MisterNugNug
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Payday 2 |OT| See you at the safe house.
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securitypigeon
Banned
Reviews don't work this way!
Yeah I certainly feel better shooting zombies. Is the game available in Germany at all?
Gareth Bale
Member
Couldn't have downloaded these 600mb yesterday?
Yeah I just came back in to say to do this if anyone else was having same problem. Just decided to click it for good measure... every other game I've got from GMG has given me the code in the Library section :/
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
It's being shipped! MOOHAHA!
Yea, my Steam froze and now I can't even end the process either. Guess I'll restart!
I was, changed download server to Manchester and restarted Steam. Going smooth now.
Same, but the weird thing is, the Time Remaining keeps changing around between 10 - 25 minutes, even though the speed remains at 0 :s
Gareth Bale
Member
Worked for me as well.
Yep, me too. But it jumps to 500kBps.
Robert J. Sullivan
Member
Launched the game quickly to see if it works and looks like I can't join friend nor create a game. Also the serverbrowser is empty.
Someone is having the same problems ? That way I can know if I have to wait for a hotfix or the problem's on my side. In the meantime, off to play some Spelunky !
EDIT : Restarted Steam, seems to have fixed the problem.
Someone is having the same problems ? That way I can know if I have to wait for a hotfix or the problem's on my side. In the meantime, off to play some Spelunky !
EDIT : Restarted Steam, seems to have fixed the problem.
davidsaurus
Member
If anyone is up for some heists with a complete noob, then add davidsaurus. I'm EU and you can find me on the GAF group.
I'm seeing bunch of servers, game says there's 25 582 players online.
Robert J. Sullivan
Member
Looks like restarting Steam fixed the problem.
In their announcements it also says that if you crash at the card picking restarting steam seems to fix it. I hope so cause I just lost 3 lvl's because of that crash :'(
Severely Beardy
Neo Member
For those of you who have a crash issue at the 'card pick'. I had to replay the Safehouse section three times.
Restarting Steam, and 'clear progress' in the game menu fixed the issue for me.
Not a great thing to have to do if you've already ranked up, but it worked.
Restarting Steam, and 'clear progress' in the game menu fixed the issue for me.
Not a great thing to have to do if you've already ranked up, but it worked.
Übermatik;76138323 said:
In no particular order:
1. It's a HEIST game based on great movie scenes and Overkill's imagination which reminds me of the crazy cops and robbers games you imagined as a kid. Everyone has pictured themselves in a "bad guy" scenario or living out a part of the movie Heat and this game is basically playing off of those thoughts. It's just a great game to unwind to because it's pure fun and is great with friends.
2. It's gunplay is actually quite satisfying and infinitely better than the first game with each weapon packing a punch and you can customize them to fit your playstyle even including blinged out grips because that's what ballers do. It's the perfect game to play with friends because they can fill in where you're weak and make sure your team is well balanced. The game is meant to be played with people who communicate with each other so you're all on the same page, but it's not a bad game to meet new people on either. I made quite a few Payday buddies just by using a mic.
3. Replayable missions thanks to the random elements in each heist. The game switches a few things up on you in a level to keep you on our toes and not automatically setting up in the getaway spot. So in one mission, you load a truck with coke on one side of the map and extract nearby but the next time it's on the other side of the map with the extraction somewhere else. Key personnel's positions change so the keycard holder isn't in the same spot all the time requiring you to case out the building before starting, items aren't always in the same spot and optional items can help out but aren't necessary by any means so it's a risk-reward scenario, and the enemies change meaning you won't always see the same special units at the same exact point of the same mission. Randomization means you can still be surprised!
4. PLAYER CHOICE: You choose what type of character you play as, whether it's the stealthy type, the mastermind, the techy, or the enforcer that is ready to go to war with the cops. You can mix and match skills from each class to cater to your playstyle so you're never locked to just one tree if you don't want to. You choose how much armor you go into a mission with, you choose what weapons fit your playstyle and which mods helps those weapons fit you even more. You choose whether it's best to try and case the joint and go for a stealthy heist without the cops even showing up or if you're going to go in guns blazing and get in and out as fast as possible. You decide whether what you stole is good enough or if you should try to take more risking another major wave from the cops.
5. CRIME.NET. The way the new unlocks work is quite clever in my opinion. Each heist leaves you with your share of the money and most of it is put into an offshore account which is basically your experience with a percentage of that being spending cash that you can use at the black market. Everything costs money so whether you want to save up for a new rifle or pimp out your current one is up to you making it a bigger choice than most games. Do you want to spend money making your heist mask reflect your badassitude? Do you save money to buy that next skill once it's unlocked or do you spend it now on an attachment so it's easier to score big on the next heist? Due to the money system, it basically rewards players for playing higher difficulties where the payout is bigger and for exploring the map where items can be picked up for some extra cash. Is it worth being greedy and staying for that last safe to unlock or did you get enough and don't want to risk losing it all if you get caught?
The end. Just buy the damn game and don't ask me to type anymore. It's late.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
In no particular order:
*snip*
The end. Just buy the damn game and don't ask me to type anymore. It's late.
I was already sold. Now I will buy two copies.
In no particular order:
1. It's a HEIST game based on great movie scenes and Overkill's imagination which reminds me of the crazy cops and robbers games you imagined as a kid. Everyone has pictured themselves in a "bad guy" scenario or living out a part of the movie Heat and this game is basically playing off of those thoughts. It's just a great game to unwind to because it's pure fun and is great with friends.
2. It's gunplay is actually quite satisfying and infinitely better than the first game with each weapon packing a punch and you can customize them to fit your playstyle even including blinged out grips because that's what ballers do. It's the perfect game to play with friends because they can fill in where you're weak and make sure your team is well balanced. The game is meant to be played with people who communicate with each other so you're all on the same page, but it's not a bad game to meet new people on either. I made quite a few Payday buddies just by using a mic.
3. Replayable missions thanks to the random elements in each heist. The game switches a few things up on you in a level to keep you on our toes and not automatically setting up in the getaway spot. So in one mission, you load a truck with coke on one side of the map and extract nearby but the next time it's on the other side of the map with the extraction somewhere else. Key personnel's positions change so the keycard holder isn't in the same spot all the time requiring you to case out the building before starting, items aren't always in the same spot and optional items can help out but aren't necessary by any means so it's a risk-reward scenario, and the enemies change meaning you won't always see the same special units at the same exact point of the same mission. Randomization means you can still be surprised!
4. PLAYER CHOICE: You choose what type of character you play as, whether it's the stealthy type, the mastermind, the techy, or the enforcer that is ready to go to war with the cops. You can mix and match skills from each class to cater to your playstyle so you're never locked to just one tree if you don't want to. You choose how much armor you go into a mission with, you choose what weapons fit your playstyle and which mods helps those weapons fit you even more. You choose whether it's best to try and case the joint and go for a stealthy heist without the cops even showing up or if you're going to go in guns blazing and get in and out as fast as possible. You decide whether what you stole is good enough or if you should try to take more risking another major wave from the cops.
5. CRIME.NET. The way the new unlocks work is quite clever in my opinion. Each heist leaves you with your share of the money and most of it is put into an offshore account which is basically your experience with a percentage of that being spending cash that you can use at the black market. Everything costs money so whether you want to save up for a new rifle or pimp out your current one is up to you making it a bigger choice than most games. Do you want to spend money making your heist mask reflect your badassitude? Do you save money to buy that next skill once it's unlocked or do you spend it now on an attachment so it's easier to score big on the next heist? Due to the money system, it basically rewards players for playing higher difficulties where the payout is bigger and for exploring the map where items can be picked up for some extra cash. Is it worth being greedy and staying for that last safe to unlock or did you get enough and don't want to risk losing it all if you get caught?
The end. Just buy the damn game and don't ask me to type anymore. It's late.
Thanks for this! It helps. Think I might pick it up when my paycheck comes in. Also, cool avatar.
Panda In Space
Member
Does the AI buddies capable of stealth and other styles other than mindless shooting at the Cops?
Revolutionary
Member
No, friendly AI is pretty useless. Best to play these kind of games with real people.
Karak
Member
My review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLb4LiWaeoE
I really enjoyed the game.
I really enjoyed the game.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Ah, nice one. I can't watch this right now. Work are funny about me spending time on messageboards, oddly. What version did you test?
derExperte
Member
Seems to crash a lot. Like all the time and much more than the beta.
Gareth Bale
Member
Out_Of_Ammo
Member
Willkiller
Banned
I haven't been able to play the game yet because the resolution is messed up. I set it to 1920x1080, fullscreen, and yet it still starts with black borders. I checked my overscan settings and they're fine, I checked the resolution was set correctly in the Appdata file.
No joy.
Halp
No joy.
Halp
As the dude above me said, try disabling steam overlay. Haven't crashed once ever since. Before that I crashed twice. First time requiring me to wait an insane amount of time before the game let me see my desktop. And the second requiring me to reboot. I just about give up with any game that has me rebooting, but surprisingly Payday 2 is way too fun to stop ;_;
That's just the starting screen right? That was getting on my nerves till I joined a match and it fixed it. Guess they couldn't bother with filling up the title screen.
Willkiller
Banned
Not for me no, I went to the Safehouse (?) and it was the same
Hmm. I'll give it another go and report back.
Edit: Lol, rebooting reset my settings. Couldn't notice the black bars till now. So yeah, changed it back to 1080p and no black bars. Now I'm curious what's wrong with your game.
Out_Of_Ammo
Member
lol at this achievement:
Fish A.I.
On day 2 of the Watchdogs job, throw a loot bag into the sea, hoping fish move away as it gets near.
Fish A.I.
On day 2 of the Watchdogs job, throw a loot bag into the sea, hoping fish move away as it gets near.