PAYDAY 3 has had a rough launch, and communication with the community (or lack thereof) has only exacerbated matters further. And while it seems like some players are at least playing the game, Starbreeze's situation is undesirable, and its first patch is still nowhere to be found more than a month later.
In a quick update posted to the PAYDAY 3 website, Starbreeze explained the reason for the delay, which is unlikely to do much to assuage players looking to loot vaults, stating that:
"We've been quiet over the last few days, and for that, we apologize. It's not easy to communicate when we have not been able to offer updates on the one big topic on everyone's mind right now: When are the patches coming to PAYDAY 3? Despite our silence, we want to assure you that the team is still working on our main priority, which is to get the patch we promised out to you and to ensure our patching process allows us to continue publishing them at a steady cadence in the future."
Starbreeze explains that the MIA patch is currently going through testing and certification and that part of the delay was discovering a critical error, a bug that could potentially wipe out a player's progression. That's the last thing this beleaguered game needs right now, so more time is required. Starbreeze does state that it plans to have free content updates rolling out by the end of the year, which is something to look forward to.
How's your PAYDAY 3 experience been? Are you optimistic about the title's future? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source paydaythegame.com]
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Starbreeze really ***** up. Keep in mind that Payday 3 as of right now has less than 2k players and Payday 2 has more than 20k. Starbreeze really thought that they could rely on the name alone. Really disappointed.
Here's the situation gang. Starbreeze is holding a valuable patch in a safe in the office. You guys are going to have to do this stealth as they have it setup that if anything is amiss, the patch will be transferred to another facility that's even higher security. Luckily a worker on the inside owed me a couple favours and has given us a window to obtain it. Good luck.
@TechaNinja absolutely love your comment 😂
The player count is already abysmal. They will likely get out a patch and dip.
@Cherip-the-Ripper Did you read it in Bain's voice
@TechaNinja I wish I could give multiple likes to this comment.
Neowiz and hexworks have shown how to listen and respond to their player base. Its a shame that other well established devs seem to show complacence when it comes to releasing another game in a series and expecting the fans to just hoover it up when its shoddy and sub par. Starbreeze need to up their ante.
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