Payday 3 cannot be played without an internet connection, and fans are not happy at all…
Payday 3 will require an always-on internet connection.
Regardless of whether you’re playing alone or with a squad, Starbreeze’s global brand director Almir Listo has now confirmed that because the game “is made in the Unreal Engine” and uses “cross-progression and cross-play”, all players will have to be connected online in order to play the highly-anticipated shooter.
“You will be able to play it by yourself, but I do believe you will have to have a connection in order to play because it’s made in the Unreal Engine, it’s using cross-progression, [and] cross-play. I do believe we need you to be online,” Listo said when asked if Payday 3 would have “an offline mode” in a recent live stream (jump to 9m17s in the video above to hear Listo’s response directly).
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the game’s Steam and subreddit discussion forums have since filled up with messages from unhappy players who, for many reasons – including poor internet service and a love of modding – are disappointed with the decision.
