Starbreeze says Payday 3 is ‘finally up and running’ as its first patch is released

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Starbreeze has claimed Payday 3 is “finally up and running as things should be” following the release of the game’s first patch.

While major server issues that marred the co-op title’s late September launch were previously addressed, fans had grown frustrated by an extended wait for the title’s first update.

Originally scheduled to arrive in early October, Starbreeze said the patch had been delayed after it found critical errors with its update pipeline that needed to be addressed to avoid the possibility of player progression being wiped.

“The first patch for Payday 3 is finally here, we’re looking at a massive amount of fixes to make your heisting a smoother experience,” it said on Thursday. We’ve republished the changelog in full below.

The studio added: “After some instability, we’re finally up and running as things should be! Heisters heisting, civilians screaming and cops floundering! We’ve got a lot more cooking, keep letting us know when you find bugs and sending us your suggestions!”

Starbreeze said last week that it expects to be in a position to start adding free content to the game before the end of 2023.

It provided an overview of Payday 3’s DLC roadmap prior to the title’s release, when it said four add-on packs would arrive in its first year.

For this patch, we wanted to primarily address minor fixes.

We are aware that Last Man Standing and Armor Up are performing a bit too well, so we plan to give them a few tweaks that keep them effective, but require a bit more setup compared to the benefits they offer. This will be in the next big patch. Outside of these two skills, we don’t expect any big nerfs coming to skills in the next patch, but given players are still getting used to the game, we’ll be keeping a close