Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. Moogleswarm
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    The game was a massively fun co op experience with other fellow gamers. However M/T's as well as a lack of communication with the community. This has sorely eaten away at this once amazing title.
  2. PrinceChitin
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    This used to be a good game, but the company did things resembling extortion of players recently. Do not waste your time on this game, and move on to something else. Nothing to see here.
  3. RoneiAlves
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    This game used to be quite good and i used to play it, until it turned into CS:GO with the last patch, now the flame was has started and the community is trying to execute Overkill for that patch. (or so it seems)
  4. ajfkfafjkl
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    disgusting and shameless practices by the developers; dont support this and keep an eye out for the names responsible in future games. they'll break their promises and screw you over for money anytime.
  5. TropicalBag
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    I would recommend this game in a heartbeat, if only the developers of said game werent so, SO incredibly greedy, introducing microtransactions to a game they advertised as "this game will never have microtransactions", the mentioned transactions are skins for weapons (Yeah, its a straight rip off from the CS:GO skin system) but Overkill thought of a "unique" way of making the skinsI would recommend this game in a heartbeat, if only the developers of said game werent so, SO incredibly greedy, introducing microtransactions to a game they advertised as "this game will never have microtransactions", the mentioned transactions are skins for weapons (Yeah, its a straight rip off from the CS:GO skin system) but Overkill thought of a "unique" way of making the skins "unique"... how? Well, they added stats to certain skins, thus making the game even more pay2win than it already was, they also completely ignored the community outcry, blatantly saying "publicly" that they system is here to stay, and that they will "continue working on it to refine it as much as possible", and thus a big **** you, nobody gives a flying **** about you, all we care about is $$$$$". AND NOW, again, with the introduction of "update 90" they also released EXP boosts attached on the weapon skins, THUS MAKING IT EVEN MORE PAY2WIN THAN IT PREVIOUSLY WAS, they also released the Completely Overkill rewards, which was the biggest **** you along with the middle finger" type of "deal" that they could have thought, giving every Completely Overkill owner a **** ass safe and drill for access to 1 out of 25 "unique my ass" skins which were average at best, previously advertising the secret content (the **** safe and drill) that we waited for 8 whole months for, as "a true payday 2 fan collectible, every single piece will be carefully crafted with care and love for the most hardcore payday 2 fans" lemme tell you, those abominations were NOT carefully crafted with love and care for a "true payday 2 fan", and finally, to try and "deceive" us into thinking they care about us, they also slapped on the **** reward 7 DLCs, which are old as **** and that most of the payday 2 fans already bought before, thus getting literally nothing out of the **** deal. If you dont want this crap to happen to you one day, stay away from this game with a burning passion, i have 559 hours logged in the game, and i would gladly put in another 500 hours, IF, all of this **** wouldnt have happened, i also bought 90% of the 27 (Yup, ****ing 27) buggy as hell DLC, only missing like 4 DLC packs, and i regret all of it, stay away from this cashgrab of a game if you mind your **** virginity.… Expand
  6. DKATyler
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    How do you take a game rated 8.5/10 by the community and convert it to a score of 3.5? By doing what overkill has done. Adding microtransactions when promising not to. Adding Movie tie-ins in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in essentially donation money. Adding more expensive DLC bringing the full-game price to $150 when originally promising to keep the dlc low costHow do you take a game rated 8.5/10 by the community and convert it to a score of 3.5? By doing what overkill has done. Adding microtransactions when promising not to. Adding Movie tie-ins in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in essentially donation money. Adding more expensive DLC bringing the full-game price to $150 when originally promising to keep the dlc low cost relative to the game.

    Payday2 community has been commented multiple times as one of the worst communities on steam. All of that vitriol however is mostly directed at Overkill for repeated promise breaking. Today it's gotten bad enough that even the moderators have given up.    … Expand
  7. RSGMulder
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Overkill screwing the Completely Overkill Pack buyers and adding the safe (crate) gambling killed the game for me. I am not against paid skins (without the p2w), but in the way they do it now is really bad. Buyers should be able to choose what skin they get.

    Remove:
    Gambling
    Pay2Win
    Rarity (let users pick what they want)
    Skin conditions (let user pick what they want)
  8. nero82
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Micropayments gehen gar nicht ...

    ... wenn man das Spiel vorher gekauft hat.
    ... wenn sie Vorteile im Spiel bringen.

    Was hier leider der Fall ist.
  9. 88MIKEll
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Do not waste your money on this game, first you will think 'Oh wow, a good game that is pretty cheap" but then you will look and see that the other 3 quarters of the games costs over 150$. Not to mention the developers are filthy people.
  10. WMDeeZ
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    I have nearly 500 hours in the game and have played since the beginning. But with recent updates of Microtransactions and P2W formula, I have to leave a negative review anywhere I can. I want the old OVERKILL back!
  11. fukoverkill
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    I'd be very very happy if you read the review, just read some of the parts below, that's all I experienced in this game. Thank you very much.

    Me and this game had been quite a journey, a long journey of reviewing. I just can't figure it out if it's a good game or a bad game. I've had it like almost 11 months. This is the first longest review ever. Pros: Soundtracks: Hands straight    I'd be very very happy if you read the review, just read some of the parts below, that's all I experienced in this game. Thank you very much.

    Me and this game had been quite a journey, a long journey of reviewing.
    I just can't figure it out if it's a good game or a bad game. I've had it like almost 11 months.
    This is the first longest review ever.

    Pros:
    Soundtracks: Hands straight down, the soundtracks in this game that's what it keeps live. And then Simon Viklund left.

    More customization: Guns and mods, masks with paintings, are all available for customizing. (Just look at the about the low quality in actual third person models.) It's patched, but bots are still using low quality.

    Stealth features: If you kill/bag a security guard while the other person saw him, or break glass/camera, or you let the civilians stay alone while in stealth, they all will call and bring the cops, and know that there's something wrong. It's really amazing, no games have features like this.

    Mods support

    Development support: The game is updated every 2-3 weeks, which is very great to keep the game fresh and updated. This is why we still keep playing the game.

    Cons:
    Bad Graphics:
    It's terrifying, just look at the third person guns, they're absolute like quake's guns (PATCHED, they partially fixed it, specifically, they added an option for it???). the post process is always on and can't be turned off, and yet it makes THIS game slow
    as a **** Most important of all, maybe it's just not me really, the textures of this game are
    just like GTA SA's textures. I can barely see bad textures like the security guard's sleeveless
    arms, hot dogs arms, atleast add hairy textures. Or the puddle.

    Raped FPS:
    Logically, the graphics is horrible, then how come my PC can't meet the requirements
    of this game? How GTA V ran on my PC so smooth without FPS issues? I'm 100% serious and I'm
    not the only one.

    Downloadable Contents:
    Let's see, since CLOVER + Diamond, or JIRO + Gage Ninja Pack, SOKOL + Golden Grin came out on the same day, they are separated. THEY ARE SEPARATED. I MEAN A NEW CHARACTER IS FIT IN THE NEW HEIST TOGETHER IN THE SAME DAY THEY RELEASED, BUT THEY ARE SEPARATED! Let's not forget that each new DLCs come out every months. Let's talk about what kind of retarded DLCs I've mentioned. One have bows, flamethrower, grenade launcher and swords, shurikens. It gets better. Lethal cards.

    Wait, I thought it's supposed to be a realistic heist shooter? I know what you're probably thinking, me **** Wrong. I own every DLCs except the retarded contents. I'm still buying DLCs.

    Bugs -
    There's ALOT, AND ALOT of bugs that this game I'd embarrassed to label it as "Early Access", I'm not going to list it here because maybe OVERKILL would remove them here in this review. Fix everything god damnit! I'm just very worried what will happen in 2017 when OVERKILL leave. God knows how many cheaters there'll be. I'm very worried.
    Cheaters: There are MANY 6 year olds hackers. Little **** always ruin everything. OVERKILL, it's
    your responsibility to fix these bugs you lazy piece of **** the van will also gets its Overkill icon.

    Host games
    "Player is joining the game". "Connection to host has been lost". I know, thank f***ing God in Payday 2 the loading is now faster than PD:TH. But it's still pretty ♥♥♥♥ing annoying to wait a few seconds while doing objectives then forgot what to do. And now this, whenever a host left, the game lobby is closed forcing everyone to leave. Just remove this feature for ♥♥♥♥s sake. MY POINT IS HERE, make a public party game without local host like in L4D, PLEASE!

    Lack of animations
    98.99% This game is about interacting things like lockpicking, taking money, fixing saw, planting things and opening doors. Bots can do anything like parkour, reviving teammates and even do the infamous Heat speech.

    CRIMEFEST 2015. Obviously.

    Two years ago, you said "We've made it clear that PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!" And they have lied. This pile of sh!thole micro-transactions introduced on Crimefest 2015 (Specifically, the challenge said four players must loot 4 cards in one game at the end of heist count by 1, and the goal was to reach 5,000,000 loot cards). The micro-transactions is about reskinned weapons, and they have boosted stats. Then, the rewards, we spent many hours of blood sweating, hardworking and waste our lives for challenges to get rewards. We finally have managed to complete all of it. Result for rewards? We recieve 1-2 horrible rewards DAILY. We got a few of unnecessary masks, stronger turret van (We never ask for this.), and bugfixes. IT'S TRUE, some rewards are very small bugfixes like filter stealth or loud and unnecessary weapon re-balances. We never ask for this.
    **** you OVK.    … Expand
  12. isBullets
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 promised at its inception in 2013 to never include microtransactions within their game, but today they have gone against that and added a CS:GO-like skin feature where you unbox them. This would almost be fine, if it weren't for the fact that these skins that you must pay to get, have better stats. Paired alongside the fact that they have slowly been adding DLCs that includePayday 2 promised at its inception in 2013 to never include microtransactions within their game, but today they have gone against that and added a CS:GO-like skin feature where you unbox them. This would almost be fine, if it weren't for the fact that these skins that you must pay to get, have better stats. Paired alongside the fact that they have slowly been adding DLCs that include weapons better than the base weapons and forcing users to buy it in order to achieve the strongest builds, I will be keeping my review of this game negative until there is a change by Overkill about all of this. It is a fun game, don't get me wrong, but they have slowly been teetering towards a crash they should be able to see from miles away, and is a wake-up call.

    And now, even more fun, as of 11/13/15. As a reward for those players that decided to support them by basically donating 20 dollars, and having to wait months and months and months after each and every setback, they were given, you guessed it, a skin. And this can be horrible quality, while another can be good quality and have ANOTHER stat boost that increases experience and money gained. Most of the skin look horrendous, and somehow it has taken them this long to create them.

    This is how they treat loyal players. They give them everything they don't want as thanks for being here for so long, and feed off of the new players that don't know any betters. As of the writing of this, 3 Steam Mods of the Payday 2 forums have refused to moderate anymore, due to Overkill not listening and due to DEATH THREATS. This is getting out of hand on both sides, and it, again, could have been avoided.    … Expand
  13. Harkenstein
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    LONG STORY SHORT : Be wise and never buy any game from Starbreeze or Overkill if it's done in recent years or in future. All you get is false marketing and lies.

    Why? Well... This game used to be fun when it came out. Sure, it had it's bugs'n'glitches and quite many features were still missing but devs promised they would come. Years later, there are still bugs and some features are    LONG STORY SHORT : Be wise and never buy any game from Starbreeze or Overkill if it's done in recent years or in future. All you get is false marketing and lies.

    Why? Well...

    This game used to be fun when it came out. Sure, it had it's bugs'n'glitches and quite many features were still missing but devs promised they would come. Years later, there are still bugs and some features are still missing. It would not be that bad, because it used to be fun, but then they sold dozens of DLC's on it. Same thing happened, kinda, as with Killing Floor. But it wasn't so bad. Yeah game's about 30 euros and then you buy over 100 euros worth DLC, don't get everything they promised prior publishing BUT the game was still fun so it was bearable. Barely.

    Then they broke the game and last one of their promises. "There will be no microtransactions", they said. They did introduce it. It was not only cosmetic thing but with stats as well. In the same time they did something they called "weapon rebalance" which actually made all other guns than pistols vain. Shotguns were like throwing peabags to enemies, sniper rifles were vain because you just could use pistol with more ammo, higher firerate and scope, submachine guns were not that good to begin with and they pretty much stayed the same. Even assault rifles and LMG's were worse than pistols. So. They introduced microtransactions through which you could get RANDOM skin for random weapon, some of those skins with statboosts. And those guns, all else than pistols, were pretty much useless. Unless you got atleast bit of statboost which you might get by buying dozens of drills. So you've bought DLC's with many kind of guns, customized you guns for hours and then... it's all futile. You just can't get them work anymore, not even with customization. Devs got lots of negative feedback. Which they completely overlooked.

    But wait! It got even better! They sold these 20 euro worth "Completely Overkill Packs" which supposed to give somekind of nice unique cosmetic token. Guess what you got from them? Some RANDOM weapon skin :D Yeah. 20 euro's worth of weapon skin to, most likely, useless gun. They have lied and deceived their customers for years but this time it's been false marketing and deliberate breaking the game. Like getting the game as hostage.

    So I ended up playing this game, uninstalled it after 800+ hours of playtime, 100+ euros poorer. I'm not bitter, I'm not angry. Sometimes you just pay heavy price for trusting some companies. What can you do when you've learned your lesson? Warn others. Spread the word. I've done so. If you buy this game, or any other game they do, you're going to get ripped and robbed. In that case you can only yourself to blame since there's easily 30k+ angry fans spreading the word. Seriously. Don't buy it, not even in sale.    … Expand
  14. why_payday_why
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    A really great game. I loved to play it.
    First came the 'rebalancing' that weakened all the dlc weapons. Then came the first wave of micro transactions. Then the second (team stat boosts). And now I'm sad and confused on why they would end their own game this way. I don't get it. Overkill, pull yourself together.
  15. zeldafan06
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Unfortunately I have to strongly recommend against buying this game due the recent rolling out of pay to win microtransactions. This, in addition to their piecemeal weapon dlc system, heist dlc, and character dlc despite promising no microtransactions ever, makes payday2 one of the worst pay to play games on steam.
  16. kevingmz
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    This game is the best example of what lazy greedy developers do, it's worse than Candy Crush in terms of money sucking potential vs. game content, avoid it like the plague. Just to be clear, let me say it again, DO NOT BUY THIS GARBAGE.
  17. daka029
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    the **** sake microtransaction in a paid game, even worst with tons of dlcs **** overkill u are not ashamed? "We've made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" almir listo 2013 ;)
  18. s1ash__
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    A developer of lies and stupidity. Once who added features hours after demanded by their community to constantly digging for wallets. Stay away from this game or the developers.
  19. CrazyOneBAM
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    The gameplay is quite fun and I have had 1200+ hours of fun in Payday 2.

    The reason for why I score the game a firm 0 is with what the game has become and actions done by the developer Overkill Software. Overkill promised to not put microtransactions into the game, and they did put microtransactions into the game. Microtransactions for weapon skins that have a stat boost. Sure, not a    The gameplay is quite fun and I have had 1200+ hours of fun in Payday 2.

    The reason for why I score the game a firm 0 is with what the game has become and actions done by the developer Overkill Software.

    Overkill promised to not put microtransactions into the game, and they did put microtransactions into the game. Microtransactions for weapon skins that have a stat boost. Sure, not a big deal in a PvE coop, one might think, but the stat boosts can actually push the weapon over critical damage/stability/concealment thresholds. Then they rebalanced the game allegedly not around the stat boosts (but it is around the stat boosts) and into oblivion, so a pistol is more accurate and deals more damage than assault rifles with the proper pistol-skills (there are no damage enchancing skills for assault rifles). In short, microtransactions that make you better in a game is Pay2Win. Once I regarded Overkill as one of the developers that 'got it', now I regard Overkill as one of the most untrustworthy developers out there which also lack insight into what made their games great.

    The latest is that the stat boosts now is reduced and offers a boost to XP and Money for the team of up to four players. Which in turn means that if you find yourself in a lobby where 3 players have XP and money boosts, you are likely to be kicked if you do not have two XP and money boost weapons. That is not a fun game, it is not the Payday 2 I remember. It is exactly a game I do not want to play. Maybe you do, but I do not.    … Expand
  20. WepperPepe
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Played a lot this game when it was actually good.Overkill dont give a **** about what the gamers want, so im out. Pathetic servers lag everytime, the skins for the stupid microtransactions are plain stupid and childish, my game takes 4ever to open a **** gun menu. Congratulashuns overkill I promiss that i'll keep playing your game! (like you promissed there wouldnt be microstransactions)
  21. Mufm
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    I made a metacritic account just so I could give the game a negative review. Used to have lots of fun playing together, now the dev team is creating a culture of paying to win, kicking folks who don't have pay-to-win team boosting stats, at the sacrifice of their previously strong community. The game has lost its vision and gained pay-to-win.
  22. Mattiator
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    Would have recommended this game heartily in the past. Not any more. Game's been changed into an enormous fee-2-pay game, with a hefty asking price, an enormous amount of DLC, on top of one of the most annoying implementations of microtransactions, a pay-to-win one at that. Avoid.
  23. Diaboliquin
    Oct 28, 2015
    1
    Inacceptable that a company change their position about microtransactions "because reasons". They claim that made things based on community but seems that the money is the real reason behind.
  24. DenzNoble
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Grossly amount of DLC's and micro transactions, not even a decent game since you have to grind over 600 hours to have decent equipment and pay for dlcs that has majority of weapons that the base game lack
  25. Dobuch66
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Game implemented microtransactions, which actually gives stat boost. i do not recommend that game to anyone. Overkill claim that we love update, so they need to see more steam reviews (from 98 to 73% positive reviews in few days). Almir is just liar which claim that we want more updates like that. See what's happened when we all say NO to any more DLC.
  26. akaeskim0
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    I loved this game. Been playing since the first payday. When this game released, I was stoked that no micro transactions were implemented. Slowly the developers are going against their words and are starting to implement a micro transaction system.

    You guys might as well move under SEGA's wing. I mean your headed that way anyways.
  27. DumbRiceBucket
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    greed ruins games, why would you do this overkill, you were the chosen one, you were suppose fight against micro-transactions, not join them. Well at least it had a good run while it lasted
  28. Porontobello
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions and a p2w model ruined the game for a lot of players and lack of attention to community opinion just makes it worse. This game already was pretty repetitive in the first place, but managed to keep it's charm because of the updates and DLC's that demanded at least some level of work from the creators. Now it's just a cheap way to keep the game alive and make a buck on it.Microtransactions and a p2w model ruined the game for a lot of players and lack of attention to community opinion just makes it worse. This game already was pretty repetitive in the first place, but managed to keep it's charm because of the updates and DLC's that demanded at least some level of work from the creators. Now it's just a cheap way to keep the game alive and make a buck on it. Bad weapon skins giving advantages to the players that able to pay for it.… Expand
  29. InSoM604
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Greedy Developers should be taken out behind the shed and executed. May this game die a swift, painful death.
    http://roadfromgreedfest.github.io/Road-From-Greedfest/

    #Greedfest2015
  30. erty_werty
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    I simply cannot recommend this game to anyone. This year we have seen the highs & lows of developer interaction & communication with fans. Take for instance CD Projekt Red which are a shining example of a dev. who listens to fans & don't try to nickel & dime fans of the series.

    Then you have Overkill Studios. Who will suddenly introduce Micro-Transactions after promising not to, lie    I simply cannot recommend this game to anyone. This year we have seen the highs & lows of developer interaction & communication with fans. Take for instance CD Projekt Red which are a shining example of a dev. who listens to fans & don't try to nickel & dime fans of the series.

    Then you have Overkill Studios. Who will suddenly introduce Micro-Transactions after promising not to, lie over & over, not communicate with fans. Then to shove it in our faces (the poor consumer who support their series) host a Reddit AmA where every single answer was fabricated bullsh*t (why they need money, how they had to hire more employees blah-blah) to justify why they decided to go forward with such a stupid idea in the 1st place.

    i wou recommend this game a year ago, but in October 2015 i just can't support this business decision & would not advise ANYONE to buy this travesty.    … Expand
  31. Ankmastaren
    Nov 14, 2015
    1
    What was once a great game that you could pour hours into with your friends has been drove into the ground by the shortsightedness of its developers… The promise given when purchasing this title has been reneged upon…
  32. Olivertheawesom
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Microtransaction messes with all of the balance, the new skins are overpowered and they also made older weapons and mods much weaker. This is unbelievable, since the developer promised no microtransactions!
  33. drysprocket
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Welcome to the no-fly list Overkill. I will never purchase another product of yours again. You've shown your true colors and the worst part is- your strategy is penny smart, and pound stupid in the long run.

    Good luck on your next release....you're gonna need it. We won't forget.
  34. asfsafgsdafa
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    I hope this game gets burried under a pile of shame. It deserves to, the developers lied, the game became **** I unistalled it. This game had a lot of potential, but now its all wasted
  35. BrutalSnowBear
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    When this game started out I fell in love with it, and for a very long time I enjoyed every moment of it. However with each coming update the fun has turned to ash. If you do not own any weapon dlc then you will struggle on higher difficulties. These bits of dlc where were its pay to win nature began and we didn't see it, now we are faced with micro transactions and here we are ripping theWhen this game started out I fell in love with it, and for a very long time I enjoyed every moment of it. However with each coming update the fun has turned to ash. If you do not own any weapon dlc then you will struggle on higher difficulties. These bits of dlc where were its pay to win nature began and we didn't see it, now we are faced with micro transactions and here we are ripping the game to shreds. The developers are ignoring the community and are saying that this is good and what we want. When everyone is saying no, we don't want this. The disrespect that we as a community are being given by the devs is utterly disgusting and foul. Yet according to them the micro transactions are working as intended and this means they are still making money. The main dev even said 'Shame on you' when asked about will this game have microtransactions, now he says 'players seem to be loving it'. So as they are ignoring us we will drop every rating we can and run this games reputation into the ground, because they wont stop trying to take our money and treating us like dirt.… Expand
  36. Evilmeal
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Fun while it lasted. Completly destroyed with dlc's. If you payed for all of them individualy it would be like ~120$ but thats not all. They decided that it would be a good idea to add some microtransactions into the game. But it gets worse. They just copied the idea from CS:GO and thought "Look guys it works with CS:GO! It will be a good idea to add this system into our game! Ah and yesFun while it lasted. Completly destroyed with dlc's. If you payed for all of them individualy it would be like ~120$ but thats not all. They decided that it would be a good idea to add some microtransactions into the game. But it gets worse. They just copied the idea from CS:GO and thought "Look guys it works with CS:GO! It will be a good idea to add this system into our game! Ah and yes lets make the skins boost your stats!" and no they will not remove this system, it has been confirmed. Sadly Overkill is completly **** on the community. Poorly optimized game. The modding community is left behind because of the lack of the developers. Overall don't support this game and Overkill in general. They **** up so hard.… Expand
  37. ChaozDesignz
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    What is there I can say that hasn't been said already. The game is an absolute train-wreck since Oct 15th, and the developers don't seem to care too much about it when money is speaking louder than words to them.

    There's a great deal of information on this all across the web and Reddit so I suggest taking to there to look into this.
  38. MrGForse
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    PayDay 2 used to be a good game. It was fun with friends, gameplay and game mechanics were good, netcode was alright, a lot of weapon customisation, it was easily 8.2/10.

    And then Crimefest 2015 happened and it all went downhill. "LET'S REWARD OUR PLAYERS BY GIVING THEM MICROTRANSACTIONS!", even though the developers said that they would NEVER add microtransactions. It's not even a free    PayDay 2 used to be a good game. It was fun with friends, gameplay and game mechanics were good, netcode was alright, a lot of weapon customisation, it was easily 8.2/10.

    And then Crimefest 2015 happened and it all went downhill. "LET'S REWARD OUR PLAYERS BY GIVING THEM MICROTRANSACTIONS!", even though the developers said that they would NEVER add microtransactions. It's not even a free to play game, it's a FULL PRICE AAA GAME. Microtransactions are never acceptable in FULL PRICE games. I wouldn't touch this game with a ten foot stick. I uninstalled the game as soon as I heard that it went down the ****

    0/10    … Expand
  39. Evenil
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Paid about 100$ for game and DLC. Were doing heists for half a year. Then, one day, microtransactions came and ruined game for me. Tried to be patient, but in the end, we community was ignored in favour of new players and their money. So don't play unless you want to pay to win.
  40. DuIIahan
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Lies, lies, lies, lies... Here is EA's little brother: Overkill. A company that spits on the face of their most invested players just to copy some economic system and make profit out of it. Lying about their intentions and betraying everyone that ever supported them. Overkill don't see their players as such, they see you as a bag of money. Now if you have some respect for your own self,Lies, lies, lies, lies... Here is EA's little brother: Overkill. A company that spits on the face of their most invested players just to copy some economic system and make profit out of it. Lying about their intentions and betraying everyone that ever supported them. Overkill don't see their players as such, they see you as a bag of money. Now if you have some respect for your own self, don't ever buy this game.… Expand
  41. Clear-Vision
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Not recommended. Overkill backtracked on their own promises, which they knew would have pissed off the entire PD2 community by adding micro-transactions when they promised in the past that they would never add it, going as far to say that we were even silly if we ever thought PD2 had micro-transactions. Guess who are the silly ones now?
  42. Morzu
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Paid the maingame and many DLCs . . . and now Pay2Win !
    "We've made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)"
    Producer Almir Listo
    A greedy lying Company. Will never buy a game from Overkill.
  43. kreight97
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    this game always had ups and downs but now it's just a piece of **** because of the **** microtransactions. don't buy this go play other fun coop games because this isn't really worth it
  44. scubasteve8542
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Used to love this game. I have spent hundreds of hours on both PD1 and PD2. But that was before the dark times...

    Now you can just pay to win. Stupid Developers are just greedy.
  45. samuelrobbins
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    With this recent update adding micro-transactions I can not support nor recommend this game nor this company. This is exactly how not to treat a loyal fan base .
  46. JosephKony
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    I've been playing this game since day 1, and this game has been getting worse since day 1.
    Almost every DLC and update has made the game worse than it was before they changed things and Crimefest Micro-transactions are just the nail in the coffin.
    I have uninstalled the game and don't plan to ever play it again, it is trash at this point and the company Overkill that is responsible for    I've been playing this game since day 1, and this game has been getting worse since day 1.
    Almost every DLC and update has made the game worse than it was before they changed things and Crimefest Micro-transactions are just the nail in the coffin.

    I have uninstalled the game and don't plan to ever play it again, it is trash at this point and the company Overkill that is responsible for the game are bigger thieves than the characters of the game they made and ruined.    … Expand
  47. DutchBeastman
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Just all micro transactions and payments, DO NOT even consider buying this in its current state.

    This game was good, until it was an actual PAY-day (for them that is), since all the content is just simple reworks and they charge unreasonable amounts for these so called "Expansions" which do not merely exist of more than 5 weapons and a mask at many times. And even after you can see    Just all micro transactions and payments, DO NOT even consider buying this in its current state.

    This game was good, until it was an actual PAY-day (for them that is), since all the content is just simple reworks and they charge unreasonable amounts for these so called "Expansions" which do not merely exist of more than 5 weapons and a mask at many times.

    And even after you can see past that, they have absolutely obliterated the game by giving the option to buy keys for weapons which, in fact DO increase your stats... Yes they have implemented a system which allows for you to buy weapons which are stronger than those of free players. as of that fact, the game is officially pay-to-win.    … Expand
  48. snkaybo
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    1 word: microtransactions.

    This game started out as a potentially fun game, concidering that PAYDAY: The Heist was a great game. However the developers became greedy and started pumping out DLC, and now they've added microtransactions. While microtransactions aren't the worst thing in the world if they are purely cosmetical. These actually increase your weapon's stats, which does    1 word: microtransactions.

    This game started out as a potentially fun game, concidering that PAYDAY: The Heist was a great game. However the developers became greedy and started pumping out DLC, and now they've added microtransactions.

    While microtransactions aren't the worst thing in the world if they are purely cosmetical. These actually increase your weapon's stats, which does make it unacceptable, expecially for a game which is over 100$ if you count all DLC's.    … Expand
  49. mysteryshopper
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Adding microtransactions didn't kill the game. The explanation and deployment of said microtransactions did. If they were up front about what they were going to do it could have ended better. If they communicated after the first day fiasco it could have ended better. If they worked out a way to keep the micro and have the community have a bit of a say it could have ended better. But in theAdding microtransactions didn't kill the game. The explanation and deployment of said microtransactions did. If they were up front about what they were going to do it could have ended better. If they communicated after the first day fiasco it could have ended better. If they worked out a way to keep the micro and have the community have a bit of a say it could have ended better. But in the end payday is literally the name of the game.… Expand
  50. Majotron
    Oct 26, 2015
    1
    no borderless window option, cloakers wallhack to get you down, weapon balance is a disaster, stealth is boring after first run, explosive ammo is overpowered for shields and dozers, good developers left this boat and the ones staying lie to the community, tons of bugs being pointed since years and not solved, mods are unusable, this gaem is a shell of what it was
  51. bdm800
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    "We've made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)"
    - PAYDAY 2 Producer Almir Listo

    This used to be a great game, now its just not the same.
  52. Dovar
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Game was fun until they started releasing dlc on a almost weekly basis now they are adding Micro transactions after promising us that they will never do that. do not buy games from those liars
  53. iampsy
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Great game turned into a cluster f with crimefest 2015.

    Devs went back on a promise that much of the community bought into wholeheartedly. Also, adding stat boosts to cosmetics is just ridiculous -- saying "it's PVE, not PVP. Stat boost just help the team!" is a cop out, and a way to milk money from people.
  54. Simon1982
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    + good gameplay
    + awesome coop experience
    + huge player base and guides ================================== - a very big price point if u want to play the full game including all dlc content (> 120€); this is as much as 3 full price AAA titles for one game - balance changes in order to favor most recent dlc content, making earlier weapons weaker so you need the new items if you want to    + good gameplay
    + awesome coop experience
    + huge player base and guides
    ==================================
    - a very big price point if u want to play the full game including all dlc content (> 120€); this is as much as 3 full price AAA titles for one game
    - balance changes in order to favor most recent dlc content, making earlier weapons weaker so you need the new items if you want to stay on par
    - the worst of all and probably the doom for payday 2: implement microtransactions with pay 2 win mechanics (spend money for stats normal players wont have) after the customers already payed a multiple of a regular AAA full price title.
    ==================================
    => the dev company guys should feel ashamed of themselves for their shameless greed for more. The justifications for this step (need to earn more cash to keep up updates and support) are complete garbage, considering the already high price points and the fact, that their newly created content isn't free anyway; it is released as dlc which has to be bought. Never again Overkill, no matter what product you are going to throw out in the future    … Expand
  55. Nocturnic
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    I used to enjoy the game, and I'm sure it still is enjoyable but adding microtransactions, even after the devs said they wouldn't is just, no.

    http://roadfromgreedfest.github.io/Road-From-Greedfest/
  56. ArThihire
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    Horribly buggy since day 1 suckfest. Balance is unbalanced. And now all you get is pay to win microtransactions in a game you already paid for. Don't come even near.
  57. squall4896pang
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    Desync issue, broken engine mechanism, poor in-game graphic optimisation, abusive kicking, massive volume of DLCs

    Crimefest 2015 rewards are disappointing.

    Broken promises.
  58. downwithlisto
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    The Game Title is wrong, it has been changed to Counter-Pay2WinDay2 Globally Offensive

    This game was great before that fateful day of 10/15/15. The Crimefest hype train was going at full speed. Then, all of a sudden it stopped, and every person got off the train. The conductor didn't care though, as he had already had all the ticket money. Seriously though, I loved this game. It was    The Game Title is wrong, it has been changed to Counter-Pay2WinDay2 Globally Offensive

    This game was great before that fateful day of 10/15/15. The Crimefest hype train was going at full speed. Then, all of a sudden it stopped, and every person got off the train. The conductor didn't care though, as he had already had all the ticket money.

    Seriously though, I loved this game. It was fairly good, even with all the unnecessary DLC. Even with this, Overkill was a trusted developer, and "cared about the community's thoughts". The thought of even adding a transaction system to a game that costs $20, and has over 26 different DLC's to pick up that are not included. The safe idea is straight out of CS:GO and TF2, but at least in those games the loot found in those crates doesn't add special stats or buffs to weapons. The worst part about it is that the Developers lied to us about their being microtransactions, even going as far as saying "shame on you if you thought so" when asked if microtransactions would be in the game.

    I would have recommended this game on any day to friends, not after 10/15/15 though.    … Expand
  59. JpCoffe
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    C'est de la MERDE!!!! It was tasteless, people realy can't cook today !

    from my point of view microtransaction is a rubbish spice that should not be added on a co-op multiplayer themed sauce, not to mention DLC's overflavored taste made me want to puke!!!

    seriously, overkill... take extra courses in cooking ,for god sakes....
  60. PickledPepper
    Oct 27, 2015
    1
    way too many dlc's and with the adding of micro-transactions it just put a colossal strain on the community. they from a sell point with pre-orders, said there would be no micro-transactions yet now there is. players constantly lose connection to hosts and game can also crash, I wouldn't even recommend this game to my worst enemy.
  61. CloneWarrior85
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    The game is fun? Yes

    But can't deny the fact that devs want to make micro-transactions a thing on non-F2P games, specially games with a ton of DLCs.
  62. gregobrick
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 has been out for a while, and along the way it's got tons of free content as well as QOL. However, lots of content that has been promised has been late, or completely forgotten such as safe house customisation. Way too much DLC, far too expensive for the meager content it gives and to top it off, micro transactions. **** you Overkill, **** you.
  63. Salen
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    Hey kids, do you like game developers who lie to you about their plans for their game? Yes? Then this is the game for you, because the Devs said "No microtransactions here ever" and then liiiiiieeeeeed when that's exactly what they did, because even if you buy the microtransactions, if you don't have the right DLC, you can't use it. MOAR MONEY!

    If you want a game that has devs who care    Hey kids, do you like game developers who lie to you about their plans for their game? Yes? Then this is the game for you, because the Devs said "No microtransactions here ever" and then liiiiiieeeeeed when that's exactly what they did, because even if you buy the microtransactions, if you don't have the right DLC, you can't use it. MOAR MONEY!

    If you want a game that has devs who care about the community, go play Warframe (on your platform of choice) since it's F2P. Not this game. Support game devs who care about their communities.    … Expand
  64. r3mus
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    Heh, well Black Market update..... good joke overkill , good joke. Well if you dont remove skins there will be no community = no community no game = no game no cash = no cash go bankrupt. like you did before :)
  65. Dukem
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    I relay enjoyed this game but after this whole micro-transaction fiasco I just can't do any different than giving this game a 0/10. This is just to show the developers that this is unacceptable...
  66. mierin
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    The game started out very nicely and I genuinely enjoyed the ride for the most part. But after breaking so many promises to the community, and the recent decisions by the developers that seem to be disconnected from their original goals, I feel they are simply leading us into an ugly spiral of monetization that I don't want to get caught in. Get out while you can.
  67. Lutsuwolf
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    I pre ordered payday 2
    I have more than 1k hours in this game max level almost all achievements
    Bought almost all dlcs they planned this microtransaction monstrosity since 5th February of 2015 and they didnt asked us or informed us nothing they just added it there was a lot of people calling this game pay to win and i was defending it but now... i have no way to defend the devs they    I pre ordered payday 2
    I have more than 1k hours in this game max level almost all achievements
    Bought almost all dlcs
    they planned this microtransaction monstrosity since 5th February of 2015 and they didnt asked us or informed us nothing they just added it
    there was a lot of people calling this game pay to win and i was defending it but now...
    i have no way to defend the devs they did a very wrong move RNG skins with extra stats that you can only get with real money.
    a true pay to win game
    if you hate pay to win games and lying developers that are extreme greedy like EA and ubi$oft
    DON'T BUY IT!!!
    also the game has no anti cheat so its filled with hackers    … Expand
  68. Mizzet1129
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    This game has been out for over two years, in which I have played on and off throughout. Overall, it was a very fun game to play with friends, but we did have waves of DLCs come in to help the developers earn money. Some are skeptical but I was fine with the DLCs. But, now, after a promise stating they would never introduce microtransactions, they added a safe+drill system on the first dayThis game has been out for over two years, in which I have played on and off throughout. Overall, it was a very fun game to play with friends, but we did have waves of DLCs come in to help the developers earn money. Some are skeptical but I was fine with the DLCs. But, now, after a promise stating they would never introduce microtransactions, they added a safe+drill system on the first day of the annual Crimefest. The annual Crimefest is something they set goals for the community to meet, and reward us with free content as a thank you. Instead we got microtransactions where we can buy drills for $2.49 to open up safes we may get in game for weapon skins. Now some weapon skins may even have a stat boost. They also did a sudden weapon rebalance, stating it is to promote variety in weapons, but instead it made ARs and shotguns unusable and pistols overpowered. The worst part is, that some have did some theorycrafting and found that many of the rebalanced weapons require a rather small boost of a certain stat to be more viable. And somehow, this few points of a certain stat many weapons need are exactly the stat the payed weapon skins can give.

    The corporate decision to turn this great game into a money cow to milk short-term for their company is something that is ruining the game. I do not recommend this game anymore, but have to say it used to be a great game with amazing potential.    … Expand
  69. jywaliser
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    MICROTRANSACTIONS GALORE. In a game that SHOULD'NT have them. I refuse to buy anything from Overkill for the rest of my life, would rather bathe myself in sulfuric acid.
  70. spartanwolf17
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    "There will be NO micro-transaction in PAYDAY 2!" "We've made it clear that Payday to will have no micro-transactions whatsoever." They added micro-transactions.
  71. glutymax
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    I used to tell anyone that would listen to me, how great this game was, and how highly I thought of its developers. I praised the 2014 Crimefest as the best example of post-launch support/service of a game I had seen. While I still love how last year's crimefest was handled, I am now unable to recommend this game with its hypocritical introduction of sleazy, greed-ridden microtransactions.I used to tell anyone that would listen to me, how great this game was, and how highly I thought of its developers. I praised the 2014 Crimefest as the best example of post-launch support/service of a game I had seen. While I still love how last year's crimefest was handled, I am now unable to recommend this game with its hypocritical introduction of sleazy, greed-ridden microtransactions. F*** you Overkill. I can't even launch your game now, without tasting bile and feeling betrayal. It's a boycott for me.

    Liars.    … Expand
  72. Richteran
    Nov 5, 2015
    0
    The developers are the insidious kind of weasels that cause nothing but grief to you. The amount of money you have to pay to unlock everything is now functionally infinite, because the skins involved in reaching the meta are all locked behind CS:GO paywalls. Before that, there was £200 of DLC in the game. I have spent all of that money keeping up with a game I used to love, sticking by itThe developers are the insidious kind of weasels that cause nothing but grief to you. The amount of money you have to pay to unlock everything is now functionally infinite, because the skins involved in reaching the meta are all locked behind CS:GO paywalls. Before that, there was £200 of DLC in the game. I have spent all of that money keeping up with a game I used to love, sticking by it like an abusive ex, and now I'm done.

    Don't buy it. At best, you're bored. At worst, you're hooked, and doomed to the same thousand-hour fate that I am. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.    … Expand
  73. msiman23
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    This game was amazing but they rebalanced it to nerf all the free guns. Then they released paid skins to fix the nerf they just did. The best part is that when the game was launched the developers promised there would be no micro transactions and that's just what they added.
  74. peterdafox
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    To start off, I own every Payday 2 dlc. Every. Single. One. I love the game with all my heart, I've probably spent more on the dlc for this game, then I have on actual video games in the past two years. I honestly would say it is one of my favorite games of all time. I shrieked like a girl when I found out about the Hoxton breakout trailer. But adding microtransactions made me so soTo start off, I own every Payday 2 dlc. Every. Single. One. I love the game with all my heart, I've probably spent more on the dlc for this game, then I have on actual video games in the past two years. I honestly would say it is one of my favorite games of all time. I shrieked like a girl when I found out about the Hoxton breakout trailer. But adding microtransactions made me so so disappointed. I first was disappointed when they started allowing any old average Joe into the legendary payday gang, but "this" is just disgusting. They should honestly go sit in the corner and think about what they've done. From humble beginnings to EA levels of greed. Congratulations on disappointing one of your biggest fans.… Expand
  75. PaladinJim
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    Don't bother anymore. It's ruined. Just wait for the devs to either fix their mess or fail. As others have stated, it's disgusting now. I'm ashamed to have wasted 229 hours and over 60 dollars.
  76. Tisulan
    Nov 5, 2015
    0
    The game is very bad. There is very little to do without purchasing the game's DLCs, which total to $110 despite this game not being free to play. They also recently added microtransactions, something they said they would never do. Ever. If you want a similar experience to this game that you can enjoy at a fraction of the price, try the first game.
  77. Jadonson
    Nov 5, 2015
    0
    Absolutely awful business decisions by OVERKILL. I literally made an account to post this. You don't lie to the community and expect them to just forget. Terrible.
  78. theeksdeman
    Nov 13, 2015
    1
    why overkill? I wasted so much on hope for something good in the cop and you giving me just a chance 1/25 that I would get only 1 bloody skin? I used to play and love ur game, but this bs with cop... no more ovk. no more dlc's. that would be great life.
    p.s "HOUSTON GOT A PROBLEM" EKS DE DE DE M9S, EKS DE DE DE
  79. Godofredo
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    It was all fun and games until Overkill´s greed **** everything up. As a veteran player thats been playing since day 1 I refuse to play and have uninstalled the game as a consequence of the microtransactions in the black market update. Thanks for you´r support Overkill
  80. dejavu1999
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Used to be a great game, but then Overkill had to **** over the entire community. Stating that there would be no micro transactions before the game's release, only to add them and try to hide anything they said about the topic.
  81. Dankey-Kong
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    You know, this game used to be good.

    Used. Used is an interesting word. Its when the game was good, and how I feel at the same time. Let me run it down for you. In 2013, just before the game was released, the lead producer (or the "poster boy" of the company, OVERKILL) Almir, (we'll just call him Satan from now on) promised that there would be NO MICRO TRANSACTIONS of any sort in    You know, this game used to be good.

    Used.

    Used is an interesting word. Its when the game was good, and how I feel at the same time. Let me run it down for you.

    In 2013, just before the game was released, the lead producer (or the "poster boy" of the company, OVERKILL) Almir, (we'll just call him Satan from now on) promised that there would be NO MICRO TRANSACTIONS of any sort in PAYDAY 2. Then, he went on to say that no DLC for the game would be more than $5. That promise was quickly broken, but that doesn't matter, as now it was mixed between 5-7 dollars per DLC, and that was alright since they were bringing in bigger and better maps, as well as lowering the cost of older DLCs.

    Then came Infamy 2.0

    Infamy in PAYDAY is like prestige in CoD. You give up your level 100 status, skills, money, etc. and you have to earn it all again. In return, you earn an infamy point to spend in either extra total exp gained from heists, or a cool mask, or skill set requirements being lower. Now once again, OVERKILL and their poster boy, Almir (Satan) lied to us. They stated that Infamy 2.0 would NOT be just masks and a couple of exp boosts. After of which, Almir (Satan) said that he would discuss Infamy 2.0 and how to improve it according to community feedback.

    We're still waiting on Satan to talk with us. But then, around a month ago, OVERKILL finished digging their grave and started to assemble their coffin.

    OVERKILL and Almir (Satan), on the 4th birthday of the series, decided to implement Micro-transactions as a REWARD for the community. These were skins for your weapons. Remember when Almir (Satan) told us that there would be absolutely no microtransactions in PAYDAY?

    But that's not even the worst part. These skins are not cosmetic. They have an effect in-game. They add attributes like stability, accuracy, damage bonuses, etc. to your weapons, making you more powerful. So essentially, the game has become pay 2 win.

    Some may argue that the bonuses are insignificant, and while that is correct that they are small, the effect they have is astounding. One particular weapon has a damage of 62.9, and the breakpoint for 1 shot headshot kills is 63 damage. And guess what? There is a skin for that weapon that gives it +1 damage. This applies to many other weapons as well.

    Another factor to look at is that the skins also just look so **** They look like Almir (Satan) and his cronies went into MSPaint and had a colourgasm all over a model of the gun.

    A large portion of the player-base dropped after this. And you would think that OVERKILL would try to patch up the wound they created by shooting themselves in the foot. And they tried. Almir (Satan) hosted an AMA on Reddit. He discussed the recent changes and how to work with the community.

    It was essentially a massive **** you" to the community.

    So now, the ugly pay2win skins were here to stay on top of a $20 base price and over $120 worth of DLC.

    But today they hammered in the final nail in their coffin.

    Today they released the Completely OVERKILL Pack. The Completely OVERKILL Pack was a $20 DLC released during the Hype Train event in March this year. This gave the players 4 new masks and a "Secret Item to be revealed at a later date".

    To quote from OVERKILL themselves:

    "YOU will each receive an in-game package from an old friend. Wrapped in true virtual aluminum. Inside is an item randomly given to you from a limited collection of 25 items. It will be rare, it will be a true PAYDAY collectible. Each item is carefully crafted with love and respect for our hardcore OVERKILL supporters. As a thanks to you from us and from the rest of the community for making the Hype Train render so much BONUS content for millions of players standing by. This secret content is still being worked on and is the only content that won’t be released during the Spring Break. It will be released when we have given it the care and love that it deserves."

    They also stated it would be a purely cosmetic item, with no in-game advantage.

    Once again, they lied.

    We each got 1 of 25 weapon skins which looked pretty **** in my opinion, which we could sell on the steam community market. Yeah. A true PAYDAY collectible. Given the love it deserves.

    But not only that. They weren't cosmetic.

    Some of the skins gave stat bonuses, like stats and accuracy etc. But some give you bonuses on the amount of exp and cash that you get at the end of a heist. So you can easily be better than those without skins. Once again, OVERKILL and Almir (Satan) lied to us.

    They were a good company once. They listened. They were the one company who gave us a FOV slider within an hour of the game coming out in the beta version. They were the one company who gave us silly and fun achievements to do. They were the one company who made amazing live actions to promote their game.

    Now, they have simply stained their reputation and become another EA/Ubisoft.    … Expand
  82. crazybmanp
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    It was a good game, but the dev ruined it, and is completely untrustable. I can't suggest buying anything from overkill or starbreeze. The microtransactions they added are the worst i have ever seen, and the complete rip off that people who bought the completely overkill back got is just sad.
  83. kaliy
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Almost two years ago my friend recommended me Payday: The Heist. We spent a lot of hours doing few heists over and again. Although there were only 8 heists (I had only PS3 version so no No Mercy) they were completely different and interesting.
    Later we bought Payday 2 for PS3. We were impressive how many heists they made. Wow, there are 4 different bank heists! Later we realized that they    Almost two years ago my friend recommended me Payday: The Heist. We spent a lot of hours doing few heists over and again. Although there were only 8 heists (I had only PS3 version so no No Mercy) they were completely different and interesting.
    Later we bought Payday 2 for PS3. We were impressive how many heists they made. Wow, there are 4 different bank heists! Later we realized that they are the same. The same location is used for different heists. We were disappointed but it still was a fun game.
    3 months ago I bought Payday 2 on PS4 and were impressed how many new and fun heists they added. I enjoyed this game.
    Also I decided to try Payday 2 on PC. I had to wait for a sale because I didn't want to spend 100 euro on DLCs (the game itself costs 20 euros). Later I bought every single DLC for about 27 euros. So in total it's 47 euros on sale. You can buy few AAA titles on sale for this money.
    I didn't like the recent DLCs because they add nothing besides new weapons and masks and weapons shouldn't even be in Payday (come on, swords and bow for bank robbers?). Anyway, I knew that it's just an overkill way to get the money. Ok, that's their model and I accepted it.
    16th of October, 2015. They implemented microtransactions like in CS:GO, Dota or TF2. They went further and added stat boosts to the skins. They added microtransactions in a game that costs 120 euros.
    One month later they finally released completely overkill pack award. People were angry at overkill, the most loyal fans who bought COP asked overkill to at least remove stat boosts from skins. And then later overkill responded: "We added more stat boosts! Yaaaay!".
    That's it, I won't recommend this game to anyone anymore.    … Expand
  84. ZyZo
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    TBH it's a fun game, but what they did with Microtransactions and stats on skins is just awful.
    Especially since they promised no microtransactions what so ever to be included in the game...
  85. Pixel_GER
    Jan 10, 2016
    8
    Good Co-op Game!
    Its extremly fun with friends!

    Graphic:
    4/10

    Gameplay:
    8/10

    Sound:
    8/10

    Music:
    9/10

    Mapdesign:
    7.5/10

    Awesome Game with a good Community!
  86. Zumpano
    Jul 13, 2017
    8
    2 years. 350+ hours. Still doesn't get old. While the game has had a lot of risks and issues during its life span (i.e. micro transactions, having you buy the Ultimate Edition to play the game, broken A.I.), I still enjoy Payday 2. Most of the heists are fun, and the game does offer a colorful cast of characters. Gaining money and spending it on weapons and masks, becoming infamous, and2 years. 350+ hours. Still doesn't get old. While the game has had a lot of risks and issues during its life span (i.e. micro transactions, having you buy the Ultimate Edition to play the game, broken A.I.), I still enjoy Payday 2. Most of the heists are fun, and the game does offer a colorful cast of characters. Gaining money and spending it on weapons and masks, becoming infamous, and having fun with your friends are great ways for high replayability. It's a love/hate relationship this game seems to be getting, and to some certain degree, I can agree to that. But for the most part, don't expect me to stop playing it anytime until Payday 3 happens.… Expand
  87. xetelian
    Nov 1, 2015
    0
    For a $20 game it is pretty nice...until you factor in the $110 of DLCs which isn't even the worst part since they decided we should pay them more money to buff our weapons with skins that contribute stats values.

    $2.50 to open the new crates that will give you a skin for a weapon you might not even have.
  88. danu22
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    This game has been ruined by pure greed on the developers and their refusal to listen to to the community. Excessive DLC and Micro transactions. Stay away. I will never give another penny to these developers.
  89. RealSovietDamag
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    The core game is okay, but the developers are incredibly out of touch with the community. The game is buggy in ways that shouldn't be possible, the developers crap out low-effort DLC on a monthly basis (hey, have a crossbow in your heist game influenced by Heat!), and the game just reeks of apathy. They don't care enough to add necessary voice lines. They don't care enough to fix any ofThe core game is okay, but the developers are incredibly out of touch with the community. The game is buggy in ways that shouldn't be possible, the developers crap out low-effort DLC on a monthly basis (hey, have a crossbow in your heist game influenced by Heat!), and the game just reeks of apathy. They don't care enough to add necessary voice lines. They don't care enough to fix any of the huge bugs. They don't care enough to make sure they don't "accidentally" kill modding with their updates. Then, when the big annual event comes around, they, being ridiculously out of touch with their consumer base, nerf everything but pistols into worthlessness, and, for their "free" update, give you such huge, groundbreaking things as a jump animation (2 years after release...) and microtransactions (which they promised it would never have, but it now "needs" so they can fund their bigger team to keep crapping out low-effort DLC nobody actually wants).

    Avoid.    … Expand
  90. Everto_LuxLucis
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Really? Microtransactions? In a full priced game? Clearly the devs don't care about the players or community. And that AMA was a spit in the face. Your money grabbing is going to ruin your career, oh the irony.
  91. JamboBuenna
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Overkill promised no pay to win.

    People threw bundles of money at a great game including my friends and I.

    Then it was made pay to win. Stay the hell away!
  92. KrekkaBlade
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Said they'd never add microtransactions (on several occasions).

    Added microtransactions (with stat boosts).
    We (the consumers) shouldn't encourage this kind of toxic, greedy behaviour, as Overkill was once a respectable developer that truly cared about their games. They let Payday 2 turn into a DLC-fest with, of course, the DLC weapons being unbalanced.
  93. jordan853
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    Overall a fun game but I honestly can't get behind a game where the devs promised not to **** the community in the ass, and then announced they are ****ing their community in the ass, and then proceeding to **** every bodies asses for those sweet, sweet dollarydoos.
  94. Mmmmph
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    It used to be good, it used to be fun, it used to have 110$ of DLC, now it has 110$ worth of DLC and p2w microtransactions. No really they don't understand whats wrong with weapon skins you have to pay for that can give you skins for weapons you don't even have and are locked behind a dlc paywall and give you a stat bonus on top of that. So you could easily spend money to find out you haveIt used to be good, it used to be fun, it used to have 110$ of DLC, now it has 110$ worth of DLC and p2w microtransactions. No really they don't understand whats wrong with weapon skins you have to pay for that can give you skins for weapons you don't even have and are locked behind a dlc paywall and give you a stat bonus on top of that. So you could easily spend money to find out you have to spend more money or else that money you spent in the first place has been wasted and is useless.… Expand
  95. degrassinoel
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    used to be a top notch game with a lot of reasonably priced extra DLC - now it's a game with pay2win microtransactions and a whole heap of DLC - save your money for something worthy of your time, your initial purchase in this game just wont be worth it.
  96. ClaySoldier
    Oct 27, 2015
    0
    Another cashgrab wit micro-transactions and countless DLC. Honestly it was obvious from miles away that sooner or later, they will go the milking way.
    Decent game (maybe a little bit overrated) with your usual modern **** 10000 DLCs, and now to add insult to injury - micro-transactions.
    They deserve to crash and burn, especially after they had the nerves and hypocrisy of defending    Another cashgrab wit micro-transactions and countless DLC. Honestly it was obvious from miles away that sooner or later, they will go the milking way.
    Decent game (maybe a little bit overrated) with your usual modern **** 10000 DLCs, and now to add insult to injury - micro-transactions.
    They deserve to crash and burn, especially after they had the nerves and hypocrisy of defending something they promised won't happen.
    I hope they bankrupt, enough crooks in this business.    … Expand
  97. Cotroneo
    Nov 1, 2015
    1
    When good devs go bad.

    Would have rated this game an 8/10 (8 because of its repetitiveness) before, but OVERKILL has become one more publisher/developer that has been corrupted by the trend of microtransactions. I am just praying that something super catastrophic happens within the gaming world that sparks a big enough outcry for people to completely boycott (or boycott to the point    When good devs go bad.

    Would have rated this game an 8/10 (8 because of its repetitiveness) before, but OVERKILL has become one more publisher/developer that has been corrupted by the trend of microtransactions.

    I am just praying that something super catastrophic happens within the gaming world that sparks a big enough outcry for people to completely boycott (or boycott to the point of companies losing money).

    Until then, blame little kids dishing out all of their allowance on microtransactions in games.    … Expand
  98. BDNeon
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    A game that I once adored, and bought with the promise that microtransactions would not be added. That promise was broken. Stay away from this game.

    I went as far as to permanently delete it. Let this game die, and let its death stand as a warning to all those publishers and developers who wish to abuse their customers.

    Overkill, we'll see you burn for this.
  99. lugia249
    Oct 28, 2015
    0
    microtransactions. they said they never implemented it. now with the "crimefest" they introduced a copied skin-box system with "drills" which cost 2,99$
  100. Eetar
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    I have played over 1000 hours since its release in 2013. Payday used to be a great game, but it has rapidly devolved into a system designed to milk as much money possible from its once great community. If you are interested in buying this game, I urge you to reconsider: Overkill / Starbreeze have and will continue to entirely change the game to manipulate players for money.
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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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