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Payday 2´s PC fanbase slams the game over the pay-to-win formula

There is a consumer revolt going down against Overkill Software and Starbreeze Studios at the moment, because "Payday 2" is now a "Pay-2-win" title. And that´s something, which has made the Payday fanbase really angry. So this is my (Robin Ek, The Gaming Ground) take on this matter.

immabadguy3145d ago

Micro transactions Payday 2 disgust me. Overkill has lied to alienated an incredibly loyal fanbase. Micro transactions belong in mindless mobile games, nothing else.

TGG_overlord3145d ago

Word on that man. I would never add such a thing if I was a none mobile dev.

ThunderPulse3145d ago

Microtransactions are getting worse everyday.

TGG_overlord3145d ago

Microtransactions & pay-to-win are nothing more than a pain in the a** imo. And sadly enough yes...

USMC_POLICE3145d ago

Agreed I'm nervous they are in halo, I've played a lot of payday 2 on PC and I see the frustration

MajorLazer3145d ago

Overkill are one of the worst developers of all time. They ****ed over console users big time with Payday: The Heist and Payday 2, and now they're ****ing with the PC community.

donwel3145d ago

Micro transactions belong in NO games mate. It's just that the idiot casuals who play mobile games put up with it.

Lamboomington3145d ago (Edited 3145d ago )

The real kicker here is that they have micro-transactions affecting gameplay.

Atleast they could have limited it to cosmetic items without any stat gains like Dota 2. Evolve got so much shit for it's micro-transactions, when in reality it was hardly anything. It's distasteful, yes, but 100x better than screwing over the actual gameplay.

I don't get it, why ruin game balance when you can do what those other games do ?

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TGG_overlord3145d ago

Money talks, so they thought about money for sure.

TwoForce3145d ago

I told ya, my friends. Microtransaction is alway a questionable choice no matter how bad is it. It's still make consumer angry.

TGG_overlord3145d ago

Don´t forget the parants that have to pay for their kids microtransaction bills as well (even Kanye West whined about that part)...

Activemessiah3145d ago

The irony of introducing microtransactions to a game entirely based on crime...

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Payday 3 Animation Improvements for First-Person Coming Soon, Starbreeze Confirms

Payday 3 animation improvements are on the way, with a big list of new first-person animations being added in the very near future.

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The Rise of Payday and Its Fall

GB: "Of course, Payday 2 has had its fair share of ups and downs as well, in spite of the success that it has enjoyed. For starters, the disparity between the game’s PC and console versions is a major issue that plagued the game for years on end, thanks to the frustrating optimization issues across platforms brought about by the Diesel Engine, which the game was developed on."

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Payday 3 – interview with Almir Listo (Global Brand Director and Head of Community, Starbreeze)

An interview with Almir Listo about Starbreeze Studio’s upcoming 4 player co-op first person shooter - Payday 3.

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