Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. Death_Panda
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 will have no microtransactions thay said. It will be fun they said.
    Almir and overkill id the worst game covpany. Nobody spitting in the community as did they,
  2. Eriksan
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    "We've made it clear that PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)"

    Yeah ... so much for that.

    This games Costs 100$+ if you include all DLCs, cmon gimme a break...
  3. JeanSylvian
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    I will play this game solely with my friends because its a great way to pass the time. However, Overkill better not expect any more money from me either for DLC or from microtransactions. Overkill used to be my favorite developer because they listened to their community. I was even amped for the walking dead game they were doing. I was understanding of the paid dlc because they're a smallI will play this game solely with my friends because its a great way to pass the time. However, Overkill better not expect any more money from me either for DLC or from microtransactions. Overkill used to be my favorite developer because they listened to their community. I was even amped for the walking dead game they were doing. I was understanding of the paid dlc because they're a small company but gimme a break. Microtransactions that cause certain players to have significant stat benefits over others is completely bogus. ESPECIALLY SINCE OVERKILL SAID THEY WOULD NEVER DO THAT. Isn't the whole point of Crimefest that it was all free? We earned our free content by completing the challenges Overkill gave us, so where is it? We've already managed to drag you down from 97% favorable reviews on steam, and your user score on metacritic has gone to hell. how much longer does this have to go on?… Expand
  4. Jaspion88
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was a fine game 1 or 2 years ago but now...

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

    You read it : SKINS change weapons STATS !!!

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

    I can't recommend this game to anyone.
  5. goldenbullgb
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Free to play game with microtransactions and pay 2 win mechanics. Oh, wait, it's not free to play! But it still has microtransactions and pay 2 win mechanics. Isn't it nice? So just get send them your credit card information and they will get money from your banking account whenever they want.
  6. NachtWurst
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    We completed so many challenges during the road to crimefest, and were promised free content! What did we get? Microtransactions and a tiara! Thanks overkill, you sure do appreciate your fan base. To think I pre-ordered this game....
  7. Konniiceland
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Thanks for making it Mircotransaction.Just so great you know,Dlc almost cost a 100 bucks and now this!The greatest update ever! Now i wonder about you guys.When will it be pay monthly? cause you know.It would be way more fun then. Oh and ps: Make us pay 60 bucks monthly to get to update from now on,
  8. l0rde
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    >100$ worth of DLCs
    >Insane power creep with DLC weapons
    >Bugs that remain since the freaking pre-release beta from 2013
    >Horrendous communication skills from the developers
    >Goddamn microtransactions, with weapon skins that have stat changes 2 years into the game's life cycle

    Once was a good game, then Starbreeze got the gold fever.
  9. PANZER90
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Shameless developers lying to the community two times in total (CRIMEFEST and about no microtransactions). CRIMEFEST are a set of community challenges which the community takes part to complete challenges in exchange for free prizes, however microtransactions as a "reward" aren't free at all and the most "free" thing about it is the safes which you have to buy an drill to open it or itShameless developers lying to the community two times in total (CRIMEFEST and about no microtransactions). CRIMEFEST are a set of community challenges which the community takes part to complete challenges in exchange for free prizes, however microtransactions as a "reward" aren't free at all and the most "free" thing about it is the safes which you have to buy an drill to open it or it just takes up your card picking item.… Expand
  10. KaboomC
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    People ignore that Gamecrazy guy as he's a part of the sinking boat yet does not acknowledge it. Big presses, youtubers, reddit, forums have covered that overkill made an unfavorable change.

    People like him are why the changes are in the game, they tend to ignore everything and become happy once something free is given to them even if it does not outweigh the bad changes.
  11. yoshi666
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Overkill has shot themselves in the foots. They've lost two foots now. The new change is obviously a corporation suicide. Stay away from the game otherwise it may shutdown one day.
  12. Axelthegreat
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    This game used to be good, but too much DLC with overpowered or useless weapons killed it for me. Recently got back into it, excited for the new batch of free content. What welcomed me? Microtransactions.

    Well, that's fine, they're just weapon skins right? Wrong. they affect stats, you cannot choose them and you can very easaly get a skin for a gun you don't even f*cking own. Sorry    This game used to be good, but too much DLC with overpowered or useless weapons killed it for me. Recently got back into it, excited for the new batch of free content. What welcomed me? Microtransactions.

    Well, that's fine, they're just weapon skins right? Wrong.
    they affect stats, you cannot choose them and you can very easaly get a skin for a gun you don't even f*cking own. Sorry Overkill, you killed your game.

    Actually not sorry, you made your bed, now sleep in it.    … Expand
  13. WraithDecember
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    I used to love this game despite its rough edges... but now micro-transactions? After players bought DLC after DLC... Are you kidding me??? I can't in good conscience ever recommend a game with micro-transactions and a pay to win mechanic. Frankly, it's insulting. It should be about the gameplay, I pay for content not for cheap tricks, until that changes, I am sad to say, I can notI used to love this game despite its rough edges... but now micro-transactions? After players bought DLC after DLC... Are you kidding me??? I can't in good conscience ever recommend a game with micro-transactions and a pay to win mechanic. Frankly, it's insulting. It should be about the gameplay, I pay for content not for cheap tricks, until that changes, I am sad to say, I can not recommend it in any way...

    I signed up to rob banks with my friends online, not for the developer to try and rob me with micro-transactions.    … Expand
  14. Bladowicz
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    After inital year of great gameplay, currently this game is a trash. :(
    Developers lie to community, ignore it, try to get as much cash as its possible.

    Sorry, you are too late.
  15. Franciscs110
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 added micro transactions after saying they wouldn't multiple times. I have bought every dlc up until that point and all of a sudden they decide to charge more for less content.
  16. MrRipper
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    I've played just under 24 hours, having owned the game since it's release. I loved what I did get to play, but was always a bit too busy. Then I got swamped under Pay2Win DLCs. Eventually bought a few to get back into the game, only to be slapped in the face with more. Now there's over $100 in DLC that I could never hope to afford, with the disgusting addition of microtransactions?I've played just under 24 hours, having owned the game since it's release. I loved what I did get to play, but was always a bit too busy. Then I got swamped under Pay2Win DLCs. Eventually bought a few to get back into the game, only to be slapped in the face with more. Now there's over $100 in DLC that I could never hope to afford, with the disgusting addition of microtransactions? Overkill's greed finally went critical. Absolutely disgusting, and it ruins what was a blast of a game. Now it's an utter shame. Completely disappointing.… Expand
  17. SweenMachine
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    One of the best games of the last two generations until the developer introduced microtransactions on October 15, 2015. In typical Free-to-Play titles, microtransactions offer an avenue to support the developer and get some cool cosmetics to show you are doing so in-game; however, In the case of Payday 2, the microtransactions consist of RNG weapon skins that also add stat buffs to yourOne of the best games of the last two generations until the developer introduced microtransactions on October 15, 2015. In typical Free-to-Play titles, microtransactions offer an avenue to support the developer and get some cool cosmetics to show you are doing so in-game; however, In the case of Payday 2, the microtransactions consist of RNG weapon skins that also add stat buffs to your guns. This is paired with a "rebalance" that was released on the same day that nerfed most of the popular weapons in terms of accuracy, power, or both. The only way to get your weapons back up to snuff is to perform a microtransaction and get lucky with the RNG.

    Due to this turn of events and the lack of response to overwhelming community outcry over the last 48 hours, experienced players are advising potential newcomers to avoid buying this title partly due to Payday 2 becoming a money pit for the developers, and partly due to the prediction that this game will become free-to-play in the near future.

    In its current state, even free-to-play, avoid this title and let developers know that practices such as going back on their word (it was promised that microtransactions would not come into play in two previous statements by the developers) and forcing customers who already paid for the game to perform microtransactions to continue having a good experience will not be tolerated by consumers.    … Expand
  18. Enigmonkey
    Mar 22, 2014
    1
    This game was trash. uber trash, ultra trash, all kinds of trash.

    Enemies got clipped inside walls and could shoot through all terrain, the tutorial explained nothing, the stealth aspect is non-existent, The game is impossible when trying to play with any less than three players, The cops are an endless spawn of zombie-like swat troopers. Do not play this even for free, minutes of    This game was trash. uber trash, ultra trash, all kinds of trash.

    Enemies got clipped inside walls and could shoot through all terrain, the tutorial explained nothing, the stealth aspect is non-existent, The game is impossible when trying to play with any less than three players, The cops are an endless spawn of zombie-like swat troopers.

    Do not play this even for free, minutes of your life are worth more than this. Why god why, games like this should be banned from release.

    The premise was good. The idea of planning and orchestrating bank-heists is interesting, however this game does nothing right, NOTHING.    … Expand
  19. starblastx
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    CS GO Away.
    You promised us ten days of free fun. I was planning on getting a group of friends together and having them try the game out, get em into it, play around, have fun.
    Now I'm leaving a 0 score review.
    Good marketing tactics.
  20. nuriri
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    This was a game that used to be one of my favorites until they came out and lied to us and introduced micro transactions to the game. These micro transactions can get you weapons that are better than the base weapons in the game. These kinds of micro transactions for Free-To-Play games overkill! This is a horrendous business practice that must be stopped. Maybe its time to start listeningThis was a game that used to be one of my favorites until they came out and lied to us and introduced micro transactions to the game. These micro transactions can get you weapons that are better than the base weapons in the game. These kinds of micro transactions for Free-To-Play games overkill! This is a horrendous business practice that must be stopped. Maybe its time to start listening to your community?… Expand
  21. mickifree12
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Game just became pay to win, no longer good. Wished it stayed out of the micro transactions. It's a fun game, before it became pay to win. Developers originally stated there would be no microtransactions. Couple years later, they implement them...
  22. omg32167
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
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    No micro-transactions in 2013, they said.
    10/15/15 - We introduce safes and drills. For $ 3 you can get skin! Rip Payday2 And: Out of sync with the client - the host since the release of the game. A pile of useless DLC. Promises steep free content, which actually looks like, "We have promised to make a new enemy for the last crimefest, do we redesign the board a week    Переводчик
    No micro-transactions in 2013, they said.
    10/15/15 - We introduce safes and drills. For $ 3 you can get skin!
    Rip Payday2
    And:
    Out of sync with the client - the host since the release of the game.
    A pile of useless DLC.
    Promises steep free content, which actually looks like, "We have promised to make a new enemy for the last crimefest, do we redesign the board a week before the new crimefest"
    Newest fit paid DLC has been working together with the Hotline Miami without there shields and swords.
    If I could, I would have returned all my money spent for useless DLC and the game itself ago.    … Expand
  23. pizzatalisman
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    The developer stated clearly and publicly at multiple times that there would be no microtransactions in game, ever.

    The latest update introduced microtransactions. The game has already been heavily monetized with DLC.

    The developer lied to customers and sold the game under false pretenses on Steam. Do not support them or their profit-mongering behavior. 0/10 for lying to loyal customers.
  24. MrAlves
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Overkill crossed the line. They shouldn't have lied, they shouldn't have put micro-transactions the way they did it. But as a greedy developer they've become, they had to do it. Was it worth it? Was it worth pissing all your community? Surely they think it was, but when their other games come along, the internet will remember what they did with Payday 2 and it won't be pleasant.
    The    Overkill crossed the line. They shouldn't have lied, they shouldn't have put micro-transactions the way they did it. But as a greedy developer they've become, they had to do it. Was it worth it? Was it worth pissing all your community? Surely they think it was, but when their other games come along, the internet will remember what they did with Payday 2 and it won't be pleasant.
    The internet remembers and definitely does not forgive easily ;)    … Expand
  25. roflord
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Developers aren't putting effort into this game anymore, in fact, the developers are actually trying their hardest to sink it with microtransactions that affect the game balance and half-assed content whilst ignoring the users.
    Don't buy this game, don't buy their DLC, don't even think of giving them a single penny from your hard-earned money until they undo all their wrongdoings.
  26. XFabulousX
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The developer promised NO MICROTRANSACTIONS yet they still have them
    It was a good game but not it has microtransactions.
    Please remove or the review will stay the same
  27. isteckel
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    TLDR: Game that costs over 100 dollars if you want all DLC, also contains micro transactions now. Developers screwing over their customers and fans.

    The developers of the game Payday 2, have been notorious for not focusing on what is really needed for the game to be balanced. Despite this the community of this game have given alot to overkill and stuck with them. The community have made    TLDR: Game that costs over 100 dollars if you want all DLC, also contains micro transactions now. Developers screwing over their customers and fans.

    The developers of the game Payday 2, have been notorious for not focusing on what is really needed for the game to be balanced. Despite this the community of this game have given alot to overkill and stuck with them. The community have made the game a great place to be, since they all chipped in to help make the game better, via information to players, mods that made huds and other things more transparent. But even though the community have done quite alot, the developers screwed over their customers and fans. They held an event called Crimefest, where reaching certain goals content would be unlocked for the players for free. However the first crimefest goals were to make people buy their DLC and different goals where how many people bought their DLC. The community made sure they reached their endgoal, making overkill a ton of money. The second crimefest goals where making people join their community, advertising the game for them.
    One of the rewards were that micro transactions that affect gameplay being implemented into the game.
    So people buying their game, buying their DLC, advertising for them are rewarded with microtransactions. That is not a rewards, that is being scammed and screwed over.    … Expand
  28. MurdockSF
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    I have played this game for quite a while, in fact, i pre-ordered it, and now, after two years of playing, buying DLC and putting up with all the bad decisions they had, the devs have the gall to put MICROTRANSACTIONS on a PAID GAME with almost 30 DLC, and those microtransactions, they boost certain stats, but not all of them, only the rare and expensive ones do. After this update, i canI have played this game for quite a while, in fact, i pre-ordered it, and now, after two years of playing, buying DLC and putting up with all the bad decisions they had, the devs have the gall to put MICROTRANSACTIONS on a PAID GAME with almost 30 DLC, and those microtransactions, they boost certain stats, but not all of them, only the rare and expensive ones do. After this update, i can only say that i hope that Overkill rolls it back and issues an apology, or that payday 2 just dies, no buts or ifs, if a develolper does what Overkill did, they should be ridiculed for such an idiotic decision.
    This was a good game, had meh developers, now it is a p2w game, with bad developers.
    Goodbye Payday, it was good to play you, now it is time do end you.    … Expand
  29. dankmemes
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    overkill lied to us as a community. this is not ok. great game destroyed by greed. its was said my Almir himself "anyone that thought payday 2 would have microtransactions is insane" well almir who is the crazy one now
  30. LeGentleman
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Developers lying, community raged only to be ignored by Overkill. The game's already filled with DLCs worth more than 100 bucks. Not to mention they broken promises as well.
  31. Oagoz
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Releases paid DLC every month, and it's now charging us to get random skins that gives you an advantage. Terrible company.
    They even at one point promised no micro-transactions.
  32. DasChillum
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Game has Implemented a micro-transaction system similar to CS:GO EXCEPT the Weapon Skins actually modify the stats of the game. This change is recent and changes all my past stipulations about this game. There are over $150 worth of DLC. Don't Buy.
  33. Backtoat
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Played this game over 500 hours. Paid over 110 Euros for it. AND NOW THEY WANT US TO BUY SKINS FOR WEAPONS WE ALREADY BOUGHT FFS. Seriously Overkill you **** up hard.
  34. ReissyBoi97
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Added a f2p case drop system to a game that costs over £150 worth of DLC. They outright lied to us saying that there will be no micro transactions. They treat this community like a cash cow, and never listen to what we actually want, instead they release a load of pointless dlc at £4 each.

    Also if you want your opinion to be heard about these new updates they will ban your ass from    Added a f2p case drop system to a game that costs over £150 worth of DLC. They outright lied to us saying that there will be no micro transactions. They treat this community like a cash cow, and never listen to what we actually want, instead they release a load of pointless dlc at £4 each.

    Also if you want your opinion to be heard about these new updates they will ban your ass from their community group and delete your post.    … Expand
  35. brockrox09
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    It was an amazing game until they added microtransactions. Microtransactions that they promised multiple times they wouldn't add. It doesn't help that they added these microtransactions during crimefest, an event that rewards the community for in-game work with "free" DLC.
  36. baguettson
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    If you love greedy devs and overprices games, why not, after all ...
    Well no, let's be honest, it used to be fun. I mean, the first 3 DLCs were good. Then we got 2 years of **** wich we all paid for because ovk had our trust.
    And what did we got ?
    Paying skins for a free event, yay
  37. silverwindlol
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    DLCs were fine. I had no problem with them. Gameplay was repetitive, I stuck with them. But now with micro-transactions that gives paid skins for weapons that offer stats is too much for me. This game went from hero to zero for me.
  38. Sckhar
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    While it's a good and fun game, the developers have exaggerated with the ammount of DLCs and now, after promising a free update and sadi no microtransactions would be added to the game, they did the opposite, the so waited free update was nothing but a massive nerf on weapons and new weapon skins that improve the guns back to their previous state, the difference is that now in order to getWhile it's a good and fun game, the developers have exaggerated with the ammount of DLCs and now, after promising a free update and sadi no microtransactions would be added to the game, they did the opposite, the so waited free update was nothing but a massive nerf on weapons and new weapon skins that improve the guns back to their previous state, the difference is that now in order to get your weapons powerful again you have to pay.

    My score is negative because the company lied, did exactly that they said they would not do and started to censor people on Steam forums.    … Expand
  39. Telee
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The developers have consistently ignored criticism from the community, and the new pay-to-win microtransactions are the final straw. Do not give them a dime until they fix this.
  40. ooMIGIToo
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The game before Crimefest 2015 was a fair balanced game with a lot of replay-ability even with all of the DLC added. A person could play with some or none and still get a kick and have boat loads of fun. Now with this update the game is a complete joke. Unbalanced weapons that you can receive by buying skins to add to your weapons. Want more stability with that sniper rifle? $2.50 to paintThe game before Crimefest 2015 was a fair balanced game with a lot of replay-ability even with all of the DLC added. A person could play with some or none and still get a kick and have boat loads of fun. Now with this update the game is a complete joke. Unbalanced weapons that you can receive by buying skins to add to your weapons. Want more stability with that sniper rifle? $2.50 to paint it red!

    After all the loyalty you have received from us as the fans you still manage to call the people who don't want to buy more **** DLC people who aren't supportive. Need proof of this? Go back to when the Completely Overkill DLC was added. **** masks for $25 and another similarly named DLC that gave an RPG and a mini-gun. Both of which are completely impractical. We are robbing banks, not asking the military for a fire fight. F*** you Overkill!    … Expand
  41. DazAttack
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Turns out 79 is an unlucky number.

    Before update 79: -Mods worked -No microtransactions -Community were excited to see what the end of crimefest would bring After update 79: -Crate/Case system, seems okay. IT AFFECTS STATS??!? -Community goes mental -some people sheepishly buy skins and open cases -Community divides even further -we bring bad reviews on metacritic and steam    Turns out 79 is an unlucky number.

    Before update 79:
    -Mods worked
    -No microtransactions
    -Community were excited to see what the end of crimefest would bring

    After update 79:
    -Crate/Case system, seems okay. IT AFFECTS STATS??!?
    -Community goes mental
    -some people sheepishly buy skins and open cases
    -Community divides even further
    -we bring bad reviews on metacritic and steam until overkill change.    … Expand
  42. HeisterB
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    In the CRIMEFEST updates patches from day 1 remains buggy, content being rushed out without being tested. Like today I was playing with my friends and with using bipod. I was downed but when revived I was out of nowhere.
  43. ffiibb
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Overkill officially stated that micro-transactions would never be in the game. A couple of days ago they were added... Overkill needs to know that by screwing with the community, they made a mistake!
  44. tarble
    Feb 15, 2014
    2
    This could've been a great game but there are too many stupid things about it..

    ..this is a heist game that doesn't let u do heists...civilians instantly call the cops and in less than 2 minutes they swarm in all over the place like a brainless zombie apocalipse at which point finishing the mission is next to impossible on harder dificulties...the stealth part is a joke, as if there is    This could've been a great game but there are too many stupid things about it..

    ..this is a heist game that doesn't let u do heists...civilians instantly call the cops and in less than 2 minutes they swarm in all over the place like a brainless zombie apocalipse at which point finishing the mission is next to impossible on harder dificulties...the stealth part is a joke, as if there is such a thing as robbing a bank in the middle of the day by stealth....for some weird reason your AI teammates can't carrie bags but the cops AI can.....god knows this doesn't make any sense.....there are only 2 banks in this game and they didn't even bother making them realistic... what kind of bank in the civilized world has the vault out in the open where u can see it from across the street because the building has more windows than a school buss?.. ..there are so many stupid things in this game that doesn't make any sense like the drill that opens the vault stopping every 20 seconds and the ridiculous loading time of interacting with items and things....what were they thinking when they designed this game???....is like 50% of the game they've done a great job and the other 50% they totally ruined it....hopefully they're gonna do it right next time because as far as i'm concerned payday 2 is a big epic failure.    … Expand
  45. EzioJensenThird
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    You do not have the Gage Positive Review Packs. Please purchase it for £4.99. Also we will never ever ever ever micro-transactions ;)

    We at Overkill appreciate you continued acceptance of our lies and ****
  46. Gamefreak2350
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    This game was great until the developers decided to break their promise of never having micro transactions (and on the community for thinking otherwise) and put in pay to win micro transactions as part of an event that promised 10 days of content for free to the entire community. Micro transactions have no place in a $20 game with almost $120 in downloadable content. The developers haveThis game was great until the developers decided to break their promise of never having micro transactions (and on the community for thinking otherwise) and put in pay to win micro transactions as part of an event that promised 10 days of content for free to the entire community. Micro transactions have no place in a $20 game with almost $120 in downloadable content. The developers have proven that they don't care at all about how the community feels and won't even make a statement about this recent addition, they're just continuing to release free (although sub par) content as though nothing happened.… Expand
  47. RyudoTFO
    Oct 16, 2015
    3
    The game was actually good, before Overkill added a ton of DLC and micro transactions to an already full price game. I wouldn't recommend it to any one now, as long as Overkill tries to milk more money from it. There are good co-op games out there, that doesn't have micro transactions and not add every little piece of content as paid DLC every 1-2 months.
    If you are looking for a game to    The game was actually good, before Overkill added a ton of DLC and micro transactions to an already full price game. I wouldn't recommend it to any one now, as long as Overkill tries to milk more money from it. There are good co-op games out there, that doesn't have micro transactions and not add every little piece of content as paid DLC every 1-2 months.
    If you are looking for a game to play with friends without sinking over 150$ in it, better look for another game and stay away from Pay2WinDay.    … Expand
  48. KRISPEYKREME
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    Pay to win, micro transaction, paywall. They nerfed the game and to recoup gun and player stats you have to spend money to gamble on buying drills for almost $4 and you open a safe that contains really cheap skins with really bad prefix's and you might, just might get a legendary or a stat boost that was stolen. The game even goes so far to mocking the community that they will have noPay to win, micro transaction, paywall. They nerfed the game and to recoup gun and player stats you have to spend money to gamble on buying drills for almost $4 and you open a safe that contains really cheap skins with really bad prefix's and you might, just might get a legendary or a stat boost that was stolen. The game even goes so far to mocking the community that they will have no choice but to accept it.

    We were promised by everyone involved this would never happen, but over time the game has become nothing but a billboard of sell out advertisement with nothing to do with the game as well as turning away from krew canon and letting every schmuck into crime net with a gun. If you want to be scammed like EA and Ubisoft, this is their love child. Good luck getting enjoyment after they have killed mods and modding in favor of the mighty $$dollar$$.    … Expand
  49. horse1112
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Current status of this game can only be described as a desperate cash grab attempt. This was a respected game with a growing community; I hardly doubt that will be the case any longer. When a community supports your company and their goals, the least you can do is avoid lying to them. Overkill failed to see this; and lied through their teeth just to milk more money out of the community,Current status of this game can only be described as a desperate cash grab attempt. This was a respected game with a growing community; I hardly doubt that will be the case any longer. When a community supports your company and their goals, the least you can do is avoid lying to them. Overkill failed to see this; and lied through their teeth just to milk more money out of the community, without offering anything in return. Payday 2 is the prime example of a title that is stained by shoddy business practices and dishonesty on developer/publisher end.… Expand
  50. QualcunAltro
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    "PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" Those were the words of Almir Listo, PR at Overkill, two year ago. Form the trend in these reviews you can guess what happened in 2015.

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

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

    Stay away from this game,please.    … Expand
  51. ctbear
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    I have 860 hours, bye, trash game. Insult us, cheated us with their microtransactions? How many times that our players accepted you **** idea, minigun, flamethrower, big sword, bow, we all said "fine, fine, it's something creativity." But now, you just throw some skins which are based on original "non dlc" weapons and buff their stats, sell as safe!!!!!!!!!!Really ?
  52. ProtoRaze
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Even tho the game already made profit from Pre-orders, it went from Bunch of expensive and useless piece of **** DLC's to microtransactions, showing how much Devs dont care for their Fans and those who support them. Thats a BIG **** you" to Overkill.
  53. Jonathan117
    Sep 29, 2013
    4
    Payday 2 is anything but a good Coop shooter. For starters, the voice acting is terrible, so is the mission design. It's an overpriced half finished shooter that does nothing new to re-invent the genre. You might aswell just save your 30€ and pre order GTA V instead.
  54. shamon
    Jul 5, 2015
    1
    brainless fps shooting at its finest forget call of duty....payday 2 makes serious sam look like a strategy game

    this game will kill your brain cells faster than whiskey
  55. The_Jerz77
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    I put a lot of time into this one. I bought all of the DLCs, spent god knows how much money, and even though each subsequent DLC got more and more ridiculous, I still had some fun with this one.

    Not anymore. Overkill decided (maybe at Starbreeze Studios behest) that not only should we pay for all the increasingly lousy DLCs, but now there should be content behind microtransaction    I put a lot of time into this one. I bought all of the DLCs, spent god knows how much money, and even though each subsequent DLC got more and more ridiculous, I still had some fun with this one.

    Not anymore. Overkill decided (maybe at Starbreeze Studios behest) that not only should we pay for all the increasingly lousy DLCs, but now there should be content behind microtransaction paywalls.

    One of the original creators of Payday 2 (who is no longer with the company) said that there would never be microtransactions in this game. The current head of development for this game said TWICE that there would never be microtransactions in this game. Clearly he is a liar and Overkill doesn't respect their consumers.

    Well, they opened a Pandoras Box with this little stunt during an event which (according to years past) is supposed to be free content only for the people who put quite a large amount of money in their pockets. WE supported them and they decided that it wasn't good enough. I, for one, won't take that. I'm done with this one and if I can dissuade even one person from ever playing another Overkill made game I'll feel like I've accomplished something good.

    Do not buy this game. Do not buy anything else made by this company. Don't give them anymore money.

    0/10 Won't play again.    … Expand
  56. Lagpie
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    I will never write a bad review about Payday 2 and Overkill (Shame on you if you thought otherwise). No. No. God, I hope not. Never. No............

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  57. TSense
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Overkill lies to us, update 79 was a cheap money grab in a way they said they will NEVER do. And then they go around banning everyone on the Forum who dislikes the update, deleting everything and make fake post about people who like it. Yeah, that guy who has like 0,2 hours loves the new update, but i after 700 hours get a forum ban for pointing out that they lie to us. Now they areOverkill lies to us, update 79 was a cheap money grab in a way they said they will NEVER do. And then they go around banning everyone on the Forum who dislikes the update, deleting everything and make fake post about people who like it. Yeah, that guy who has like 0,2 hours loves the new update, but i after 700 hours get a forum ban for pointing out that they lie to us. Now they are waiting it out, hoping we will forget.… Expand
  58. Doctor_Insano
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Two years ago, Overkill promised to never add microtransactions. On October 15, they decided that as a reward for the community accomplishing certain challenges, we would get the FREE ability to perform microtransactions. Overkill has repeatedly lied to the community and dismissed every piece of criticism sent their way. Upon releasing an update for new prestige levels that was terrible,Two years ago, Overkill promised to never add microtransactions. On October 15, they decided that as a reward for the community accomplishing certain challenges, we would get the FREE ability to perform microtransactions. Overkill has repeatedly lied to the community and dismissed every piece of criticism sent their way. Upon releasing an update for new prestige levels that was terrible, they released DLC pre-orders early specifically to prevent refunds. This game was good at one point. It no longer is, and I cannot, in good conscience, recommend anyone buy it. Overkill does not deserve your money. Please do not support this company in any way. Overkill has proven that it is a company of liars and cheats.… Expand
  59. mayaraken
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    It was a good game. Until the dev team turn it in the **** pay-to-win game I've ever seen in my whole life. It doesn't worth anyones money, cause the only thing they want is to win more and more money and don't give any content for it. Promises for safe-house customization are being made since 2013. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
  60. Macropod
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Negative review.

    Because **** microtransactions in PD2 world. Overkill promised us a game without any weapon skins and microtransactions. Time has passed, director of the game has changed and now developers are spitting on us, forgetting their promises.

    PD2 is dead for me.
  61. Hirons
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    It used to be good then came the characters dlc every other day and the paid buffed skins. Choke in it greedy devs. Tgen to make people buy skins they nerfed certain weapons. 2 years ago the lead dev said that they would never do microtransactions. Well we know better now.
  62. Carl5
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Once great game destroyed by overkill which added marketing system and no one likes it. This is truly an sad sight to see. Disappointment for overkill.
  63. 123ocelot
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    they gone and made a really good game about killing cops robbing banks into a dlc micro transaction nightmare i used to love payday 2 but then it turend into the typical EA transaction moar i would under stand if thye had servers to cost upkeep but its all done local host so like whaat
  64. Peanits
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Added microtransactions after numerous promises that there would be none, and these microtransactions also modify the stats of your weapons. The stats range from minor to major, but often push your weapon past damage breakpoints which reduce your shots to kill, making the gun significantly better. During an AMA on reddit after the initial (very negative) response, they revealed that theyAdded microtransactions after numerous promises that there would be none, and these microtransactions also modify the stats of your weapons. The stats range from minor to major, but often push your weapon past damage breakpoints which reduce your shots to kill, making the gun significantly better. During an AMA on reddit after the initial (very negative) response, they revealed that they had done it for the money even though the majority of the community disproved, and furthermore that the microtransactions would be going nowhere, along with the stats they come with.

    The developers are beyond shady and have no problem lying to their dedicated players. 26 paid DLCs later, they add microtransactions simply to make more money. Avoid at all costs.    … Expand
  65. Impulse
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    How about instead of having access to all of the reviews, you instead pay $2.49 for a random review? Hell, if you're lucky, you might even get a Mint Condition "Helpful" Review! Go get 'em, tiger!
  66. Vyii
    Oct 25, 2013
    4
    I really don't know what to rate this game... Gameplay is superfun, cool and challenging. But the game is very poorly made and that spoils then fun most of the time.

    Things that really need to change: - Connectivity errors or random connection dropouts - There is no way to see if the games that are hosted are stealth or rambo. This sucks very hard because if you are looking for a    I really don't know what to rate this game... Gameplay is superfun, cool and challenging. But the game is very poorly made and that spoils then fun most of the time.

    Things that really need to change:
    - Connectivity errors or random connection dropouts
    - There is no way to see if the games that are hosted are stealth or rambo. This sucks very hard because if you are looking for a stealth game you have to join 7-8 games before you find one.
    - There are too much random bugs (like not being able to drop a bag, i.e. bagbug).
    - Single player (bots) isn't playable. The bots can't do anything but being immortal, revive and shoot.
    - Annoying cardsystem with mask-upgrades all the time. Or pesky XP or money boosts. I want weapon mods, I don't care about masks...
    - Offshore cash isn't useful at all. It became sort-off usefull while the birthday of Pay Day was being celebrated, but even then it was pointless: 30 million dollars for one low grade weaponmod? Great... There should be more uses for offshore account.

    - These are no must for the game to be great, only better: Ways to upgrade and customize your own secret hideout. More weapons would be very handy also. I would like a way of customizing armor as well, it's very ugly right now.

    The idea behind the game is brilliant. The execution very, very, VERY bad. Despite all the flaws, bad programming and bugs I rate it a 6 out of 10 because of all the fun I have with it when it works. When the game finally becomes more mature I would rate it higher with no doubt.    … Expand
  67. leetdood
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    I paid a large amount for this game and the DLC, and now they're screwing us over with paid skins and safes that you need to pay to open? I uninstalled this game and I would not recommend it to anybody. I have about 400 hours played and this is just a huge slap in the face to the dedicated fans of PAYDAY 2.
  68. bozley1990
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    To whom it may concern at Overkill/Starbreeze Studio/505 Games,

    If you do not currently employ a public relations specialist, I suggest you hire one ASAP. If you do currently employ a PR specialist, I suggest you fire them immediately and open the position for a more competent specialist. You operate within the entertainment industry and thus rely on the satisfaction of your    To whom it may concern at Overkill/Starbreeze Studio/505 Games,

    If you do not currently employ a public relations specialist, I suggest you hire one ASAP. If you do currently employ a PR specialist, I suggest you fire them immediately and open the position for a more competent specialist.

    You operate within the entertainment industry and thus rely on the satisfaction of your consumers. Whenever there is unrest amongst your consumers, it would behoove you to address the issues as quickly as possible. A quick and favorable resolution makes consumers happy and shows that you are willing and able to deal with the challenges presented to you. Prolonged failure to acknowledge the dissatisfaction of your consumers sows distrust and resentment towards you and any of your future endeavors.

    This FREE advice was brought to you by someone who has never studied or worked in PR. I am just a well-educated biologist who knows how to take a step back and evaluate a situation... Imagine how valuable the information a well-qualified PR specialist provides could be to you.

    *This review will be updated for FREE when and if you decide to deal with the unrest in the Payday 2 community. I have incredibly high expectations and I hope to see you rise to meet them.    … Expand
  69. kvicksilv3r
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Game was, and still is amazing at its core. But overkill went greedy and screwed the community.
    Now all i can say is pay2win, microtransaction and fee2pay.
  70. clamjoust
    Oct 17, 2015
    2
    Firstly, I'd like to say that I've never been motivated to post a review of a game before. But never before have the discussion threads been so overwhelmingly censored, to the point where the threads are now mostly positive. If you are new to Payday2, please read the reviews but don't trust anything under the control of the developers (such as the main forum boards).

    Now: a review of    Firstly, I'd like to say that I've never been motivated to post a review of a game before. But never before have the discussion threads been so overwhelmingly censored, to the point where the threads are now mostly positive. If you are new to Payday2, please read the reviews but don't trust anything under the control of the developers (such as the main forum boards).

    Now: a review of Payday2.
    I was previously tempted to write a review, but there is no "sort of" recommend function in steam, however recent developments have firmly pushed me off the fence regarding this game. I would not recommend that anyone buy this game unless they are young, clueless and with too much pocket money, and only then because it will mean they're less likely to spend it on crack.
    The base game comprises of a limited weapon set and a few heists, with very few weapon mods. You'll have to join "the community group" for a few freebies, but even then you will have to do without grenades, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPGs, miniguns, bows, thrown weapons, any sort of incendiary, etc, etc, etc.
    Roughly 1/3 of the weapons are available to purchase without DLC.
    And this is where the game shows its colours; There are around 30 DLC packs for you to enjoy, assuming that you have the cash, from £1 for a music track to £5 or so for anything with a new weapon or heist. These DLC have been enjoying a "power creep" for the last couple of years, apparently, to a point where a non-dlc player is at a very clear disadvantage.
    Combine this with new enemies who are extra-vulnerable to the special DLC weapons and a clear pattern starts to emerge, whereby pay-to-play is becoming pay-more-to-win.
    All of which I could ignore simply by avoiding playing with minigun-wielding 10 year olds. But the things I can't ignore are still there regardless of whether I play solo or online, most notably the bugs & poor netcode. There are bugs from the first release of the game which have not been fixed in two years. There are promised features which have not been delivered for two years. And yet the devs still find time to release 1 DLC pack per month.
    The most recent development (apart from the aforementioned forum censorship) is the introduction of microtransactions to gain stat boosts for weapons. This in a game that's not free-to-play, and which requires 2 or 3 different DLCs to fully upgrade even the most basic weapon, and which has 30 DLCs. Not acceptable, imho.

    The biggest problem here is that once you've bought the game, you'll probably like most of the gameplay. It's far from perfect, but enjoyable. I've had some fun with it. What ruins the experience is the cash-hungry, rip-off way that the devs are "supporting" the game. And if you like the game, you'll be tempted to start spending more cash . . . . . just DON'T. Don't start, 'cos you'll end up disappointed like so many others. if the £100+ price tag for the completed game doesn't put you off, all the extra microtransactions will. Or perhaps the constant power-creep of the DLCs will get to you. Or maybe being lied to by the devs will get to you. Or maybe having your comments censored will get to you. Or maybe being sniped through a floor, or being kicked through a wall will get to you. Or being disconnected from a game on day 3 of a 3-day heist will. Or the incredible lag (even between PCs on a LAN). And you'll be £100 poorer.

    With decent bugfixes, and "developer support" that does not make me feel like I'm bending over crying "Take me! Take me!" while I throw cash into an incinerator, I could recommend this game. But not as the game is today.    … Expand
  71. Dunhila
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Game is utter crap after adding Micro-transactions to it.I hope Overkill closes it's doors soon :) I can't believe I actually supported them by buying DLC and such.It was the worst thing to do-the game is full of bugs that are there from the start,DLC's are so **** expensive and more worse stuff.
  72. Ichigeki
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was a good game. Unique gameplay, sometimes you need to shoot like hell, sometimes you go steath.

    So Crimefest 2015 went, and Overkill mobs put MICROTRANSACTIONS. And Almir Listo said that they wouldn't. Bunch os liars. Worse, some skins can give advantage over other players. Well, run far away for this game, the devs are just big greedy liars. Put your money on other games,    Payday 2 was a good game. Unique gameplay, sometimes you need to shoot like hell, sometimes you go steath.

    So Crimefest 2015 went, and Overkill mobs put MICROTRANSACTIONS. And Almir Listo said that they wouldn't. Bunch os liars. Worse, some skins can give advantage over other players.

    Well, run far away for this game, the devs are just big greedy liars. Put your money on other games, where people doesn't betray their community.    … Expand
  73. Bloxxy
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    As most know, Payday 2 is a sequel to Payday The heist. That game was a good one. Optimized really good compared to Payday 2. Graphics are pretty much the same. Game play is some what different but still the same.

    Payday 2 has a skill tree. You only get 120 points. Payday: The Heist you get all the trees. You just have to complete objectives and stuff just to get reputation up.    As most know, Payday 2 is a sequel to Payday The heist. That game was a good one. Optimized really good compared to Payday 2. Graphics are pretty much the same. Game play is some what different but still the same.

    Payday 2 has a skill tree. You only get 120 points.
    Payday: The Heist you get all the trees. You just have to complete objectives and stuff just to get reputation up.

    Payday 2 you can buy the weapons and modify them to hell. Making them like home brew toys.
    Payday:The Heist you actually use guns that robbers would use. If they added a different sight for each gun like a red dot then it would be perfect in that category.

    Payday 2 has more customization.
    Payday: The Heist you are more focused on the game than customization.

    Play Payday: The Heist. I could go on forever. Like Payday 2 is a money grabbing game from OVK and just is horribly optimized.    … Expand
  74. Xopo
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The developers promised no micro transactions. Micro transactions were introduced in bad faith. This is not what people paid for. Also the game host 28 DLC's from 3-7$.....
  75. Massdit
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Two years ago "Nah, we'll never introduce micro transaction guys !!! Who do you think we are ?!?,??"
    Today " We are excited to introduce micro transactions. all weapons stats you got from paid DLC will be **** up and useless. Have a nice day."
  76. Kevinovitch
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Thanks for the micro-transactions.
    It was announced that it would never exist in the game...

    The worst is to release it as a reward for the community.
  77. artBomber
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    They went on record to say that they would not add microtransactions.
    So what did they do?
    They added microtransactions.
    Good job.
    One point, because when the game didn't suck, it was pretty good.
    But that's all in the past.
    They did an excellent job screwing the pooch.
  78. A1nciger
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    In 2013 it was a game about heists but now it is MMO with a lot of DLCs and microtransactions. Last update kill the game. PAYDAY RIP 15.10.2015. Don't waste your time and money.
  79. sgwho
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    It's a great game with a TERRIBLE Game Designer.
    **DO NOT BUY A GAME FROM THESE GUYS**
    Been playing almost since it was released. Over 3400 hours in game. Yes, I said 3400. The designers (Overkill Productions): -Actually, literally, on Twitter, told this gaming community that we should stop complaining about game changes that were made (in relation to "stealth") because "We were    It's a great game with a TERRIBLE Game Designer.
    **DO NOT BUY A GAME FROM THESE GUYS**

    Been playing almost since it was released.
    Over 3400 hours in game. Yes, I said 3400.

    The designers (Overkill Productions):
    -Actually, literally, on Twitter, told this gaming community that we should stop complaining about game changes that were made (in relation to "stealth") because "We were playing the game wrong". I'm not joking. Game designer Goldfarb actually tweeted that. Apparently, after you pay your hard-earned money for this game, you can be in the wrong in how you play it. Who knew?
    -Do not fix long-standing bugs/errors such as non-stop AI wall-clips, all AI's shoot through walls/floors/ceiling without attempting to navigate to targets through map, AI's with improper sequencing logic (friendly AI's ignore obvious, immediate threats in favor of lesser actions)
    -Treat this game like a long-standing Beta
    -Think nothing of dumping untested code and then letting the community report errors that should have been caught before release (EX. earlier this year, a release was issued that, once installed, caused hard-crash to desk-top any time you tried to reload a shotgun).
    -Promised, in a public posting, that there would never be micro-transactions/pay to win,..and here they are!
    -Add things with no actual benefit to game play (trailer movies, FBI files, masks, colors, patterns), and call them gifts to the players. They just do not seem to understand that we play this game for the maps. That's all we want. More maps. But they go and spend our money making pretty trailers.....and sticking them on our hard-drives! If you have limited HD space, forget about it. Current game size is listed as 25GB, 20 of which are the trailer videos. You can't delete them. You can't access them from your game menu (and that should have been an easy thing to include in the menu, especially if you're sucking up my harddrive space!)
    -Submitted to the whining of fan-boys and their own greed, adding rocket-launchers, grenade launchers, flame throwers to game----EXCESSIVELY OP!! Ruins the game, makes it into a cartoon, totally in contrast to it's original feel.
    -Created a "Dodge" class, where the more you run around (without armor) the less you're shot. Again, this is like a cartoon, and so many players are bad at it, that the game gets dragged down trying to save them from their own mistakes. Terrible.
    -After promising no micro-transactions, here they are!
    -In support of micro-transactions, they nerfed all the weapons. Now, to get back the capabilities of the guns you previous purchased thru DLC, you have to pay to buy their skins. No way to get these in-game. Greedy and not what is wanted in a game that cost so much. Over a dozen $6 DLCs plus original game cost. Once I buy a game, I don't want Freemium spending.
    -Actually, literally BEGGED the community back in January 2015 for $20 each to help "support them while they created the next free map". Yes. Said that right. $20 each so they could give us a free map. W.T.F?
    -At the request of COD fanboys, continue to add ridiculous obstacles (cloakers, turrets, super-cop Winters) that don't work right, don't work well, don't mesh with game flow, are installed in a lazy manner. It's like somebody said "try to kill me more" and they listen. Just balance the damn game, and leave it at that!
    -Supercop Winters only spawns at front edge of map. Doesn't move around. Just stands there. No imagination, no effort put into possible movement of phalanx to other locations on map. Just enough to get them onto map at the front. A ten-year old could have written that code before lunchtime.
    -Cloaker code has never worked right. "Warning sound" that is supposed to get louder and louder as you near a cloaker is only heard AFTER they knock you down. Cloaker stats are ridiculous. Half-dozen shots to head with a heavy gun and they don't even stagger once their attack is initiated.
    -Turrets don't move. Uninspired. Just bullet funnels that show up and hose you down. Would have been much more in spirit of the game if they were part of an escape scene, not the primary heist. All it takes to disable is enough damage. Not a serious threat to anybody with common sense to duck. This is a crime game, not COD. Just a dumb addition.
    -Guards taken hostage at gunpoint are not coded to answer their radio call, saving a "pager reply" from the max allowable of four. Sorry, but if you get a guard in cuffs while holding a shotgun to his head, there has to be at least a 50-50 chance he'll co-operate and answer his call in a way that helps the heisters and not sound the alarm.
    -Grenades----oh, let's not forget the wonderful coding error here: one out of every three grenades is shot out of your hand by the cops. 1 out of 3.
    -Detection code errors. Player with detection range of 3m spotted at 30 when there is a verticle separation from the opponent during stealth. DECIMAL POINT ERROR NEVER FIXED!!    … Expand
  80. lovelesss
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    I have played since PD1. I bought the most expensive pre release pack, I beta tested the game for free (I have a degree in games design, I should really be paid for it). I bought all the DLC up to a point thinking it's okay we're funding some more content, it's not much money. Sucked in. The worst part about all this is the game is GREAT.

    What happens when you treat your most loyal    I have played since PD1. I bought the most expensive pre release pack, I beta tested the game for free (I have a degree in games design, I should really be paid for it). I bought all the DLC up to a point thinking it's okay we're funding some more content, it's not much money. Sucked in. The worst part about all this is the game is GREAT.

    What happens when you treat your most loyal customers as ATM's? You ruin a franchise and probably your next one AKA "pulling an Overkill".

    The game itself is great. The giant cash wall to start playing it is not. You want grenades? Oh you'll have to buy DLC. You want that silencer for your build? DLC! You want a sniper rifle? DLC! If you LOVE DLC inflating the price of your games to well over the price of two games that don't try to rip you off, buy Payday2.    … Expand
  81. AmericanToastma
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    This is the day I convinced myself would never come. If you are looking for an honest and recent PAYDAY 2 review, this is it:

    PAYDAY 2, a game which I played for quite a while now. Actually had a positive impression of it most of the times, even though some negative aspects kept accumulating over the last year, but it was fine for what it was and I was quite happy playing it. Welp,    This is the day I convinced myself would never come. If you are looking for an honest and recent PAYDAY 2 review, this is it:

    PAYDAY 2, a game which I played for quite a while now. Actually had a positive impression of it most of the times, even though some negative aspects kept accumulating over the last year, but it was fine for what it was and I was quite happy playing it.
    Welp, here we go, the CRIMEFEST. For those, who are not familiar, this is THE big thing. Ten days of constant updates, new expansions and content and all that for free. The community has to do some work to get there though and solve some challenges to unlock the rewards. Sounds fun right? Well it was until they released the update and revealed their big surprise for day one: microtransactions... yeah and some unbalancing changes about the weapon system.
    This was the point where all the little things I've been disappointed in before came into my mind again, this was the point where I could no longer talk myself into ignoring those truly disappointing things: PAYDAY 2 is a game made of DLC and more DLC. This started a while ago and somehow I got myself to ignore the annoyingly enormous flood of "Downloadable content" which somehowpresented guns better than the stock ingame weapons. Just like I told myself to ignore the constantly collapsing servers, which made the game unplayable (not kidding) on free weekends. Just like I've got myself to ignore the bad cheater-check system and the net coding bugs.

    I endured all this. I paid for all those DLCs. I completed all those "hype" challenges. And I got so **** excited... for THIS? Not only is this the "big update event with all the good stuff", no it's the part where OVERKILL promised us big changes, amazing content and all this for free! Well, thanks, now I can spend more money on cosmetics.. for free!! The funny thing is: OVERKILL stated several times, that there will never be microtransactions. They just straight up lied to their community, thanks for that. It started with the DLC **** this is what it became now, what's to come? Monthly pay so i can still play payday? This is how you treat your "beloved fans"? I have rarely been so disappointed in a developer and I've played Watch Dogs... believe me, I know my bad games.

    Seriously, I hoped this day would never come, but here it is: **** you Overkill! Seriously, nothing but a **** you!" from me. I wont even be able to play anyways during this "hype event" since your **** servers are flooded with free players, so they crash every 5 seconds. PAYDAY 2 was one of the most amatzing games for me when I bought it, but with every DLC, with every little "update" and with every "balance change" it turned into a bigger pile of crap. Thank you for ruining a game that I already paid for. Just to put this in perspective: by making "safes" (the microtransaction thing, like crates in TF2 or cases in CS:GO) an obligatory loot drop you are not only pissing me off, but for me, a person who will not buy any of your keys, or drills or however the hell you want to call them, you remove about 10% of my loot drops, since I cant decide whether I want to have that **** thing or not. So instead of adding anything, you just removed something. THIS is my update? Thanks a whole bunch.

    Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT buy this game. It looks fun and when it works it sometimes is, but most of the time its either connections or net code or DLC flooding / hackers / some other bullcrap that just ruins it. I am seriously pissed off, so sorry for the language (that steam will censor anyways), but please listen to me. I have played this for a long time and I know what I'm talking about.

    Peace Out    … Expand
  82. yiswa_009
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    **** despite all of the damn expensive as **** DLC's that rarely has any good weapons and they already promised no microtransactions.

    Great game though.
  83. OVKwentOverkill
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Well what can i say. I got 1200h+ Hours played. Yes i bought the completely Overkill Pack and supported the game.
    But adding Stats to tradeable Skins is a way to even stop me from playing.
    And now you have to post Reviews because in the group negative Feedback gets deleted.

    And not 24h ago they said what a great Community we are. Seems im not part of that Community.

    -Top Steam Review
  84. rippay2day
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    I love this game. I wonder who in the company thought lying to it's community was a good idea? It's really sad to see a good product ruined by morons that milk it for money.
  85. Neonightshade
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    This game was very good, but a hundred dollars of dlc, and now the addition of microtranactions will be the final nail...

    RIP Payday...

    If only i didn't buy that damn C.O.P. ...
  86. Conbo
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Developers will do anything to nickle and dime its "wonderful community" as much as possible. Not to mention features that were promised at time of release that seem to have been entirely forgotten by the dev team. But they have plenty of time to crank out $5 dlc every few weeks and a mircotransactions system. Needless to say, these aren't the sort of people you want to trust, nor the typeDevelopers will do anything to nickle and dime its "wonderful community" as much as possible. Not to mention features that were promised at time of release that seem to have been entirely forgotten by the dev team. But they have plenty of time to crank out $5 dlc every few weeks and a mircotransactions system. Needless to say, these aren't the sort of people you want to trust, nor the type who deserve your hard-earned cash. Stay away - there's naught but lies and greed here.… Expand
  87. ravirusad
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Was a very good game, until they added microtransactions. I loved this game. I have 600+ hours on record. Look at the score I'm giving it.

    Don't buy it.
  88. Mr-Polly
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    A once great game that has been destroyed by it's own developers on their 2nd annual event Crimefest.
    Microtransactions, when promised none to be included in the game, CS: GO elements, stat boosting skins...and by the time this review is written, it's only day 3 of the event.
    It'll be a long while till they recover from this mess.
  89. Venhiem
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions in a paid game. Makes the game Pay to win. Overkill lied to it's fans and customers. We will not stand for this nonsense. Skyrim introduced paid mods and it's reviews dropped from 98% to 70%, after which paid mods were removed. Do the same to Payday 2, and if they have any shame they will fix this.
  90. r4mp
    Oct 18, 2015
    1
    p2w skins RIP

    A game filled with bugs, DLC's and now micro-transactions.
    Avoid buying this, just buy anything else, it's better.
    Falsely advertised. I still love Payday, but moneywhoring Overkill is dead to me.
  91. PD2GO
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Payday 2:Global offensive is a thing now. Overkill introduced the exact thing of CSGO to payday2, but without skins drop which is very bad for payday 2.
  92. Hoxton_Doe
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Before it was a great game.
    But that was a LONG time ago.. very long time ago in a galaxy far far way.

    Now there is Microtransactions and it's a Pay2Win !
  93. Gildenopa
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Pay2Day : Global Disrespect for the Community

    Overkill said they will never add any Microtransactions. They Lied

    All the content on the Crimefest was suppost to be free. It wasnt
  94. amsikder7
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Overkill just released the Black Market Update, which literally parallels the CS:GO Arms Update. Overkill said before that they wouldn't introduce microtransactions, and now here we are...
  95. Bohboy
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 ? More like pay to be good. You can spend extra money on this game for weapons with higher stats that you can´t get normaly and be a pro. With microtransactions Overkill did overkill this game.
  96. auroadrunner
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    So here's the thing. I have 2,000 hours in this game. I have a Youtube channel of me doing Death Wish heists solo without bots. I did the Tabula Rasa challenge solo without bots, unmodded weapons, before Grinder. You could say I loved this game at one point.

    That time is gone. Overkill has repeatedly broken promises. They directly said before release "We will not ever have    So here's the thing. I have 2,000 hours in this game. I have a Youtube channel of me doing Death Wish heists solo without bots. I did the Tabula Rasa challenge solo without bots, unmodded weapons, before Grinder. You could say I loved this game at one point.

    That time is gone. Overkill has repeatedly broken promises. They directly said before release "We will not ever have microtransactions." And yesterday, October 15, 2015, they added Microtransactions. This game is not Free to Play with microtransactions. This game is not cheap with microtransactions. This game has a reasonably priced base game with $100 of DLC. In order to purchase this game with all DLC, you must pay $130 outside of a sale. On topof this $130 price tag are microtransactions. Just...think about that. The price of this game alone is more than the price of two AAA games. Overkill then has the audacity to TRIPLE DIP on this by adding microtransactions.

    Last year, there were a series of "what's next" audio files hinting at something. After a *month* of daily audio files being released, it culminated in an advertisement for another game that isn't released until 2016 and an in-game baseball bat.

    Last year, we had "Crimefest," where the top reward Overkill was to release was a mystery. This mystery ended up being John Wick. A movie tie-in they were going to make and release anyway.

    Last year, some of the rewards for Crimefest were "FBI Files" (in-game stats), and a new enemy. These weren't released until this year. The FBI files ended up being a re-implementation of a communit web page, and the new enemy ended up just being a bunch of shields standing in a circle.

    This year, Overkill did a "Hype Train" event. By pre-ordering DLC, we would get "hype-fuel" points. With enough "hype-fuel," rewards for the community would be unlocked. In order to boost sales, Overkill finally delivered on a promise of finishing their new prestige levels (called Infamy). The first five infamy levels provided very small gameplay benefits along with awesome in-game masks. The next 20 levels released in Infamy 2.0 provided new masks and experience point bonuses (so you can infamy....faster?). I call this "Mask Pack 2.0." It took Overkill 14 months to release this. In response, people started refunding their DLC pre-orders. In response to THAT, Overkill released the DLC early so no one could get refunds. The latest Hype-train reward has yet to be released. In response to this, I completely stopped buying DLC. I have no DLC at all that has been released since Mask Pack 2.0.

    And most recently, Overkill added microtransactions after explicitly saying that they will NEVER do that along with intentionally breaking extremely well made community mods. Overkill does not deserve your money. They do not deserve any money. They have repeatedly broken their promises to the community. They have insulted the community. They have done absolutely nothing but show how far a company can fall.

    Overkill, shame on you. I truly do not believe there are words that can describe my level of disappointment with you. Am I angry? You bet your ♥♥♥ I am. But more than that, I'm just so disappointed. You've truly shown that you are nothing but liars and cheats. I truly hope your company goes out of business.    … Expand
  97. sepuq
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Don't buy this game at it's current state. You're gonna end up paying a whole lot of money for bunch of useless DLC and you'll get microtransaction system as a "free" bonus from lying, cash-oriented developer.
  98. yourmom555
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions disguised as a "free update to the community for all the support", really? I could have bought the DLC:s part, as a way for them to earn money, but when one implement skins with stats who you need to unlock through crates?... Nope, that's crazy. You went too far Overkill.
  99. mrpeanut188
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Game was launched broken with promises, became DLC fest. Defended by fanboys, publisher saw that and now they put the final nail in the coffin with MICROTRANSACTIONS (on top of the SIMS amount of DLC)

    Now the internet is pissed off and even the fanboys can't their **** anymore, that's a REALLY bad sign.
  100. snappu
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    The community was lied too. Micro-transactions had been released when Almir said it would never happen. OverKill will not make a single buck from me this day on. I hope The Walking Dead game dies in production. You don't deserve to be a video game company if you lie to your customers like this. I hope Putin annexes your country.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 51
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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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