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[Payday 2] Steal Things, Shoot Mans, Repeat as Necessary

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  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    Big Oil is super satisfying.

    It's worth noting on Day 1 to check the outhouses though. They usually have a bag or three of weapons at least.

    Rats you don't have to worry about stealth action hero. No that could actually be fun. You have to worry about people not wanting to actually play the game. Never pub Rats.

  • SumanaiSumanai muh PTRegistered User regular
    Yeah, Big Oil's a lot of fun. I like having to figure out which is the correct engine. Not really a fan of the PSI/BAR conversion, but other than that it's great.

    I may be wrong here but I think the number will always be 400, the only thing that changes is the "greater than or equal to" or "less than or equal to" symbol.

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  • kozmokozmo Titan VRegistered User regular
    edited September 2013
    It's not always 400, it can be anywhere from 300 to 500 in my experience. The number on the screen is usually around 400 though, but I've seen it at 500+ before converting, but like Sumanai said.. its the 'less' or 'greater' than that matters, if it's equal you may have to convert the PSI to get the proper readout.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've had the conversion be at 300 before

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  • CheesecakeRecipeCheesecakeRecipe "Should not be allowed to post in the Steam Thread" - Isorn Squalor Victoria, Squalor Victoria!Registered User regular
    Big Oil is super satisfying.

    It's worth noting on Day 1 to check the outhouses though. They usually have a bag or three of weapons at least.

    Rats you don't have to worry about stealth action hero. No that could actually be fun. You have to worry about people not wanting to actually play the game. Never pub Rats.

    I have never even thought to look in the shithouses.

    Holy shit.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Frei wrote: »
    Rats is still my favorite after all this time. On that map, you don't have to worry about someone wanting to be a stealth action superhero (and proceed to fail the stealth and want to "just die and restart" 15 times). Just good times, meth cooking, gang robbing, rat killing.

    The only map I will do the restart for stealth thing on is Frames 3.

    Aside from that, I don't mind stealthing it but restarting when shit gets noisy is just dumb and not fun at all.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    Maddoc wrote: »
    Frei wrote: »
    Rats is still my favorite after all this time. On that map, you don't have to worry about someone wanting to be a stealth action superhero (and proceed to fail the stealth and want to "just die and restart" 15 times). Just good times, meth cooking, gang robbing, rat killing.

    The only map I will do the restart for stealth thing on is Frames 3.

    Aside from that, I don't mind stealthing it but restarting when shit gets noisy is just dumb and not fun at all.

    Yeah, stealth is great and all but the best part of the game is murdering people so I don't mind fudging up a stealth mission if it means I get to shoot badguys.

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  • TOGSolidTOGSolid Drunk sailor Seattle, WashingtonRegistered User regular
    "Neat, it looks like if you carry the bags with you on Watchdogs they spawn with yo--" *HRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRK* *SYSTEM LOCK* *HARD DRIVE FAIL*

    ...

    Well shit.

    Apologies to anyone that was in that game with me when my media drive decided to implode.

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  • EvmaAlsarEvmaAlsar Birmingham, EnglandRegistered User regular
    TOGSolid wrote: »
    "Neat, it looks like if you carry the bags with you on Watchdogs they spawn with yo--" *HRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRKHRK* *SYSTEM LOCK* *HARD DRIVE FAIL*

    ...

    Well shit.

    Apologies to anyone that was in that game with me when my media drive decided to implode.

    We succeeded in doing science so it wasn't a total loss.

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  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    I only had 15 minutes to play yesterday, but I signed on right as @RisenPhoenix needed help hauling giant bags of gold out of the vault on Framing Frames Day 3. I think that was the most profitable 15 minutes I've had in this game so far. :)

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  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    Ha, yeah it's always nice to join someones game and it's over in the next thirty seconds. Gotta get the cash.

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  • VedicIntentVedicIntent Registered User regular
    Ha, yeah it's always nice to join someones game and it's over in the next thirty seconds. Gotta get the cash.

    I don't care if money is worthless right now, and I just don't understand the speedrun people. Stealthing a Firestarter or nailing Rats for a million in spending cash is the best goddamn part of the game.

    Just waiting for safe house upgrades so I can buy my Scrooge McDuck vault + diving board.

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  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    Ha, yeah it's always nice to join someones game and it's over in the next thirty seconds. Gotta get the cash.

    I don't care if money is worthless right now, and I just don't understand the speedrun people. Stealthing a Firestarter or nailing Rats for a million in spending cash is the best goddamn part of the game.

    Just waiting for safe house upgrades so I can buy my Scrooge McDuck vault + diving board.

    I'll speedrun Ukranian Job if I'm solo. Sometimes I only have 15 minutes to play, so being able to get a couple of cards in that time is worth it, compared to spending time trying to find a PA group or taking a chance with pubbies.

    If I'm on for any longer than 15 minutes I'll usually try to find a PA group though, and do a nice 3-day mission.

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  • VedicIntentVedicIntent Registered User regular
    f3rret wrote: »
    Ha, yeah it's always nice to join someones game and it's over in the next thirty seconds. Gotta get the cash.

    I don't care if money is worthless right now, and I just don't understand the speedrun people. Stealthing a Firestarter or nailing Rats for a million in spending cash is the best goddamn part of the game.

    Just waiting for safe house upgrades so I can buy my Scrooge McDuck vault + diving board.

    I'll speedrun Ukranian Job if I'm solo. Sometimes I only have 15 minutes to play, so being able to get a couple of cards in that time is worth it, compared to spending time trying to find a PA group or taking a chance with pubbies.

    If I'm on for any longer than 15 minutes I'll usually try to find a PA group though, and do a nice 3-day mission.

    Oh, totally, and I have nothing against running a quick single day for a card or something. By "speedrun people" I mean people who don't want to max their haul even when they have the time. I guess it's mostly Rats these days, what with escapes.

    Nothing wrong with that - at all - but I have a hard time conceptualizing how that's more fun than pretending you're in a bank robbery movie.

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  • BethrynBethryn Unhappiness is Mandatory Registered User regular
    Jewelry Store rushes are pretty sweet for cards as well. Run in, shout everyone down, throw 3 bags out to the car, spamming ECMs if worried; bingo, easy cards.

    ...and of course, as always, Kill Hitler.
  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Jewelry Store rushes are pretty sweet for cards as well. Run in, shout everyone down, throw 3 bags out to the car, spamming ECMs if worried; bingo, easy cards.

    My second choice would be mallcrashers. I can do it pretty quick with tripmines, but I respecced out of the Explosion Radius Ace, so I may need to drop an extra here or there to get full coverage.

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  • grim sbgrim sb Registered User regular
    I find a full stealth of Bank Heist to be pretty satisfying. Tucking all of those gently-snoozing guards into their cozy sleeping bags - well, it just warms my heart. So much so that in our last run of it yesterday, we were all on the way to the getaway van and I just had to rock a civvie to sleep and put him in his sleeping bag, too.

    Framing Frames stealthed is cool too, but man does that last stage take a while. I have yet to do Big Oil or Firestarters.

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  • grim sbgrim sb Registered User regular
    Speaking of Firestarters - what's with the lack of love for it and Mallcrashers?

  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    Lack of love for Firestarters? I know several people including myself consider it their favorite heist.

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  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    f3rret wrote: »
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Jewelry Store rushes are pretty sweet for cards as well. Run in, shout everyone down, throw 3 bags out to the car, spamming ECMs if worried; bingo, easy cards.

    My second choice would be mallcrashers. I can do it pretty quick with tripmines, but I respecced out of the Explosion Radius Ace, so I may need to drop an extra here or there to get full coverage.

    Four Stores is incredibly easy to stealth solo. Sneak around and slap an ECM on an ATM and then go wait for the van. Takes a couple minutes at most.

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  • UrQuanLord88UrQuanLord88 Registered User regular
    Seems like the technician rework is currently being developed. Sentry gun improvement with incendiary ammo? Yes please

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  • SampsenSampsen Aggressive Berserker Registered User regular
    Lack of love for Firestarters? I know several people including myself consider it their favorite heist.

    Firestarters Day 2 is maybe the best map in the game.

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  • BethrynBethryn Unhappiness is Mandatory Registered User regular
    edited September 2013
    FS Day 2 is probably the most interesting map, yeah.

    It's insanely difficult to stealth though, unless you're running it with 4 MMs.

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  • ShogunShogun Hair long; money long; me and broke wizards we don't get along Registered User regular
    Seems like the technician rework is currently being developed. Sentry gun improvement with incendiary ammo? Yes please

    Also talk of being able to loop camera feeds and move hostages. Don't know if the hostage movement will be only for tech though. Guessing that one is gonna be a general thing. Tech is also gonna get much better tier bonuses compared to the crap they have now.

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  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    Shogun wrote: »
    Seems like the technician rework is currently being developed. Sentry gun improvement with incendiary ammo? Yes please

    Also talk of being able to loop camera feeds and move hostages. Don't know if the hostage movement will be only for tech though. Guessing that one is gonna be a general thing. Tech is also gonna get much better tier bonuses compared to the crap they have now.

    Sources?

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  • VedicIntentVedicIntent Registered User regular
    I really hope they stay conservative with hostage movement, though. I know it would be more "realistic" to be able to herd everyone into a back room, but the hostage mechanic is built around them being a location-dependent resource. Maybe a limited number of moves, increased with Cable Guy? As long as they don't just make them heftable body/sleeping bag-style, I guess.

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  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    So this guy loves his twitter. So damn hard to get information from it though, I hate the format of Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/locust9

    So the highlights I've read in the last little bit:
    - big skill tree changes coming, they may give us a free respec
    - Major tech tree changes, he agrees most of the bonuses are bad
    - "drill skills will become a lot more useful when variable/titanium safes pop up"

    I think most people will respec to tech when this patch goes live. STAY OFFA MAH LAWN YOU HIPSTERS!

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  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    Free re-spec. How generous 8->

    But I'm glad for the tech changes. My builds starting to pick up the tech skills I've always wanted (gee would be nice if I didn't need 11 points in MM to do my job as ghost) and while all the skills are okay the tree is definitely lacking in terms of tier bonuses and just any solid thematic role.

  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    Free re-spec. How generous 8->

    But I'm glad for the tech changes. My builds starting to pick up the tech skills I've always wanted (gee would be nice if I didn't need 11 points in MM to do my job as ghost) and while all the skills are okay the tree is definitely lacking in terms of tier bonuses and just any solid thematic role.

    I was getting a little frustrated when I waited so long for C4 only to have people sawing and ECM-ing things open before the bomb went off...

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  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    shaped charges is still the best access skill both in terms of what it can access (everything ECM can and 90% of what the saw can) and what you have to sacrifice (nothing, trip mines are still a functional gadget without shaped charges, ECM is too but is more limited and is completely useless in combat).

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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    recently discovered you don't need the opening perk to use ecms on an ATM which is nice to know.

    they need a skill called the midnight bomber what bombs at midnight which has aced skill being a shortened fuse countdown

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  • CapsaicinCapsaicin I asked my 2 y/o son to draw a pic of my German mom, and thats what we got. Registered User regular
    mts wrote: »
    recently discovered you don't need the opening perk to use ecms on an ATM which is nice to know.

    they need a skill called the midnight bomber what bombs at midnight which has aced skill being a shortened fuse countdown

    What?! You only need to be a level 1 Ghost to crack the ATMs? Hmm... I might respec since cracking security doors isn't as useful as I had originally thought.

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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    Capsaicin wrote: »
    mts wrote: »
    recently discovered you don't need the opening perk to use ecms on an ATM which is nice to know.

    they need a skill called the midnight bomber what bombs at midnight which has aced skill being a shortened fuse countdown

    What?! You only need to be a level 1 Ghost to crack the ATMs? Hmm... I might respec since cracking security doors isn't as useful as I had originally thought.

    pretty much. whether that is as intended is another question @jman711 opened my eyes to this. one of those things i think no body knows since they expect to need the high end skill

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  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    Yeah, which also means from level one onwards you can farm overkill four stores.

    ECM Over-ride is nice, but I'll probably jump ship to just having two ECM's and shaped charges once I have the points to make that switch because in general shaped charges are more useful.

    About the only job that 100% needs ECM Override to stealth is Firestarters day 2. Which is super fun to fight in anyway.

  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    I don't see the point of going past the body bagging in the ghost tree if you're not going to get the ECM door openers. Especially if you have C4, the safecracking is redundant

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  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    P. Much the only ghost skills that are awesome past the lower tiers are the ECM ones (excluding feedback because lol feedback). Both safecracking and silent killer are kinda neat luxuries if you feel like spending the points.

    I would disagree with not going past body bagging though. It's pretty easy to fill the twenty points in ghosts lower tier and having two ECM's is a nice improvement.

  • RisenPhoenixRisenPhoenix SUPER HOTRegistered User regular
    edited September 2013
    f3rret wrote: »
    I only had 15 minutes to play yesterday, but I signed on right as @RisenPhoenix needed help hauling giant bags of gold out of the vault on Framing Frames Day 3. I think that was the most profitable 15 minutes I've had in this game so far. :)

    It's like my gift to the crowd. "Hey, I just soloed this entire Pro OK job on my lonesome - but all these bags are just so heavy! Wanna carry 'em for a cut of the goods?"

    Nevermind the fact that getting 3 extra people in just before we finish drives the Crew Alive bonus through the roof. :ar!

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  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    I really hope they stay conservative with hostage movement, though. I know it would be more "realistic" to be able to herd everyone into a back room, but the hostage mechanic is built around them being a location-dependent resource. Maybe a limited number of moves, increased with Cable Guy? As long as they don't just make them heftable body/sleeping bag-style, I guess.

    Ehhhhh. As it is, I tend to kill civilians so I can move them because what do I care if I lose a few thousand each? They could just balance it by making it slow like the engine in Big Oil.

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  • Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    Hey wasn't Update 11 supposed to come out today? They sure are taking their time, it seems...

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  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    The last I had heard, it was just "this week".

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