ENCOURAGEMENT - HOW DID YOU HARNESS THAT SENTIMENT? There were still enough players who understood what we wanted to achieve. There were not many of them at the start, but they were very enthusiastic and extremely supportive. They have followed us, provided feedback and helped shape the game through the many updates reviews, user reviews on Epic Store were around 4/5 stars, which was encouraging.
HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT TURNING THE FORTUNES OF THE GAME AROUND FROM A TECHNICAL/GAMEPLAY PERSPECTIVE? Our internal roadmap was guiding us to console release still not good enough. So, in October 2023 we laid a new plan on how to restructure the game. away the linear narrative start of the game in favour of faster explanation of the roguelite nature of the game.
I am proud of the improved balance and variety of the single player campaign, so it’s starting to make sense. It’s a new take on the single player experience in the land of many linear checkpoint driven games.
PAYDAY 2 HAS ENJOYED A LONG LIFE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ENSURE THAT CRIME BOSS REMAINS EQUALLY HEALTHY? There are a lot of successful long lasting live games that inspired us – Team Fortress, Overwatch,
Apex Legends
“Key to success is a strong vision, perfect core gameplay, connection with the player community and frequent updates”
Next step was an overhaul of the multiplayer. The
roguelite element did not work for the multiplayer game, so we went for a more traditional approach where players build their MP crew and boss over time, without fear of losing anything.
hood, we have been improving the stealth gameplay, AI and economy of the game.
A YEAR ON FROM THE INITIAL RELEASE, WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? roguelite element with permadeath in each run. If you fail a mission, you don’t manage to escape and your heisters are dead. You don’t have them and you have to deal with it. If you send the crime boss and he dies the campaign run is over. This brings a lot of tension and emotions into
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and also Payday 2. Their key to success is a strong vision, perfect core gameplay, connection with the player successfully over many years. Our players are talking to us and we are listening. One element that should help keep the have a lot of experienced modders interested in our game.
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