PayDay 3 Receives Much-overdue Patch; Community is Divided
PayDay 3 finally got the long-awaited patch. However, it turned out to be more modest than announced and did not have a positive impact on the game's popularity.
PayDay 3 turned out to be one of the biggest disappointment of the year. Players complained both about the poor technical condition and modest content. Immediately after the release, the devs promised to fix the game, and the first patch was supposed to be released back in October. The developers failed to keep their word, but now the update has finally rolled out.
- The patch is numbered 1.0.1 and brings a lot of changes. The problem is that these are only small bug fixes, which do not change much in the overall shape of the game. It also fixes interface imperfections and improves the AI of enemies a bit, so that, for example, those equipped with shotguns try to get closer before opening fire instead of shooting at us from afar.
- Most players are unsatisfied with the patch. They claim that such an update would have been appropriate right after the release, but six weeks after the debut of PayDay 3 fans expected much more. They think that while the bug fixes are nice, overall the patch doesn't change much in the gameplay. There is no shortage of voices satisfied with the changes, but they are in the minority.
- The situation is exacerbated by the fact that the patch contains less than the promised 200 changes that were supposed to be introduced in October. That is, the patch not only came out later than promised, but is also more modest than what the developers announced.
- Comments on the forums may not provide a full picture, but the activity results clearly show the lack of a good response to the update. Yesterday's activity record on Steam amounted to 2801 players. The most worrying thing for the devs should be that the release of the update has had no major positive impact on the game's popularity.
Tragic situation of PayDay 3 is best seen when the game is compared to the previous installment. Yesterday's activity record for the ten-year-old PayDay 2 on Steam amounted to 33 470 people. This means that the predecessor is now twelve times more popular on this service than the latest installment.
PayDay 3 made its debut on September 21, simultaneously on PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PlayStation 5. The game is also available as part of a Game Pass subscription - on both PC and Xbox consoles.
