History VideoGame / PaydayTheHeist

''PAYDAY: The Heist'' is a downloadable [[CoopMultiplayer four-player cooperative]] FirstPersonShooter in which [[VillainProtagonist a crew of hardened criminals]] attempt to execute [[TheCaper a variety of daring heists,]] in pursuit of "the next big score." It was developed by OVERKILL Software and published by [[Creator/DaybreakGameCompany Sony Online Entertainment]], and runs on the [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Diesel engine.]] It was released on October 18th, 2011 for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork and for PC via Platform/{{Steam}} two days later.

* AKA47: All the CoolGuns present have fake names.

* CoolGuns: Many examples.

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''PAYDAY: The Heist'' is a downloadable [[CoopMultiplayer four-player cooperative]] FirstPersonShooter in which [[VillainProtagonist a crew of hardened criminals]] attempt to execute [[TheCaper a variety of daring heists,]] in pursuit of "the next big score." It was developed by OVERKILL Software and published by [[Creator/DaybreakGameCompany Sony Online Entertainment]], and runs on the [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Diesel engine.]] It was released on October 18th, 2011 for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork and for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} two days later.

It received a sequel, ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'', in 2013. Examples for the sequel should go on its separate page. Instances of ShoutOut[=s=] belong on [[ShoutOut/PAYDAYTheHeist the specific subpage.]] The soundtrack for ''PAYDAY: The Heist'' is also available through [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/207816/ Steam]] and [[http://overkillsoundtracks.bandcamp.com/album/payday-the-game-soundtrack Bandcamp]].

* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: The default masks for the PAYDAY Gang look... off, looking rounder, less polished and downright ugly compared to the official art and live action material. Later games have the mask models closer to the promotional material, though the original Dallas mask returns in ''PAYDAY 3'' as a OldSaveBonus for ''PAYDAY 2''.

* CharacterClassSystem: Sort of. Your choice of class only affects what your next reward will be upon a LevelUp. In practice, you can [[CharacterCustomization mix-and-match]] weapons, equipment, abilities and [[StatusBuff crew bonuses]] to your liking. You begin the game with a silenced pistol, assault rifle and the "Noob Lube" crew bonus, which causes your teammates to earn extra cash.

* SpeedRun: Possible to do in Diamond Heist if the codes work the first time and you stealth the run. Many people have attempted to get the quickest time in Diamond Heist as possible.

* ClassicVideoGameScrewYous: This is more apparent on higher difficulty levels in most heists when it's time to escape. There's always a chance that a special unit will spawn right before the exit just to screw you over if your health is already low. Diamond Heist is a special case since it doesn't have a defined escape route, but should the vault codes work during the stealth portion, you may have SWAT and special units spawn in the balconies above you the moment you start stealing the diamonds. Players who know of this ambush may purposely be spotted by the guards after disabling the security system during stealth so that the cops spawn in elsewhere instead of the diamonds room.

* ClusterFBomb: The crew will voice their displeasure with civilians, cops and just about anything else at will. [[AngryBlackMan Chains, especially.]]

* HarderThanHard: Overkill''' and Overkill 145+. 145+ ends up cranking this UpToEleven. You only get ONE bleedout without using medibags (if you get downed a second time, other players only have one second to get you back up before you go into custody), you get left with 25% health after being downed once, the EliteMook spawn rate is brought over the top, certain new events only occur on 145+ (Including having 4 bulldozers in the bank vault on First World Bank), and you will generally be getting the short end of the stick on any and all random events.

* LemmingCops: The cops tend to act more like VideoGame/Left4Dead's [[ZombieApocalypse infected hordes]] then actual cops, rushing you with all guns blazing. The special units take this UpToEleven, especially [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bulldozers,]] who are deliberately designed to charge the nearest player with a shotgun.

* MoreDakka: The Brenner 21 Machine Gun has far and away the highest capacity of any weapon- [[UpToEleven and that's before its stack of capacity upgrades,]] the last of which changes its drum magazine into a box one. It levels police charges like nothing else. For the curious, fully upgraded, a Brenner has just shy of 175 bullets per magazine which is enough to let you continually fire (abit with little accuracy) into double digits of seconds.

* TrueCompanions: As with VideoGame/Left4Dead before it, being [[LeeroyJenkins a gung ho lone wolf]] as a player is a really fast way of getting arrested or killed, [[UpToEleven perhaps even more so]]. Whereas [=L4D=] allows you a fairly generous amount of time to rescue someone against enemies with few, if any, ranged attacks and limited speed, PAYDAY [[GoddamnedBats has fast enemies]] with multiple ways of attacking and subduing you, at range and at melee, and it's possible to run out of ammo for even your sidearm.

* MadeOfIron: The crew can withstand bone-shattering amounts of gunfire. They are at least shown to wear body armor, but, really. [[TemptingFate How many shotgun blasts to the face can four]] [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal masked malefactors]] possibly take? You can take even more hits by using the "Thick Skin" upgrade or if a teammate has the "Protector" [[StatusBuff crew bonus.]]

* StunGuns: The Taser SWAT unit will shock you when given the chance, [[InterfaceScrew causing the screen to shake]] and your weapon to fire uncontrollably. Being tased for 10 seconds without interruption automatically incapacitates you.

* MalevolentMaskedMen: PC Gamer [[FanNickname dubbed them]] the "chuckle brothers."

[[FollowTheLeader Borrowing heavily from]] Creator/{{Valve|Software}}'s ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' series, PAYDAY attempts to render a concise cinematic experience in cooperative video game form: In this case, the HeistFilm. So if you notice that a lot of the tropes below seem familiar... [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle well, now you know.]] [[VillainProtagonist Four career bad guys]] ([[BadassMustache Dallas,]] [[EvilBrit Hoxton,]] [[BaldOfEvil Wolf]] and [[ScaryBlackMan Chains]]) [[MalevolentMaskedMen in scary clown masks,]] seven (plus two in the ''Wolfpack'' DLC) objective-oriented heists, a variety of weapons and equipment, and [[HammerspacePoliceForce innumerable]] [[CowboyCop trigger-happy]] cops trying to keep you from making a dishonest buck.

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* [[TwentyBearAsses Twenty SWAT Helmets]]: Many of the listed challenges in the game require you to kill X amount of cops with weapon Y (sometimes with headshots only). It gets absurd once you reach the grind challenges that require a ''thousand'' kills.
* UnwinnableByMistake: The Counterfeit heist requires that at least one player with a crowbar so that they can open the sewer hatch and escape when it's time. The level has 2 crowbars and if the two players that have them are in police custody when the finale begins (finales make the police assault endless, preventing you from making hostage trades), the remaining players are stuck can do nothing but get blasted by the cops or wait until the timer runs out, making the level a failure.

''PAYDAY: The Heist'' is a downloadable [[CoopMultiplayer four-player cooperative]] FirstPersonShooter in which [[VillainProtagonist a crew of hardened criminals]] attempt to execute [[TheCaper a variety of daring heists,]] in pursuit of "the next big score." It was developed by OVERKILL Software and published by Sony Online Entertainment, and runs on the [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Diesel engine.]] It was released on October 18th, 2011 for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork and for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} two days later.

** A civilian in a blue shirt in Counterfeit is also modeled after the same developer, you can invoke this trope again.

* CheatCode: Multiplayer version. There have been sightings of players using hacks and other cheats to gain things like infinite health, infinite ammo, infinite supplies, and never having to reload. Luckily, since the game is purely co-op, there's not much the cheaters can do to spoil someone's game and they are easily kicked out.

** The {{DLC}}'s [[TheEngineer Technician]] gives you the [[MoreDakka STRYK auto pistol,]] the AK, and the [[StuffBlowingUp GL40 Grenade Launcher]], along with a deployable SentryGun. Also gives you the ability to interact with objects faster and the crew bonus gives your teammates a higher ammo capacity.

* GrenadeLauncher: The [=GL40=] (an M79) is added with the "Wolf Pack" {{DLC}}.

* SentryGun: An automated turret with two [=SMGs=] as turrets can be used by the Wolf Pack {{DLC}}'s Technician class. Comes with the Technician in the sequel and can be upgraded.

* SchrodingersCast: The CFO in Diamond Heist may be [[spoiler:lucky enough to live]] when either the codes actually do manage to work, or he gives the codes himself when he's taken hostage (unlike all those other times when [[spoiler:Bain drops him to his death]] in order to intimidate Mr. Garnet).

* DifficultySpike: Going from Hard to [[HarderThanHard Overkill]] was usually a bit jarring for the first timer. This was made easier in a later patch, but then came [[SerialEscalation Overkill 145+]] difficulty... and that's another spike entirely, see HarderThanHard below.
** If you're playing each level in order, Heat Street is this trope. Many first time players who play Heat Street after First World Bank get to see just how brutal cops can be as they shoot at you from several yards down the street and cover is very poor.

[[FollowTheLeader Borrowing heavily from]] Creator/{{Valve|Software}}'s VideoGame/Left4Dead series, PAYDAY attempts to render a concise cinematic experience in cooperative video game form: In this case, the HeistFilm. So if you notice that a lot of the tropes below seem familiar... [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle well, now you know.]] [[VillainProtagonist Four career bad guys]] ([[BadassMustache Dallas,]] [[EvilBrit Hoxton,]] [[BaldOfEvil Wolf]] and [[ScaryBlackMan Chains]]) [[MalevolentMaskedMen in scary clown masks,]] seven (plus two in the ''Wolfpack'' DLC) objective-oriented heists, a variety of weapons and equipment, and [[HammerspacePoliceForce innumerable]] [[CowboyCop trigger-happy]] cops trying to keep you from making a dishonest buck.

Unlike VideoGame/Left4Dead, you [[ExperiencePoints earn cash]] for completing objectives which goes towards your [[CharacterLevel "Reputation" level,]] earning you new weapons, equipment and upgrades as you play. You can change up [[CharacterCustomization your loadout]] before each heist.

''PAYDAY: The Heist'' is a downloadable [[CoopMultiplayer four-player cooperative]] FirstPersonShooter in which [[VillainProtagonist a crew of hardened criminals]] attempt to execute [[TheCaper a variety of daring heists,]] in pursuit of "the next big score." It was developed by OVERKILL Software and published by Sony Online Entertainment, and runs on the [[GameEngine Diesel engine.]] It was released on October 18th, 2011 for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork and for PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} two days later.