'Payday 2' Developers Issue Apology Over New Scheme; Details Released!
"Payday 2" developer Overkill Software has issued an apology over its controversial implementation of the "microtransaction scheme," according to IGN.
"Payday 2's" developer apologized after upsetting its fanbase because of adding "microtranstactions." This lead to two of the game's forum volunteers to go on strike, revealed The Escapist.
"The past few weeks have been some of the most challenging in the history of this community," wrote Almir Listo, Overkill's global brand director.
"Payday 2's" developer apologized formally in an open letter on their Steam page.
"Players have been angry with us, media have written about us en masse and our volunteer moderators went on strike. For all the distress we've caused the past few weeks, I'd just like to take the time and say that we're sorry," cited by Polygon.
"Payday 2" developers promised to make amends by flying a group of modders to their studio, make gestures as an apology to the "Payday" community and meet a well-known player.
Also, Listo had a two-hour discussion about the last three months, potential changes and Crimefest 2015 with striking moderators, Tessio, Jones and Ashley. A clip of the conversation is up on YouTube.
The game's "microtransaction" scheme was tied to the loot won in cooperative shooter's heist.
After a successful operation, "Payday 2" players could be awarded with "safes," but are only able to open these with a drill that costs two dollars and forty-nine cents.
Inside the "safes" were weapon skins that altered a player's stats. The "drill" scheme broke Overkill's two-year old promise to never inroduce "microtransactions" to the game.
For "Payday 2" players, the "pay-to-win" practice was abusive.
Almir Listo did not address the reason for adding the "microtransaction scheme" in the post. It seems that the scheme will remain in the game and may be expanded in future updates.
Beginning this week, Overkill developers will take a more visible role in the "Payday 2" forums.
