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Payday 3 Launches with Unpopular Always-Online Requirement and Severe Server Issues

  • Payday 3 launched this week and requires an internet connection even for solo play.

  • The servers have been disastrous at launch, with long wait times or inability to play at all.

  • It currently has "Mostly Negative" reviews on Steam due to the server issues.

  • The official Twitter account has acknowledged slow matchmaking and outages since launch.

  • In her review, Alice B said the matchmaking was random without controls, but it could've been a decent game otherwise.

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