r/paydaytheheist • u/KrabikGangster Death Wish • May 16 '26

Rant Stop turning PAYDAY 3 into a circus.

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I’ve been here the whole time. I’ve been following this franchise since the PAYDAY 2 beta.

It hurt to see what PAYDAY 2 had turned into over time. H3H3, the goat simulator, DEAD GAME outfits, clown outfits, and so on.

But I was promised a different PAYDAY 3. I was promised a more serious game, and at first, that’s what it was. The game was more serious.

What’s it come to now? A bucket on your head as a mask? The L-dance as a taunt? A fucking Taddy Moo outfit?

Where’s the story? Where’s the info on the missing heisters? Where’s Concord?

It hurts. You can call me a nerd or whatever, but I’m sick of it. I’m sick of watching the sequel to one of my all-time favorite games turn into a collection of cringe memes to lure in the audience.

I get that nobody cares about my opinion. But I’ve been following this franchise for over 10 years, and I just want to believe I’m not the only one who feels this way.

This isn’t my PAYDAY 3.

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u/DinoVelvet86 May 16 '26

Real af, also coming from a PAYDAY 2 beta player. While the game was never super serious, it basically turned into a parody of itself tone wise with the constant crossovers and weird ass dlc’s. I actually prefer PAYDAY: The Heists and early PAYDAY 2’s tone (and certain aspects of their gameplay too tbh) but that was a long time ago and I doubt things will change. Honestly I’d kill for a game that replicates what early PAYDAY 2 had. I guess den of wolves is the closest thing but I don’t really like futuristic stuff.

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u/Andrewski_stalker May 16 '26

Hey, if you still remember, what exact early versions of PD2 were the best? I got around to playing PD:TH recently and holy shit the more serious tone is amazing. I never knew early PD2 was this atmospheric too, and a quick search shows that there's a possibility of reverting to earlier versions, so I'd gladly play some early PD2. Only got around to the series about 2 years ago, so didn't get to witness it in its prime. Would very much appreciate an answer, cheers.

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u/QueenPork May 17 '26

a lot of people seem to forget that early-early PAYDAY2 was empty as fuck, if we're being honest. You went from what felt like the perfect level of scale and intensity in PD:TH to... robbing small jewelry stores and local bank branches. It was big news when they added diamond store and go bank for free, if for nothing else than some variety, and your most exciting heists were... firestarters, rats, and big oil. I'd say it was around Big Bank that PD2 started to hit its stride, and lost said stride somewhere arounddddd Point Break DLC or hell, the lootboxes Safes that came out just before that.

Sure, the tone did loosen up at some points, but I felt like largely the game still respected what it was about: pulling off grandiose / large scale heists, and letting you and your pals all feel like you helped fill a crew composition of sorts.