Developer Overkill just introduced microtransactions to Payday 2 last week despite saying in 2013 that it will never happen. Right after the fan outrage online, Payday 2 studio is now making few changes on microtransactions to satisfy its players.
PC Gamer reported that the change arrived due to the Black Market update which gives players random loot drops via locked safes. However, the users will still need to drill to open them and this drill costs some real money via the Steam marketplace.
After nearly a week during the Black Market update, Overkill seems to be responding to the outrage by somehow taking back their plans. Overkill now offers drills in a Card Loot Drop reward form said Steam Community. "Players can now be rewarded with Drills that can open Safes after successfully completing a heist," as per update changelog.
Simply put, the drills will now be part of the random loot drops on the game. The players can gain the weapon skins from safes just by going on the course of usual gameplay. Despite this new way to get sought-after items by not spending real money, the drills can still be sold directly or traded through Steam.
According to Euro Gamer, inside the safes contain weapon skins along with some gameplay-changing effects that a player can use or even sell. Many users have labelled the weapon skins on the games as pay-to-win items.
While the developer seems to be giving the desires of the fans, it's still not considered as a full back-track on the controversial microtransactions of Payday 2 as the players can still buy the drills using real cash.
Some fans wish that the game developers did not make this change. While Payday 2 studio already made some changes on microtransactions, the outrage from the fans will not just easily go away.
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