Due to the serious launch problems with PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze is thinking about dropping the contentious always-online condition. On September 21, 2023, the release of Payday 3 on the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S became a hot subject on social networking sites like X due to erratic server connections, crashes, ongoing matchmaking issues, and incorrect versions of the game being playable on PS5.
In an official statement, the developer explained that “Matchmaking software encountered an unforeseen error, which made it unable to handle the massive influx of players. The issue caused an unrecoverable situation for Starbreeze’s third-party matchmaking partner.”
Recommendation; ”Game pass” is better than ”hard pass”… 😉
Jokes aside, been communicated by Andreas for example that team is looking at possibility to add some sort of offline mode.
— Tobias Sjögren (@tobiassjogren) September 24, 2023
These issues irritated players who had been eagerly anticipating the PAYDAY 3 game since PAYDAY 2 a decade prior. Following these unfortunate occurrences, the CEO of Starbreeze stated that the team would “work tirelessly” to make sure that PAYDAY 3 would live up to their expectations once more.
PAYDAY 3’s offline mode can be a blessing
Building on the notoriety of a comparable PAYDAY 2 release, the game’s release is rife with issues that require rapid patching. The game is only online at the moment, players face serval issues. Players cannot experience the game regardless of how they choose to play. Tobias Sjögren, CEO of Starbreeze Entertainment, released the following statement in response to this terrible launch:
“We are disappointed in the issues our player base has faced during our launch weekend, but we are confident in our core product and the quality of PAYDAY 3 – and all available metrics point to it. We have a lot of diligent and consistent work ahead of us to regain community trust, but we will work hard to do it.”
Honestly you put a offline mode in there and work out the kinks you will probably get a sale from me. I have legit been burned so much from pre-ordering games as of late I just don’t take the risk any more. Thanks for the candor and response.
— The Donkey King (@DonkeyWolfgang) September 24, 2023
The problematic release of the game has reignited a familiar discussion about the necessity of games requiring a constant internet connection. In today’s digital gaming landscape, where large updates are common at launch, players are expected to remain online continuously. This situation frequently leads players to reminisce about the earlier days when games didn’t depend so heavily on internet connectivity to provide the best gaming experience.
The game developers are reportedly actively working on implementing an offline mode that fully utilizes the existing gameplay features of PAYDAY 3. This effort gives us hope that this “fix” could ultimately enhance the game’s overall appeal. If you’ve been involved in multiplayer gaming for some time, you’ll likely understand the frustration of trying to find dependable teammates to enhance your gaming experience.
In pursuit of this goal, Starbreeze temporarily took PAYDAY 3 offline on September 26 with the aim of enhancing server performance and matchmaking reliability. PAYDAY 3 is set to undergo another period of downtime for further improvements on the upcoming Friday, September 29.