"We've recently been under a great deal of stress after the Crimefest update.
In turn, this has put a strain on the moderators.Īshley says the Steam moderation team, which is made up of community members that have been selected by Overkill, is expecting to be dismissed due to its refusal to manage the outrage.
Hours after the update deployed, Payday 2's communities across Steam and Reddit have expressed outrage at the decision. “Team Boosts” provide in-game cash and XP bonuses to everybody who completes a heist, however only those with special weapon skins can benefit from this. Representatives for the studio also explained that additional funds would be helpful for the studio to achieve its ambition to support the multiplayer game until 2017.īut late on Thursday, Overkill introduced the game's 90th update, which includes further benefits to those who pay. The move triggered outrage online, and in response Overkill introduced random drops of these special drills, giving those who continue to play a chance of unlocking the skins without having to pay. The rewards inside were weapon skins which provide various boosts to player performance. Only a special kind of drill, which costs $2.50, could be used to open these safes. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot'sĪ moderator, going by the online handle Ashley, has published a notice claiming to be the recipient of online abuse and death threats, stemming from envenomed public debate over microtransactions added to Payday 2 that give buying players a performance boost.ĭespite previous assurances that Payday 2-a co-op first person shooter centred around heist missions-would "never" include microtransactions, in mid-October its developer Overkill introduced special safes that could not be cracked by conventional means.
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