Payday 3 Progression Changes Currently in the Works, Dev Confirms

Not even two weeks after the developers of Payday 3 stated that they had no plans to change progression, Starbreeze has confirmed that the studio is currently working on “a bunch of changes” for the way the Payday 3 progression works in-game. This comes directly from today’s developer livestream.

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Here’s the direct quote from Lead Producer Andreas Penninger regarding progression via the Twitch stream:

We have heard you, and we are working on a bunch of changes to the progression system. I can’t say exactly what yet. We’re working on it, then we’re going to test it and verify it to make sure it’s in line with how we want it to work and also based on your guys’ feedback. So, as soon as we have more clarity in “this is what we want to push live,” we’re going to communicate that to you guys.

It sounds like the Payday 3 team is taking player complaints into consideration pretty heavily. As it currently stands, experience is earned solely by completing challenges. Heisters receive no XP for simply completing heists. This means that it’s possible to complete an entire heist in full stealth with a huge haul and earn zero experience for it. Obviously, this hasn’t sat well with players.

The devs did initially state that they had plans to change the way challenges display to players in order to make them easier to navigate. It now sounds like their plans to change progression stretch beyond this initial goal, though no further details have been provided.

We hope Payday 3 gets back on its feet and stands tall as a great sequel. If you’re into the game currently and looking for some pointers, check out our tips and tricks here.

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Source: Twitch

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