Four months after Payday 3 launched on Xbox and PlayStation, work on a Payday 3 offline mode is finally underway but it might be too late.
From a hyped sequel to a title that barely averages 1,000 players daily on Steam - how did Payday 3 fall so far in such a short period?
"Deep Silver and Starbreeze are today very happy and excited to announce that they have just released the “Operation Medic Bag” patch for “Payday 3” to PC and consoles." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
Starbreeze Studios faces a challenging launch with Payday 3, acknowledging the game's performance is below anticipated levels.
It's quite impressive that PayDay 2 has 17.204 players right now on Steam, while PayDay 3 has 336
Payday 2 doesn't even deserve that, and you can probably point towards its discounted price given its age for the reason why its current player count sits above Payday 3. Let's forget reviews from critics for a moment and focus on what gamers like you and I think. The 1st game received a rating of 6.5, Payday 2 received a rating of 4, and the last installment received a rating of 3.1. The franchise is trash and always has been. I'm not sure why it receives anything but negative press.
It's because the game had identity for its time, and most importantly was easily accessible. Simple gameplay, it ran even on potatoes, and was coop focused; all formula for it spreading like the plague. Honestly just like Team Fortress.
I will disagree with you on the front that it's trash. Just mediocre. However people have an extreme positivity bias towards it because it's pretty much a game everyone has played, probably had some hearty multiplayer experiences to cherish and stuff.
What does that have to do with it? The first two were stull huge on PC and PS so no way they rushed this just to get money from gamepass. And ever heard of early access? The whole industry has been releasing broken games lately.
I wish there were more stealth mechanics but I understand if they don’t add that
Fairgame$, don't forget that stupid little $ in its name.
And to think Sony thought that studio was worth buying. With a CG trailer announcement I can't think of a worse way to first show it to the world.
The 'offline mode' needs internet connection? Huh?
huh ??
whats the point of an offline mode if u need an internet connection haha so dumb.
Pass -
I wish more games had the option for AI companions/bots instead of forcing your to play online.
Remember when lan parties were the norm, and people were shitting on ubi for their always online bs that most other devs would avoid doing the same? Good times.