Summary
Payday 3has become one of the worst-rated games on Steam. There was great anticipation for the release ofPayday 3, the new installment of the popular first-person shooter franchise. But whatPaydayfans saw was a chaotic and underwhelming launch.
Set a few years after the events ofPayday 2,Payday 3brings back Dallas, Chains, Wolf, Hoxton, and Joy, with Pearl as the newest addition to the crew. After living a crime-free franchise life, the gang’s retirement comes to an end when a threat arises. This new threat makes the Payday gang leave their base in Washington and move to New York,where the events ofPayday 3take place. At launch, the game includes eight heists, and as before, each heist consists of different phases. To fulfill the objective of stealing as much as possible from a single location, players have a large arsenal of weapons to choose from and more intelligent AI units to face.
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Payday 3now has “Mostly Negative” reviews on Steam. At the time of this writing,Payday 3has 25,387 reviews, with 22,165 reviews being negative. Since launch,Payday 3players have been experiencing matchmaking issues that prevent them from playing co-op or even solo. There are complaints about extended wait times to play. With the constant server problems andPayday 3’s controversial always-online requirement, joining a heist has become an almost impossible task for players.Payday 3has had many technical issues since early access, including faulty matchmaking.
In the days following launch, Starbreeze addressed the growing matchmaking problems and confirmed that the team was working to fix the functionality. The fixes were released but were short-lived as thePayday 3servers faced more issues still waiting for a solution. WithPayday 3’s bad reception on Steam, Starbreeze’s FPS has become one of the 100 worst-rated games on Valve’s platform. The game ranks twenty-sixth on a list that includes thecontroversialRedfallfrom Arkane Studios, and other 2023 releases likeWo Long: Fallen Dynasty,NBA 2K24, andOverwatch 2.
While lamenting the difficulties of playingPayday 3, one of the main requests from players is the inclusion of an offline mode. That way, even with the server and matchmaking problems,Payday 3players could at least play the heists solo. Starbreeze has not indicated that it plans to introduce an offline mode, but it’s still working to stabilizePayday 3’s matchmaking.Payday 3players can only hope that the devs will solve the growing pile of problems, so they can finally enjoy one of themost anticipated shooters of 2023.
Payday 3is out now for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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