Plan a Heist That's Reasonably Priced

Tortilla the Hun

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I was planning on putting this forward for the next TESTie Times, but the Steam Summer Sale ends on the 4th and there's never been a better time to buy.

NOTE:
Payday 2 is free to play until the end of the Steam Summer Sale

Payday 2 is a game like no other (barring the first in this 2-game series of course), wherein you and three other career criminals are put into the powder-free nitrile gloves of four actual career criminals to knock over banks, rig elections, and mule coke for a ruthless drug lord. While my time with the first iteration was minimal (I hadn't the average beast of a gaming PC I have now), I thought the concept was different and refreshing.

Payday 2 expands on that concept and does it very well. Starting off, there's little that you are able to do. At least little that you can feel ready to tackle. What I would call "introductory heists" are very straightforward and allow you to get a feel for how you want to play it. Whether keeping things quiet with minimal violence or by smashing and grabbing, cleaning crews be damned—the choice is yours and you'll find your preference as you play.

Granted, there are a few missions that are exclusively quiet or exclusively loud, but as with all the heists none are necessary to complete, nor need to be completed in a certain order. You can avoid the missions you want and there'll always be time to hone your skills for the ones you do. As you play, you'll earn money, XP, and skill points.

Money is used to buy weapons and masks you can customize to your hearts content. Skill points are used to to customize your abilities. XP also goes towards points to build your Perk Decks, which are secondary sets of skills you can use to either expand your abilities or enhance those you've already built. There are several skill trees with varying utilities. And to complete some of the more complicated heists, you're going to need a varied collection of skills amongst your team. It may take some time to get a good handle on what you'll need and when, but when you do it's very satisfying to be able to pull heists like a pro.

If you're a veteran of the game, no doubt you'll know that some time ago they hit a very rough patch in terms of consumer relations. Most infamously was the Hype Train debacle which warranted a humorous parody interview and the departure of many fans. Later they introduced loot safes which could only be opened with keys you had to pay for with real money. This inclusion of microtransactions came with a vault-load of overturned reviews and waves of players leaving, myself included.

However, with the coming of the 100th update, Overkill has rended the chains of 505 Games and with them the dreaded microtransactions. It's a fantastic time indeed for the old and new, with a pretty $5 (USD) price tag, 75% off DLC, and the ability to try before you buy 'til July 4th. I highly recommend giving it a test drive if you haven't, and if you turned away from it for their previous practices then I encourage you to take it for another spin and get a good whiff of the remodeled interior now that the dead raccoon has been scraped from the engine.
 
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Beerjerker

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I quit Payday2 when they did the microtransactions too. I'm not necessarily against micropayments, but the way they implemented it seemed underhanded enough for me to bail. Did they actually remove them?
I'll start downloading and see what the game is like now. Add Beerjerker to friends and send invite anytime!
(EDIT: When I quit Payday 2, I started playing Killing Floor 2, and they did the exact same thing! Goofy and random weapon skins for microtransactions!)
 
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Tortilla the Hun

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I quit Payday2 when they did the microtransactions too. I'm not necessarily against micropayments, but the way they implemented it seemed underhanded enough for me to bail. Did they actually remove them?
I'll start downloading and see what the game is like now. Add Beerjerker to friends and send invite anytime!
(EDIT: When I quit Payday 2, I started playing Killing Floor 2, and they did the exact same thing! Goofy and random weapon skins for microtransactions!)
I know how you felt, it was outrageous really. And as much as I loved the game, I couldn't support that kind of underhandedness and uninstalled. But yes, the microtransactions have been removed. No more keys!
 

Tortilla the Hun

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Just a friendly little bump and a reminder that there's three days left to capitalize on this opportunity. More intense shootouts than Bad Boys II (words I don't use lightly) and an explosion-for-dollar ratio that'd make Michael Bay's khaki shorts look like a disaster at a Krispy Kreme shop.
 

Beerjerker

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I know how you felt, it was outrageous really. And as much as I loved the game, I couldn't support that kind of underhandedness and uninstalled. But yes, the microtransactions have been removed. No more keys!
A lot has changed, skill trees are different, weapon stats are different. Feel like a noob again. A noob who left himself 4 million dollars and a level 96 toon. Thanks for reminding me about this one!
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WarrenPeace

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Just a friendly little bump and a reminder that there's three days left to capitalize on this opportunity. More intense shootouts than Bad Boys II (words I don't use lightly) and an explosion-for-dollar ratio that'd make Michael Bay's khaki shorts look like a disaster at a Krispy Kreme shop.
I'm not super interested in the game, but I love that description.
 
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Tortilla the Hun

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A lot has changed, skill trees are different, weapon stats are different. Feel like a noob again. A noob who left himself 4 million dollars and a level 96 toon. Thanks for reminding me about this one!
Happy to do so! Nice to see I've done some good. :P

I'm not super interested in the game, but I love that description.
What can I say? I have my way with words.

...a way.

A way with words.

That's what I meant.
 

Beerjerker

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Necro-bump!
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DLC for Payday 2, which is most of the game content now, is on 85% off sale so most is under a dollar.
Game is dated, but it's still fun to steal cash from fanatical zerg rushing policemen!
 
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Same here for me, once they started the micro bullshit I dropped the game like a hot steaming turd. Don;t know if I'll ever go back to it though, maybe someday.
 
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