Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. MylittleElephan
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    Tnx for Payday 2 CS GO edition
    More skins
    More balance
    More bugs
    More dlc
    More pay2win content pls
    Thank you for the unique incomparable example of the annihilation of the game that everyone loved so much , I suspect that the next step will be paid UNIQUE glow in the dark mask which will need to make a unique achievement in the unique maps of DLS using weapons of DLS .Oh wait , it already is
  2. nofun
    Oct 17, 2015
    1
    Payday2 used to be a good game. Then I got screwed over many times by the developers. This time it was the last time. Adding microtransaction in a game allready full with dlc? overpriced p2win skins? Lying? hell no not going to play this game anymore untill overkill is going to revert their microtransactions
  3. mrheadhopper
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    2.50$ microtransactions on a 20$ game with 100$+ worth of DLC. Even when it's on sale for 75% off, the DLC is still 27$. All in all, this is not a game you'd want to play. You buy the base game and then you realize you gotta spend a pile of cash to have fun.

    I did get to play 700 hours total with it, so if you can go back in time to play before this latest microtransaction update, it's    2.50$ microtransactions on a 20$ game with 100$+ worth of DLC. Even when it's on sale for 75% off, the DLC is still 27$. All in all, this is not a game you'd want to play. You buy the base game and then you realize you gotta spend a pile of cash to have fun.

    I did get to play 700 hours total with it, so if you can go back in time to play before this latest microtransaction update, it's a pretty good game.    … Expand
  4. SuperFatBob
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    I really liked this game. I've played since day one but celebrating the four year birthday of payday with micro-transactions, best idea ever overkill.
  5. Trollboite
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Micro transactions kill the game.

    It is like a middle finger in the face when you pre-ordered the game and supported it from day one to this day.
    Greed kills Overkill.
  6. drugsbunny
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Greedy, lying devs, bug-ridden with massive de-syncs, unbalanced weapons, loads of dlcs, micro-transactions, no dedicated servers, cheaters. This game is just a cash grab made by the EA-like Overkill. Stay away!

    ruined what was the best game on steam!
  7. iPabaor
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Don't give support to Overkill, they only want your money, and will make you pay for everything, despite they say they wont !

    They broke the game at Crimefest 2015. Liars, you'll pay us.
  8. ThatAFKDude
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Greedy, lying devs, bug-ridden with massive de-syncs, unbalanced weapons, loads of dlcs, micro-transactions, no dedicated servers, cheaters. This game is just a cash grab made by the EA-like Overkill. Stay away!
  9. Nataku
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Thanks to overkill for killing one of my favourite games.
    Lie to your customers is such a nice marketing strategy, great job *clap clap*
    You are just blowing up an amazing game. The community was already supporting you by getting the DLC..... 27 dlc for this game --- total game cost is around 120 bucks quite enough for you no? But nah you always want more well i don't like being taken    Thanks to overkill for killing one of my favourite games.
    Lie to your customers is such a nice marketing strategy, great job *clap clap*
    You are just blowing up an amazing game. The community was already supporting you by getting the DLC..... 27 dlc for this game --- total game cost is around 120 bucks quite enough for you no?
    But nah you always want more well i don't like being taken for a fool.
    Micro-transactions are really ruining games.
    I really hope you'll have BIG backlash from the entire community.    … Expand
  10. 50CALcium
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Developers has made blatant lies in a blatantly manner. Fans continued to get ignored with canned response on day 4.

    Microtransactions is what ruin the game, you can see how people are very angry.
  11. PhoenixRizing
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    $20 to purchase, over $100 in DLC and now cosmetic skins that also increase your stats? And the skins are randomized so you can unlock a skin for a gun you don't have because you didn't buy the DLC? Are you kidding me?
  12. Liun
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Bought the game, all the DLC's that came out month after month knowing that It's fair and now MICROTRANSACTIONS. Play, play, play and get a "reward" that you have to buy keys for half the price of a DLC to unlock a RANDOM skin that gives you some extra stats. And on top of that if the weapon is a DLC one, you have to buy that DLC to use it. Worse company than Ubi and EA combined.
  13. Sythor
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Don't buy this game, Overkill is submerged in greed and they don't care about their community, microtransactions and a bucket load of dlc. Pay to win in a pve game, spend your money on something else instead.
  14. nekocrouton
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    I wanted to like this game, I really did. But when I finally bought it at a friend's urging and started playing, it was kind of disappointing. The game itself is quite repetitive with what you have to do in it, and not very exciting. The AI is quite dumb, both the bots and the enemies. So it's not much of a challenge to take down enemies. The game is also plagued with bugs andI wanted to like this game, I really did. But when I finally bought it at a friend's urging and started playing, it was kind of disappointing. The game itself is quite repetitive with what you have to do in it, and not very exciting. The AI is quite dumb, both the bots and the enemies. So it's not much of a challenge to take down enemies. The game is also plagued with bugs and glitches and just annoyances in general. Why can they not get ladder mechanics right? And why can't these bugs and glitches get fixed?

    Oh right, because they're so concerned with making money off of the metric butt ton of DLC that they want to push on you, and now to add insult to injury, they've also implemented microtransactions in the game. I don't understand why they can't do weapon packs and map packs like other, more respectable games do. Instead they flood you with DLC everywhere, a new gun, a new heist, a new heister... it's all too much. Like someone on my Steam friendslist said in their review, 'EVERYTHING IS BEHIND A PAYWALL.' Granted, I know that I don't need to get every DLC myself, but someone has to buy it if they want to play with it. So if it's not me buying it, one of my friends has to.

    Basically, other than the in-game downfalls, the amount of DLC (and greed from the developers) has really put me off from the game, and I cannot recommend it to anyone. Once I heard about the microtransaction fiasco, I uninstalled the game for good from my PC.

    Oh, and what about the console ports? I heard that those weren't getting any support either, which isn't cool. Seems like there's no options for playing this game, so you may as well not even bother with it.    … Expand
  15. Zominot
    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 producer Almir Listo. This game now has microtransactions. I hope this was worth it to them.
  16. TechBuRn
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Developer got greedy, lied to the entire community. Don't get me wrong it is a fun game to play with your friends, but if gamers keep allowing this shoddy business practice to happen we will never see change. Stop supporting bad business. Micro-transactions need to stop now. We are not your personal ATMs. We buy the game once and then purchase the DLC we like to keep supporting you.Developer got greedy, lied to the entire community. Don't get me wrong it is a fun game to play with your friends, but if gamers keep allowing this shoddy business practice to happen we will never see change. Stop supporting bad business. Micro-transactions need to stop now. We are not your personal ATMs. We buy the game once and then purchase the DLC we like to keep supporting you. Its bad enough you have 100 dollars worth of DLC. Reversing your decision even now won't save your company Overkill / Starbreeze. You are all liars and will never be trusted again. Think I'm overreacting? Go ahead and spend you money (or your parents money) and support the new age of gouge gaming.… Expand
  17. fox091
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Devs promised no microtransactions when game was about to launch, now there are microtransactions for skins that provide stat boosts. Pay2Win garbage
  18. xxfuriousfredxx
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    They said they were going to rebalance weapons and make improvements to the game....They decided the best way to do this was to add micro transactions!!!
  19. zz_tophat
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Fight cops with your credit card! Full priced game with micro-transactions AND DLC that costs more than the main game! All-new dynamic Unboxing mechanics never seen before! The first heist game that steals from you!
  20. Squeze
    Oct 19, 2014
    4
    Completely nonsense and unrealistic.
    AI dumb especially if you play solo your fellas dont even pick up loot bag. Cops kill hostages.
    If you aim everything becomes blurry (!) and you can barely see what you are shooting at. Graphic is nice but useless for a game like this. Even more useless without DLC (everything is locked!!). And to be honest i almost feel bad when I kill all those    Completely nonsense and unrealistic.
    AI dumb especially if you play solo your fellas dont even pick up loot bag. Cops kill hostages.
    If you aim everything becomes blurry (!) and you can barely see what you are shooting at.
    Graphic is nice but useless for a game like this.
    Even more useless without DLC (everything is locked!!).
    And to be honest i almost feel bad when I kill all those cops (like hundreds in every mission) and unless you are high level there's no chance to play it in stealth mode.
    45/100.    … Expand
  21. zingar
    Oct 2, 2013
    4
    they basically took what made payday 1 great and removed it. payday 1 wasnt based around silly RPG nonsense and was known for how tough it was.
    payday 2? you can beat the whole game on its hardest with very low levels without any trouble
    add that to the fact that all the achievements are very dumb and the only "hard" ones are luck based payday 1 took me and my friend (we were just two)    they basically took what made payday 1 great and removed it. payday 1 wasnt based around silly RPG nonsense and was known for how tough it was.
    payday 2? you can beat the whole game on its hardest with very low levels without any trouble
    add that to the fact that all the achievements are very dumb and the only "hard" ones are luck based
    payday 1 took me and my friend (we were just two) around 300 hours to completely beat (hello heat street 145+)
    payday 2? we were done at the 30 hour mark    … Expand
  22. woifx
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    microtansaction/10

    liar/lazy/money greedy developer ever
    never keep promise, never care about their customer.

    The game is fun but it's getting worse every update
  23. Battlescars
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    This game has become a blatant cash-grab by the developers. You need to purchase the base game, then over $100 in DLC, and now they've introduced stat boosting micro-transactions so you can feed them more money in an attempt to to "pay 2 win".
    The game used to be fun, particularly in co-op with friends, but recently the quality and content is going down hill (lots of bugs that don't get    This game has become a blatant cash-grab by the developers. You need to purchase the base game, then over $100 in DLC, and now they've introduced stat boosting micro-transactions so you can feed them more money in an attempt to to "pay 2 win".
    The game used to be fun, particularly in co-op with friends, but recently the quality and content is going down hill (lots of bugs that don't get fixed, item's clipping through characters, attempts at weapon re-balancing that did the opposite etc) and the company spends more time developing ways to get more money out of you than adding new and interesting content. Don't waste your money or time.    … Expand
  24. sirfragger
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The game was very good until the developers completely betrayed the community and lied to our faces. They promised no micro transactions then put them in. They also destroyed balance of the game, refuses to even attempt to fix the issue.
  25. ApG_Industry
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Overkill engaño a los usuarios e incumplio promesas para sacar mas pasta. Verguenza con este timo colega.Overkill engaño a los usuarios e incumplio promesas para sacar mas pasta. Verguenza con este timo colega.
  26. MZ_Makarov
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    "NO microtransactions" they said.
    And here we are, two years later. A betrayal from OVERKILL, their word is worth nothing now.
    From an experienced player who pre-ordered the game and saw all its development, from dawn till dusk.
  27. Zeelo
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    This game is **** since they add microtransaction, it's now PAY2WIN. If u buy this game, u need to pay 100$ for DLCs or just do some normal heist with poor weapons then, buy skins to get more statson your weapons.

    OVERKILL take you for a pig with money
  28. boxracer
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    OVK lied to us, saying that we won't have microtransactions.

    That was an shame! False promises!

    I'm done with the game so are many of my friends. Uninstalled.
  29. MobiusBE
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Spent hundreds of hours in this game. I enjoyed it so much. Now the devs decided to backstab every single person who bought this game by introducing microtransactions to unlock stuff in-game. Microtransactions in a paid game... I feel betrayed. I feel sick. It's disgusting! This game used to be beautiful. Now it is destroyed.
  30. corentin408
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Because PAYDAY 2 totally needed micro-transactions.

    OVERKILL and Starbreeze lied to us again by adding weapons skins that is better than base weapons and that you need to pay for 2.50$ per box, or "Safe" as they call it. What's next, PAYDAY 2 goes Free To Play?! It's Greed at it's finest.
  31. Floirt
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Let's ruin an already paid-for co-op game by rebalancing stats and introducing pay2win crate **** like it's a Chinese mobile game!

    --Overkill Studios
  32. ItsIts
    Nov 27, 2016
    9
    3.4 user score is based on a huge **** made by Overkill a bit over a year ago. It was 100% deserved. However, no one really cared enough to retract their ratings (Including me, until now) when this **** was fixed. What I'm saying is, the negative ratings on this site isn't a representation of the community's feelings on the game. It's way, way better than that as of now.
  33. Vandalier
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    **** of DLCs
    >microtransactions
    >B2P

    Maybe I should just give them my credit card? Would be easier :v
    Game is nice but it drains way too much money. Of course, you don't have to have everything but this game without DLCs feels blant for me.
  34. Natog
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Liefest 2015 - Apparently, never including microtransactions is a promise that doesn't need to be kept. 100 hours completely wasted on this **** fest. Great job.
  35. Octopi_Samurai
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    I can't recommend this game now because of the microtransactions they've added which are not just weapons skins, but stat boosting weapons skins and gambling crate/key system similar to CS:GO. I believe that microtransactions do not belong in any video game unless it is a Free to Play game. Its very unfortunate that they decided to go this route and I hope they reconsider as they are goingI can't recommend this game now because of the microtransactions they've added which are not just weapons skins, but stat boosting weapons skins and gambling crate/key system similar to CS:GO. I believe that microtransactions do not belong in any video game unless it is a Free to Play game. Its very unfortunate that they decided to go this route and I hope they reconsider as they are going to lose a lot of fans.… Expand
  36. Anteater42
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Guys, the thermal drill, go buy it!

    RIP in peace Payday 2.
    2012-2015

    Payday 2 is now the new runescape.
    October 15th never forget.
    Screw Almir and Overkill And starbreeze.
  37. DukeReds
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    REMOVE MICROTRANSACTIONS, I ALREADY PAYED 60+ EURO FOR THE **** DLC, DON'T F**K US OVER, OVERKILL, OR WE'LL F**K YOU UP --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  38. Dandere_boy
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Overkill promised us in 2013 that there will be no micro-transactions in the game. Fast forward 2 years Overkill adds them to game along with many other broken promises. DO NOT BUY their game. (I have wasted 825 hours to this game)
  39. NotZombie
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Almir Listo is an unbearable **** Do not get roped into his unbearable **** Seriously, just go play Left 4 Dead or go for a walk or take your car to the car wash or go get a smoothie or... it doesn't really matter. Just stop giving money to Almir for his ****
  40. welshman8202
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    such an aweful development team, screws over the community for greed left and right. Does nothing but promise and not deliver, releases QOL updates as actual content.
  41. DDomino1
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    I had so much love for this game but the devs took it away since they added micro transactions. Broke a promise by telling us that they would never add micro transactions to the game.

    Im sorry overkill, but you guys made a huge mistake.
  42. jennifersark
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Shelled out a fortune to buy all the DLC, so I could support the developers. Then I bought the game and some of the DLCs for my friends too. And what do I get? Microtransactions. That's right.
    Looks like they don't care about image, fanbase, people.
  43. caralho
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    What was supposed to be an alright coop game riddled with DLCs they just decided to add a microtransaction scheme in the game to unlock content that probably shouldn't even exist on the way they released it. I'm not a walking wallet and I'm done spending money on your game.
  44. Garfoodle
    Feb 27, 2015
    0
    At the time of writing this, there is over $115 in DLC. In addition, the game is $30, as it has been since launch. Keep in mind, I own every single DLC. The fact of the mater is that that is too much. It will give you hundreds of hours of fun, but just be warned.
  45. Khrazer
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    They lied when they said there would be no microtransactions.
    This last update **** it up. People pay for the game, then pay for the tons of DLC this game already has, now they want even more money? Would not recommend anyone a Pay2Win
  46. Gowenny
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    a bust. im glad i left the game when i did. may the devs responsible for this eat their shirts.a bust. im glad i left the game when i did. may the devs responsible for this eat their shirts.a bust. im glad i left the game when i did. may the devs responsible for this eat their shirts.
  47. Krasuus
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    The game supposedly was not going to have microtransactions, as one of the devs have said, but guess what? The new Crimefest update that was all about 'free' content introduced tf and csgo-like safes that can only be opened with drills purchased by real money. The weapons that can drop from said safes, however, don't change only the looks of the weapons, but they can also increase theThe game supposedly was not going to have microtransactions, as one of the devs have said, but guess what? The new Crimefest update that was all about 'free' content introduced tf and csgo-like safes that can only be opened with drills purchased by real money. The weapons that can drop from said safes, however, don't change only the looks of the weapons, but they can also increase the weapon stats! The game until that horrible update was good, one of the best I've played in a while, however Overkill cannot be trusted now, and I do not recommend this game to anyone at this point, since the game might evlove to something that you did not signed for.

    tl;dr Devs thought they can lie to the whole community, and mindlessly mimic valves crate system, and learn a lot of $'s. Highly not recommend this to anyone.    … Expand
  48. ShockRelax
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    The devs scammed the community and claims all the CRIMEFEST community challenge rewards will be free. However not only this was broken the promise was also broken. I highly recommend you to check out the article "Payday 2 won't have microtransactions - GameSpot".

    What overkill did is unlawful in some countries.
  49. KatanaMasterAE
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    1.unpatched game bugs 2.incompetent developers 3.micro transactions 4.pay2win 5.too many DLCs 6.lack of free content. i do not recommend this game to my friends sadly because overkill is so bad during these days and does not cares about its own players! please do not same and do not support that type of devs
  50. sniktch
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    It hurts to write this. I've put over 1000 hours into this game, and it. is. FUN. Lots of fun, especially with a good crew of people. But as of the current date (10/18/2015), I cannot in good conscience recommend any persons purchase this game, due to breach of trust, manipulative business practices, and a complete lack of response by the developers when they make a Krakatoa-sized mistake.It hurts to write this. I've put over 1000 hours into this game, and it. is. FUN. Lots of fun, especially with a good crew of people. But as of the current date (10/18/2015), I cannot in good conscience recommend any persons purchase this game, due to breach of trust, manipulative business practices, and a complete lack of response by the developers when they make a Krakatoa-sized mistake.

    The good:

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

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

    The Ugly(AKA why this review is negative)

    -Microtransactions added as a "free reward" for playerbase success in a recent event, providing paid-unlock-only skins for guns that can improve stats...at the same time as the majority of guns took a hammering from the nerfbat. Direct causality cannot be definitvely established, but this reeks worse than week-old lutefisk.
    -Not one actual word from the current mouthpiece of Overkill in response to player outrage over the above.
    -As a result, the player community is a bit....miffed. Wear asbestos EVERYTHING if you dare venture to the fora.    … Expand
  51. Shiropaw
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    This game contains a lot of bugs, included race conditions, network-related crashes and so on.
    Weapons are poorly implemented, ammo counts for many of them are just stupid, same with damage and armour penetration capability.
    And what we got in the latest update 79? Safes instead of boxes on payday, with microtransaction-only drills instead of keys? No, thanks. We already have the    This game contains a lot of bugs, included race conditions, network-related crashes and so on.
    Weapons are poorly implemented, ammo counts for many of them are just stupid, same with damage and armour penetration capability.
    And what we got in the latest update 79?
    Safes instead of boxes on payday, with microtransaction-only drills instead of keys? No, thanks.
    We already have the payday itself. And we have drills, a whole lot of them. There's no need for special drill to open those safes. Tradeable mods (all the weapon mods) would have been better.

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

    You can take that back, with so-called weapon re-balance, where AMR16 and AK 7.62 still have 90 total rounds with 60 round mags.    … Expand
  52. badpayday
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    payday 2 broken, devs dont care about community, just money. dont buy unless you want to pay to be beter then evryone. cause with the 30 dlc and new guns that boost stats, its pretty hard to be good with base stuff.
  53. Prospero2817
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    They made promises to the community that if we jumped through hoops for them they would give us dlc for free and instead of simply not delivering on these promises they our right lied and misled their community and then shoveled microinstructions our way, also the PS and Xbox versions are a joke and a bad one at that I have bought this game 2x because basically the devs said if you doThey made promises to the community that if we jumped through hoops for them they would give us dlc for free and instead of simply not delivering on these promises they our right lied and misled their community and then shoveled microinstructions our way, also the PS and Xbox versions are a joke and a bad one at that I have bought this game 2x because basically the devs said if you do love this game then you should play it on the PC shame no one mentioned this before the release of the game. I have over 500+ hours of play time over 2 platforms and sadly for me this is the day that payday 2 died because of greed and lies. Please don't buy this game… Expand
  54. OrixAY
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    First the make a lot of promises. Then most of them didn't get delivered. Soon they make regular paid DLCs with ever increasing price and less contents. And now they want you to pay more to skins that magically make a gun more powerful.

    Microtransactions, over a paid game, which is riddled with overpriced DLCs. HA! This is **** is almost criminal.
  55. Florashy
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    I have over 1100 hours in this game, and i love it to death. Unfortunately, they added microtransactions during a free bonus giveway week and screwed us. They promised no microtransactions in writing 2 years ago and now they break it. The game is unbalanced, buggy, and now unplayable essentially. A MINIGUN makes you run faster now.
  56. sausagesauce
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    PAYDAY 2 Was a fun time while it lasted. With the latest Crimefest event, they added the same crates and keys you've seen in Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. With this, they broke the trust we as the community have placed in OVERKILL.
  57. Xipel
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    It's become a pay to pay to play game. Buy the original game, buy all the half-crapped out DLC, and now microtransactions! Fun times all around. Don't support shoddy business practices.
  58. Missionary
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Welcome to Payday 2, land of DLC's and microtransactions upon microtransactions. I put in over 1000 hours into this game and believed in OverKill. Now our reward for being loyal customers is the option to pay more money for what was promised as free content. Considering PD2 has more DLC than any other FPS Multiplayer out there today is this really necessary? I think no.
  59. calxllum
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Micro-transactions aren't free...

    I mean, the addition of them was free. The unbalancing of weapons was free... But, free **** is still **** And getting the actual content behind the microtransactions isn't free.
  60. xzenocrimzie
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    The most recent update added Pay2Win mechanics on top of already hilariously expensive DLC. Do NOT buy this game in its current form - it's disgusting and unethical behaviour.
  61. Xorph
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    This game was great up until they decided to add weapon skins ala CS:GO. That'd be all fine and dandy on its own, if not for the fact that said weapon skins provide stat boosts to your guns, and cost real life moneydollars to get.
  62. fanchiuho
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Knew it, I just knew it.

    I was 650 hrs into this game. Last DLC pack I bought was the butcher CAR/AK mod pack. Pretty much the last pack I think was worth. Skipped Yakuza, diamond, alesso, golden grin, completely overkill and overkill pack, and the bomb. Ever since Diamond was first out I smelled something. Packs were getting less value for money, and tend to be less earnest. More    Knew it, I just knew it.

    I was 650 hrs into this game. Last DLC pack I bought was the butcher CAR/AK mod pack. Pretty much the last pack I think was worth. Skipped Yakuza, diamond, alesso, golden grin, completely overkill and overkill pack, and the bomb.

    Ever since Diamond was first out I smelled something. Packs were getting less value for money, and tend to be less earnest. More quantity less quality. The Yakuza Pack was the first that only even comes with a character and 2 weapons with no heists at all. I was thinking Overkill was at an all time low there, but since they've said they have more than 20 months to support I thought they'll pick it up.

    How mistaken I was.

    The only thing good about the black market update was it was there first ever attempt to overhaul a majority of weapons in this game, DLC and non-DLC included. But that's about it. Weapons went horribly overpowered, but that's just the tip of the iceberg.

    The weapon skins, resembling that of the CSGO system unsettlingly, is hidden inside safes that you get from card drops. And the drill that takes to open the safes you got costs money. Real money. Worst of all, skins modifies weapon stats. So yes, this game is P2W now. And to think that the base game cost money too? This screams cash grab for any new player.

    This is not healthy for the community. What we'll be seeing is overpriced +stats skins selling on Steam trade and scams everywhere in no time. Veteran players who saw the better of this game *will* leave and that drains the playerbase out of quality.

    This game was good. Back when Overkill called themselves indie, they deserved it. They were engaging, ambitious, focused, and caring. Now, half of the contents is behind a paywall and if it wasn't enough you got P2W elements to even further the disparity. I will not be playing this game anymore until they attempt to remedy this situation. That is, to eliminate P2W in any way, shape or form. Almir would need to be explicit about this and not go around in circles again. This is serious.

    I will be withdrawing my subscription from the steam community, and be posting the same review over there. Just so more of you know what's up. Until then, wish you luck Overkill.    … Expand
  63. Sendoh
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Sadly this used to be a really good game. However with the recent course the developers have chosen this certainly is not a good game anymore. The game has gone from a fun experience with quite a lot of dlc to choose from to a game that has become pure pay2win. The microtransactions debacle has personally made me quit and uninstall this game.
  64. Tsumugi
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions enough said and they said nooO!!!! microtransactions what is this

    AYDAY 2 used to be a great game,it had a few issues but the developers ( OVERKILL ) listened to the community and for a time everything was going pretty well,however as time passed this started to change,at first the developers started to distance themselves more and more from the community,they broke    Microtransactions enough said and they said nooO!!!! microtransactions what is this

    AYDAY 2 used to be a great game,it had a few issues but the developers ( OVERKILL ) listened to the community and for a time everything was going pretty well,however as time passed this started to change,at first the developers started to distance themselves more and more from the community,they broke promises,made some very questionable things and flooded the game with DLCs,by the time i´m writing this the game has over 20 paid DLC packs,many of those DLC packs have weapons and other items that are required if you want to stay relevant in the game,but things get worse.    … Expand
  65. Zarzunabas
    Oct 19, 2015
    0
    "We've made it clear that PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" - Almir.

    You have failed me Overkill.
  66. AwfulOrder
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    "we won't never add microtransactions"

    10/15/2015, microtransactions added.overkill, you greedy tards. can see why Simon and Ulf escaped from your stupid company.
  67. Blue22111
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    One word. Microtransactions.
    Multiple words. Lying devs added microtransactions after they said they would not.
    Devs nerfed the guns to the point that using anything other then a pistol is pointless.

    0/10
  68. stevione
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Payday was something special, something new,fun to play.
    WAS
    now it's just p2w with microtransactions and overprized miniature dlcs.
    This game will be dead soon.
  69. GavoKP
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    This game costs $20 + $150 Worth on DLCs + Now newly introduced MICROTRANSACTIONs same as CS:GO and TF2.
    The game itself lacks of content and replay value without the DLCs so they are not avoidable.
    DON'T BUY UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE MONEY-MILKED BY OVERKILL!
  70. raytsou
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    0/10 for lying to the community, scamming everyone's money with false promises, and just pulling another EA. This is absolutely intolerable, especially the new update they nerfed the current weapons to promote the DLC weapons. Say no to payday2. We will not tolerate this.
  71. andrei1015
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Dear Overkill, please remember it's not a good idea to screw with the biggest community on steam. We made you what you are today, and we can undo it. After 20+ paid DLC, microtransatcions are a very bad idea. Start listening to your users or you will lose everything!
  72. GrnMdz
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The first game used to be a lot of fun and their DLC policy simple, they released only one the Wolf DLC with a few new weapons and levels that you could play without owning the DLC. However, the second part fell really short on release, things that were in the first game were missing throughout the first few years of this game and only added later, but the amount of paid DLC in this secondThe first game used to be a lot of fun and their DLC policy simple, they released only one the Wolf DLC with a few new weapons and levels that you could play without owning the DLC. However, the second part fell really short on release, things that were in the first game were missing throughout the first few years of this game and only added later, but the amount of paid DLC in this second version is exceptional, the game is literally a cashcow for Overkill. Now they also introduced a microtransaction system that they said they never would. For someone who loved the first game this is a big disgrace as I was really looking forward to Payday 2 and was so let down by the game that I stopped playing in 2013.… Expand
  73. dingledell
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    A broken promise of adding microtransactions into a game that was purchased at full price along with all their DLC. Microtransactions added as FREE CONTENT (part of crimefest) worse than other games, paying for random (RNG) chance for cheesy gun skins with statistical enhancements all that WITH the original weapons being "rebalanced" for the worse.

    If you wanted to do this crap, make a    A broken promise of adding microtransactions into a game that was purchased at full price along with all their DLC. Microtransactions added as FREE CONTENT (part of crimefest) worse than other games, paying for random (RNG) chance for cheesy gun skins with statistical enhancements all that WITH the original weapons being "rebalanced" for the worse.

    If you wanted to do this crap, make a new game with it in from the start, don't change your business model half way through the lifespan of the product people bought into.

    NOBODY asked for this and everybody knows just how lucrative this business model is thats why you're adding it. I'd never have bought your game from the start if I knew this was going to happen.

    Where's your ethics?    … Expand
  74. Ico83
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    It used to be a great game, then it went from Payday 2 to Pay2Win. Sadness. Microtransactions just show the greediness of the devs, over 20 DLc weren't enough for them. GG Overkill, you destroyed your imagine in less than a day.
  75. MyGamingPC
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Extremely disappointed with the new update!
    I spent around 80$ on the DLCs, but now they add trading. That is too much!
    Very disappointed! Do not buy this game!
  76. RavioliMan
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Ravioli Ravioli, whats in the Pocketoli? Oh, micro-transaction skins, some that give stat bonuses on the first day of Crimefest that is all about celebrating the series and celebrating the fans for supporting the developers.

    This was our first reward, not only did we have to complete challenges, but this was our first "FREE" reward for being such loyal consumers, costumers, fans and    Ravioli Ravioli, whats in the Pocketoli? Oh, micro-transaction skins, some that give stat bonuses on the first day of Crimefest that is all about celebrating the series and celebrating the fans for supporting the developers.

    This was our first reward, not only did we have to complete challenges, but this was our first "FREE" reward for being such loyal consumers, costumers, fans and affectionately known as "heisters".

    This was incredibly insulting.    … Expand
  77. popoboyCN
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    this is the bad update 太糟了 so bad very many skins have +稳定 is very bad no good so no buy overkill games my friend tell me so can you no buy overkill games of payday 2 thank you
  78. lozmastermm
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Unoriginal, unoptimized, half the game is hidden behind over 150$+ worth of DLC, and now Micro transactions. Company refuses to communicate and are waiting for everyone to quit contesting quality and truth as to make more money.
  79. BrainTripper
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Blatant lies, combination of DLCs costing an leg and an arm. However overkill thought of an new idea:Extent this madness by introducing MICROTRANSACTIONS!
  80. Wumbo
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    PAYDAY 2 was a game with LOADS of potential at launch. However, the developers slowly pulled one of the worst business practices ever, worse than most of EA's stuff, instead of going the good guy route. The game could've been fantastic, but instead, the developers (OVERKILL) decided to release countless DLCs for the game. This was okay at first, because the paid DLCs were mixed in with aPAYDAY 2 was a game with LOADS of potential at launch. However, the developers slowly pulled one of the worst business practices ever, worse than most of EA's stuff, instead of going the good guy route. The game could've been fantastic, but instead, the developers (OVERKILL) decided to release countless DLCs for the game. This was okay at first, because the paid DLCs were mixed in with a bunch of free ones. But then, OVERKILL decided they should be greedy, and stopped releasing free DLCs for the most part. Then, there was a celebration to PAYDAY's success, called "Crimefest". Crimefest was a time where the community reached goals (users playing at one time etc.) in exchange for rewards in-game when Crimefest launched. OVERKILL stated on multiple occasions that everything in Crimefest was going to be free. However, on the first day of Crimefest (Oct. 15, 2015) the game came out with two new features. The first one was a huge weapon re-balance that really messed up the game, and made it way MORE un-balanced. But, the second thing was MICRO-TRANSACTIONS. After the developers said it was going to be free. So, the micro-transactions themselves make the game Pay To Win, because the things themselves are skins that offer weapon stat boosts. This ruins any trust the community had with OVERKILL, and is downright False Advertising, which is illegal in most places (except America of course). So no, don't get this game unless you want to be openly lied to, and get no response when almost the whole community including you confront the devs for lying.

    Thank you OVERKILL, you just gave me 21 GB of storage on my SSD back.    … Expand
  81. Trooper1981
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Been gaming since the 1970s, never seen something as atrocious as what Overkill pulled. CRIMEFEST are series of community challenges allowing players to get content for free. However what overkill did this time is the opposite. It wasn't free and created an micro economy full of traders.
    My son does indeed hate this update.
  82. Pospec
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    I didn´t like all those not really cheap DLC´s, but I have always supported Overkill. This microtransactions move was a huge misstep which I am not going to tolerate. They lied to all of us.
  83. Mauled
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The "rebalance" is **** and the microtransactions are terrible. I was such a fan of this game before the crimefest update.

    Devs get your act together, I've never seen such a great game die this fast.
  84. LunaMooner
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    so they lied to us and gave us weapon skins and removed the ability to mod because we are able to get skins using that way, im writing this review today hope you will get it
  85. Bearzin
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Ok, so i played this game for a while, really loved it, till Overkill decided to turn its back on to customers, not only putting microtransactions on a paid game with almost 30 paid DLCS (Probably more to come in the future), those damned skins cannot be unlocked through normal play, you need to throw your wallet at the pc to unlock them. Those skins gives stats, which impact ontoOk, so i played this game for a while, really loved it, till Overkill decided to turn its back on to customers, not only putting microtransactions on a paid game with almost 30 paid DLCS (Probably more to come in the future), those damned skins cannot be unlocked through normal play, you need to throw your wallet at the pc to unlock them. Those skins gives stats, which impact onto gameplay, so they are not just cosmetics. Well played OVK! TAKE MY 0!… Expand
  86. eangelini
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Bought the game, bought a lot of DLC to support the developers (don't really care for DLC). Then they betrayed us and added microtransactions... Just NO
  87. Johnlantern
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The greed of this company has ruined the game from what it once was. As of recent, not only have they made a terrible weapon rebalancing, but they've also added micro transactions into their game as a part of a "free update" REWARD.
  88. DanielCharles
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    A fantastic game, but the developers now ignore and lie to the community, and released micro-transactions as a cash grab. A real shame that they ruined it in just one day.
  89. front2battle
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    NOverkill got the brilliant idea of fusing CS:GO with Payday 2, except the CS:GO skins has stats.
    long story short:
    You BUY the game, You BUY the DLCs, You complete heists, You have a chance to get a "safe"(safe), You then BUY the "key"(drill) for 2.5$ or so, open the safe, and have a chance to get a skin, but not only a skin, it also gives better stats in some cases. ONTOP OF THAT! a    NOverkill got the brilliant idea of fusing CS:GO with Payday 2, except the CS:GO skins has stats.
    long story short:
    You BUY the game, You BUY the DLCs, You complete heists, You have a chance to get a "safe"(safe), You then BUY the "key"(drill) for 2.5$ or so, open the safe, and have a chance to get a skin, but not only a skin, it also gives better stats in some cases.
    ONTOP OF THAT! a couple of years ago the developers told us "there will be no microtransactions in payday 2" and that we should be ASHAMED if we thought otherwise, well guess what, they are here, and they dont want to remove them.    … Expand
  90. Dr_AbOoOd
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    If you are planning to buy this game, you might wanna know that you are going to pay much MUCH more than the actual game price !
    Just take a look at the game price, all the DLCs, and now all the in-game purchases or the micro-transactions !!
    Despite all the Heist farming, this game was one of my fav. I wouldn't even think of un-installing this game, but I'm seriously considering that now    If you are planning to buy this game, you might wanna know that you are going to pay much MUCH more than the actual game price !
    Just take a look at the game price, all the DLCs, and now all the in-game purchases or the micro-transactions !!
    Despite all the Heist farming, this game was one of my fav. I wouldn't even think of un-installing this game, but I'm seriously considering that now ! Overkill has gone way too far .. time to say goodbye to PayPay 2 !!    … Expand
  91. BigMac
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Blatant lies!!! They said no micro-transactions Overkill lied to the players! Lies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very disappointed with overkill! giving you a 0 score now.
  92. Pepperooney
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    This game used to be good. However, developers seems not to core about community at all nowadays. Do you like microtransactions in pay to play games? If not, you'd better not play this game.
  93. ivanlonel
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The developers have once more made it cear that they don't care about their player base. They promised there would never be microtransactions, and now they suddenly introduced them as a "free reward" for a community event. As if the monthly overpriced DLC weren't enough, this game is now Pay2Win.
  94. PhantomPsycho
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    It was once the best game, but they lied to us about microtransactions. I can not let them win. IF enough people make this a bad review on this game they WILL have to notice and undo the damage that they have done! HELP the cause and JOIN us!!
  95. Irza19
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Developers are untrustworthy and the entire game is just a big money jump. The game is super expensive to play since all of the good heists are DLC and all the good weapons/mods are in the DLC as well.

    Would never recommend/10.
  96. Hazode
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    The game itself is was, good. Then Crimefest 2014 happened... and the Hype Train happened. Somewhat forgiveable... until now. Road To Crimefest event made the community grind the game to death in order to unlock things. On the very first day of Crimefest 2015, we unlocked... P2W micro-transactions. What the actual hell? Goldfarb, and even ALMIR HIMSELF have said that Payday 2 would NEVERThe game itself is was, good. Then Crimefest 2014 happened... and the Hype Train happened. Somewhat forgiveable... until now. Road To Crimefest event made the community grind the game to death in order to unlock things. On the very first day of Crimefest 2015, we unlocked... P2W micro-transactions. What the actual hell? Goldfarb, and even ALMIR HIMSELF have said that Payday 2 would NEVER have micro-transactions. Yet, here we are. And like I said, not only are they micro-transactions, they're also P2W!! This is just the last straw in a long line of straws that Overkill done to tick off the community. The "What's Next" event, safehouse customisation that took two and half years to be released (if it actually DOES come out in spring 2016), the constant lies and cookie cutter apologies. But Crimefest 2015, an event so clouded in a colossal rage-storm that so far no one official has dared to speak, was indeed the straw that broke the camel's back.

    Stay away from this game. Stay away from Overkill. And especially, never listen to a god damn word Almir says.    … Expand
  97. Galleoth
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Why 0?
    Because that's the score the game deserves if you take into account the ammount of money it costs.
    100+€ DLC, limited time overpriced content that's not aquireable anymore and the fact that they've explicitly stated there would me no micro-transactions, yet they've added micro-transactions. I WAS A FANBOY, BUT THE GAME IS P2W, COSTS 150€ WITH UNLIMITED MICRO-TRANSACTIONS. DO.    Why 0?
    Because that's the score the game deserves if you take into account the ammount of money it costs.
    100+€ DLC, limited time overpriced content that's not aquireable anymore and the fact that they've explicitly stated there would me no micro-transactions, yet they've added micro-transactions.
    I WAS A FANBOY, BUT THE GAME IS P2W, COSTS 150€ WITH UNLIMITED MICRO-TRANSACTIONS.
    DO. NOT. BUY. The product is a scam.    … Expand
  98. malachi410
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Mediocre game. Probably rated a 6 before becoming p2w. -10 for deceptive developers. -10 for Steam not honoring refund requests when the game is no longer what was promised.
  99. RaphStryker
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    **** microtransactions! **** microtransactions! **** microtransactions! **** microtransactions! **** microtransactions! **** microtransactions! **** microtransactions!
  100. Prockey
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    This game used to be alot of fun. It used to be. Achiveing something like big tough heists gave you some creds. Once DLC:s started rolling out, they were fun. It added to the game. But then OVK started pumping tham out with just silly content, luring you to spend more money on garbage material. The constantly make promises they dont keep, along with changes that spit on the achivements ofThis game used to be alot of fun. It used to be. Achiveing something like big tough heists gave you some creds. Once DLC:s started rolling out, they were fun. It added to the game. But then OVK started pumping tham out with just silly content, luring you to spend more money on garbage material. The constantly make promises they dont keep, along with changes that spit on the achivements of veterans (and basically everyone that is past the Nebie stage) This game did not die. It was murderd by it parent.… Expand
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#67 Best PC Game of 2013
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#6 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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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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