As considered one of 2023’s infamously problematic releases, Payday 3 has needed to battle tooth and nail to eke out some stability for its gamers as a consequence of its always-online nature. Now, roughly three months after the sport’s come out, Payday 3 receives its first main enlargement pack, Syntax Error.

Following the “lengthy and sophisticated” interval of patching, Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Studios initially needed to put its post-launch content material plans on the again burner till the mud settled. That point has now come, from the seems of it, as Syntax Error introduces a high-tech new heist specializing in digital theft. Alongside the heist, gamers additionally get three new weapons, and a collection of cosmetics to outfit their bandits with. The difficulty, although, is that it’s not all that inexpensive.

Payday 3: Syntax Error is a tad costly

Payday 3: Syntax Error is priced at $17.99/17.99€, which is comparatively steep for what’s, in impact, a single new degree and some new usable objects. On Steam, gamers have referred to as the DLC “underwhelming and overpriced,” which has led to a ‘Blended’ score for it. Granted, it does appear that the brand new heist is fairly good, however even these reviewers who advocate it don’t really feel that it’s definitely worth the baseline asking worth.

Now, all Payday 3 gamers who personal the Silver or Gold editions of the sport have obtained the Syntax Error DLC at no further cost, which ought to assist the bundle go down a bit simpler within the grand scheme of issues. But, this units the stage for the sport’s second DLC on the very least, because it too is bundled in with the Gold version of Payday 3, which could result in poor scores for it as effectively, no matter its potential high quality.

Within the interim, for individuals who aren’t thrilled with the path Payday 3 goes in, the just lately revealed Den of Wolves could also be of curiosity. Not least as a result of Den of Wolves is being made by the devs of the infamously hardcore GTFO, a few of whom had beforehand labored on the unique Payday: The Heist.