill (key) to open a safe (crate) and get a disgustingly bad skin, maybe even for a weapon you don't own because it's locked behind DLC.

    On top of this, there is a chance the skins can be statistically better, giving a player who paid extra money an advantage. These advantages can range from better accuracy, stability, higher concealment, extra ammo, and I'm sure there's more I'm missing.

    At the same time, they released a "weapon rebalance", with the intent of making all weapons viable in some way. In reality they made certain classes of weapons in every way superior to others, and nerfed popular DLC weapons into the ground.

    More than a week of buggy, unfinished "features" being added (I'm looking at you, bipods.), the head dev hosts an AMA on /r/paydaytheheist to discuss the changes. Feel free to go read it yourself, it's hilarious and sad.

    He confirmed that statistically advantages on cosmetic skins will not be removed, and that the vocal minority should just ignore the skins if they don't like them (thus making their weapons objectively worse).

    He also claimed that this update was necessary to generate revenue, as they weren't receiving enough to maintain their staff. He still claims that Overkill is a small indie company, despite being owned by Starbreeze. Starbreeze's recent financial report shows quite clearly that Payday 2 is making more than enough money to maintain Overkill.

    Almir said himself that despite the overwhelming negative response to the pay-to-win weapon skin model, which again, they promised would NEVER happen, that it's been a huge financial success. How else could this be interpreted besides they don't care if people are angry, they're making money and that's all that matters? That's exactly what that means.

    Unless you're willing to sink nearly $200 and who knows how much more into this game to have all the content, and then have to spend hundreds of hours grinding to actually unlock said content in the game, AND are willing to put up with a developer who has made it very blatantly obvious that they do not care how their community feels, avoid this game. For your own sake. Go play Killing Floor 2 or Vermintide or something, those games have devs that seem to care. Overkill, how far you've fallen. I hope you enjoy your money you fools.    … Expand
  100. KittyGotWet
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    There is nothing I can say to make up the 150 characters needed to submit this post that no one else has said. I would just like this game to finally die.
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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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