Can you Beat Payday 2 as the Soldier?

[@garrysmellfinger7054]

I was going to complain about using Feign Death and Messiah, but then I remembered soldier ate those "kill me come back stronger" pills in the comics so it all checks out

[@MaxTheUnstobableBurger]

I thought I had a pretty good understanding of tf2 lore... WHAT?!?!

[@yes_and_so_what]

@@MaxTheUnstobableBurger the comics are a different level of stupid

[@wolfthegreat87]

@@MaxTheUnstobableBurgerin the comics, Soldier was Merasmus's roommate and ate a bottle of his "Kill Me and Come Back Stronger" pills, as well as I think his heart pills. I don't think it was one of the main comics, I think it was one of the update comics, but I can't remember which one

[@Kevin-hx2ky]

"We are going to live forever!" ~Jane Doe, Expiration Date

[@forgidendrogo]

​@@MaxTheUnstobableBurger I think is in the Halloween comic where Demoman tells a spooky history to a bunch of kids about how he loose his eye

[@zycienapodkarpaciu9183]

I can't wait for "Can you beat Team fortress 2 as Payday"

[@anthonychase6906]

John 'Dallas' Payday

[@taczki2]

Współczuję ci życia na podkarpaciu. Pozdro z małopolski

[@I_agree]

​@@anthonychase6906I feel like John (Insert every heister here) Payday is a better name

[@Reragi]

​@@I_agree I too love John 'DallasHoustonChainsWolfHoxtonWickRustSangresSydneyJimmyJacketJoyDukeBonnieDraganCloverBodhiJiroSokolScarfaceEthanHila' Payday!

[@rulebritannia8438]

I can’t wait to see the intel being stolen by John Payday himself.

[@asgth6147]

To Soldier's intellect defence, he has lead poisoning which impairs his mental faculties, however he was also banned from aiding the Americans during WW2 in any of it's military branches due to his lack of intellect long before the lead poisoning, still fought the Germans like a true American even if he wasn't allowed into the military officially, the downside was that the war had already ended and his enemy combatants may or may not have been civilians unbeknownst to the Soldier.

[@MorkiMoo]

Yeah, I was going to comment something like this too. He somehow found his way to Poland and kept fighting whoever he thought was German until 1949.

[@imlegos2153]

There's one catch to his 'fighting the germans'. He was killing in Poland to several years after the war ended. He probably murdered an entire town's worth of innocent polish.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

Werwolf Units?

[@Pidgeonsofwar]

@@Kaiserboo1871 It's implied that he went to West Germany in the late 40s or early 50s, and the Werwolf Units ceased to exist within a year of the end of the war.

[@bulldowozer5858]

Don't forget, that he is a registered priest in 13(?) states. And a lawyer.

[@GruM_fgt]

Soldier TF2 is our resident himbo, he didn't drink that lead infused tap water for nothing!

[@idcgaming518]

To defend Soldier's intellect - he's actually a bar-accepted lawyer.

[@bradendeems6845]

And he’s a licensed priest (in Guam but still that’s something)

[@LevonBlueoak]

​@@bradendeems6845 Imagine have Soldier officiate your wedding.

[@bradendeems6845]

@ that would be awesome “You may kiss the bride maggot”

[@DraconisLeonidas]

C'mon, saying Heavy was dumb was just a fumble on your part, gotta own it. Soldier? Soldiers just a little dumb and more than a little nuts.

[@andreasottohansen7338]

he is pretty simpleminded and direct.

[@ReaperGr448]

A little?

[@adumbfurry7036]

bro can’t even read.

[@V2Plushi]

Shut up commie! He is a smart american soldier put some respect on his name!

[@Soviet_Man56]

Heavy has an goddamn PHD in literature, heavy is not dumb.

[@5persondude]

Using rocket launchers in PD2 is so underrated. Most players don’t bother due to having no ammo pickup, but making a dedicated Ammo build allows you to go nuts

[@Boldcheesecake1029]

Speaking of underated; the microgun 750 mag and total ammo 2000 rpm 34 damage per boolet 40ish accuracy And pretty decent stability This, mixed with the skill which lets you shoot and run + speed skills means you can run around headshotting everybody at close range and proving that accuracy by volume is the TRUE american way If you have good aim ammo is never an issue, and it's dps is great, allowing you to stare down a dozer in only 2-3 seconds It's one downside is the long reload, so just, watch the ammo? I mean, people really, really need to use the microgun more. I've only seen one other person use it and I usually just see boring rifle builds. SMH, not even a single golden .762 full auto DMR in sight online among the dozens of rifle users. For me I just use microgun, some kinda shield killer as a secondary, with either gambler or muscle alongside the iron man armor while speeding around at the speed of sound carrying 14 FAK's and 2 doctor bags. It's great at taking down crowds, and with only a few points you can make the golden spoon oneshot dozers in a lot of situations

[@gamesandglory1648]

@@Boldcheesecake1029 armor microgun was my first build, than was a dodge flamethrower build, however the best I had in terms of effectiveness was CR805s, other stuff fell off in effectiveness above mayhem

[@2_be_yuna126]

hacker with akimbo cr805’s and the commando is my favorite build ive ever made. its so fun

[@5persondude]

@@Boldcheesecake1029 oh yeah the Microgun is awesome, I actually combine it with those Ammo skills I mentioned before and the speed/aiming ones you mentioned. Also the one that gives you a 40% reload speed buff after 2 kills (forgot the name but takes the reload from 7.5 seconds to ~5.4). Combine it with Grinder and go nuts, plus have rockets in secondary to fall back on

[@telkis90]

"god i miss him" you and me both. 🤧 "You were good son, real good; maybe even the best." the soldier from tf2

[@filmandfirearms]

I'm pretty sure Knowley was referring to Bain, but it could just as easily be referring to Soldier's voice actor, Rick May. Before looking him up to make sure I got the name right, I'd never seen his face before, or realized that he lived in Seattle, and now I'm pretty sure I sold him about 200 rounds of 5.45x39 once. We just happened to have it on the shelf, and he took as much as he could carry

[@magicalduckye2356]

@@filmandfirearms God speed you magnificent bastard.

[@scarymeunster9095]

I have an idea for a new run : *Can you beat Payday 2 as a Left 4 Dead Survivor?* Here’s some ideas for rules : 1. All weapons must be available in Left 4 Dead and used *as they appear* (i.e. Extended-tube folded-stock SPAS, basic M16, base M1911s or Glocks, etc.) 2. Only available grenades are Molotov or Injector 3. Melee weapons are restricted to those available (self-explanatory) And lastly, the big one : 4. The only available deployable is *ONE* medkit/doctor bag use. *Only one.* I think having a restricted healing pool would be really interesting. Also, if you want to fit the theme, doing the Halloween heists as a bonus alongside the story is always fun.

[@iam_the_man]

Sitting here reading this idea (which is awesome by the way) thinking "oh y'know this almost feels fitting as Nick's origins and ONLY Nick"

[@stardy316]

​@@iam_the_manone of the tailor packs has white jacket and pants + blue shirt combo, you know. 👀

[@juspesec1097]

This is actually a good challenge

[@counterfeit1148]

I wonder which heist would need to be included for this challenge

[@somethingclever4297]

​@@counterfeit1148the ones that most resemble left for dead maps.

[@bert949]

I've been addicted to these titles lately. KZbin channels like Nerbit, Best Guest, Just Background Noise, and MittenSquad(RIP my guy, alcohol can be a dangerous thing.) have been a large portion of of my watchtime these last three months.

[@MajomGames]

These videos are the best to fall asleep to and rewind in the morning. I can also recommend NGPlus. He has some great challenge videos for classic titles.

[@ketra1504]

If you like the Borderlands series then I recommend 3 more runners who mostly do challenges in those games. These three are LilGasmask, Miq (Miqueagul) and SpuddyCube

[@LilMcMoffett]

​@@ketra1504 Don't forget JoltzDude139

[@rotz394]

Suggestion: If push comes to shove and you need some more challenge runs, maybe try the post-White House heists under challenge run rules?

[@Vareckjeit]

"WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER!!!!!"

[@xthijsbos6811]

1000meters

[@ZWChan-vf8hz]

No, it's 1 Mile to every 1.61 Km.

[@the8thdeadlysin410]

Why are the 3 replies above me taking the joke seriously

[@somepvpguy69]

​@@the8thdeadlysin410"WHAT THE FUCK IS A SERIOUS " 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥⚡⚡⚡⚡

[@FlameFlowe1337]

@@the8thdeadlysin410 1666,66 recurring Samsung SuperSpeed WW11DG5B25AH Washing machines.

[@NeppyMan]

Gotta say, rocket jumping on Scarface Mansion to toss a painting up on the roof... that was impressive as hell. This looks like a really fun modset.

[@ItsTheMattC]

A great finale to a great miniseries of challenge run. That 6-Jewellery truck on Transport: Crossroads was insane. As for any potential challenges for this game, possibly "Can You Beat Payday 2 With Only Special Weapons?" May require some form of RNG to decide which ones you roll with per heist so that you're not just retreading the Robin Hood run, or perhaps incentivising going for each special weapon's unique achievements if they have any (and are feasible in a challenge run).

[@WipZedKay]

Soldier may not look like the smartest fella but he uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@ryanfleshbourne3547]

he the fart smella

[@Burnt_Embers]

He is a priest, if that counts....

[@theunknowngamer1547]

And a lawyer

[@alyrolm5045]

he DID manage to fool Gray Mann's robot army into attacking a decoy base, and then infiltrated them until the robot engineer saw him

[@TNCONF2005]

WERE SO BACK WITH THE CHALLENGE RUNS

[@KomBackHordz]

Probably because Payday 3 is such a slogfest sham that you cant make content on it

[@Kero-zc5tc]

@@KomBackHordz you must have heard of the millions of slop videos on mrbeast right? just yap on pd3- also hopefully it will be better with todays update

[@screamingcactus1753]

Something I just recently learned about slaughterhouse: the conveyer belts actually work. You can throw a bag onto one of the conveyer belts and it will actually carry it for you to the end of the belt

[@zivenbello644]

15:37 This is the first time I've heard about someone willingly opt into using the Liberty Launcher, the rocket launcher so bad that I'm pretty sure most people forget or don't even realize that it exists.

[@The_french_troll]

can't wait for "can you beat payday 2 as Saxton Hale?"

[@3ternals0ul25]

I am once again asking for a "True Heister" run where you use the Lego Studs mod and have to get True Heister on every heist possible in the campaign. This could turn some missions into holdouts, and you might need to do some of those mods where it's like, Murky Station Loud, but I think it could be a fun challenge to not only complete the mission efficiently, but hold out as long as possible.

[@ActuallyMori]

Can't wait for the Madcap!

[@A1cere]

Suggestion: For next years April fools "Challenge" Can you beat one full game of TF2 Casual As Dallas Payday 2? (Literally just a game of casual, start to end, playing as a class that "fits" Dallas the most, someone who rambles on and is kind of dumb like Scout or Soldier while changing your steam name to Dallas and having his mask as your pfp in-game)

[@chad6621]

Every single time just yell in team chat the iconic line when you reach red health

[@Anonymous-vl1rd]

37:44 helmet jumpscare

[@cheezkid2689]

I think Soldier would probably be on my dream team for a loud heist. Soldier, Demo, Heavy, and Medic. Soldier and Heavy for crowd control, Demo for a mix of crowd control, defense, and blasting open doors and vaults, and the Medic to keep them all topped up. They'd probably be perfect, although Soldier and Demo might not be the best for minimizing civilian casualties, although I suppose the Medic could keep them alive as well.

[@notoriousectotherm]

With all the blood flying around, medic could probably sort something out

[@inductivegrunt94]

With all the TF2 builds so far, I'd love to see a 4 player TF2 challenge heist run with each player playing a different class. Heavy, Soldier, Demo, and Pyro would cause some incredible mayhem during a heist.

[@alfiembutitstonymontana9964]

Theres a lot of good ideas people have made, Gunslinger, Gangster/Mobster, insert idea here...cant wait to maybe see them

[@puppetandfriends1476]

You could say... This truly was a team fortress 2

[@ieuanhunt552]

Now try to win as the civilian. The hidden 10th class. I think the only weapon you could use would be an umbrella.

[@toakongu1]

What are the odds Kknowley and FishStickOnAStick both upload Soldier TF2 challenge runs in the same 24 hours? Lets frickin go

[@antynomity]

It'd now be possible to do a Heavy run in payday 3, use the reinfeld, paint it to replicate the stock shotgun in TF2, and focus on kills to call in miniguns.

[@Evanski]

0:00 - 0:15 is pretty much how I feel about Payday 3, Bain was just the life force of the game and it feels hollow and lost without him

[@tvgaming2132]

The part that pisses me off the most about payday 3 is there's little to no personality It feels weird

[@counterfeit1148]

@@tvgaming2132 Its personality consists of "fuck"s in every sentence

[@rory9233]

If you want to play as the TF2 Mercs again, you could do the secret as a 4 Merc squad (completing the story first). Could even make it an MvM challenge with reskins for the cops.

[@lamdungcing]

Ngl when I saw you'd uploaded, I immediately thought to myself "Can't wait to see how the corridors look on No Mercy!"... boy that was something. Congrats on finishing the series KKnowley, can't wait for whatever the next one brings.

[@therealkoolhero2762]

Gonna toss a few out there: Can You Beat Payday 2 as a Gungeoner (new weapons every heist, must get all 4 gungeon masks) Can You Beat Payday 2 as Metal Gear Solid (double header of an ACTUAL stealth run*, plus a few build ideas for Snake, Raiden, Big Boss, Ocelot, etc.) Can You Beat Payday 2 if it's Lore-Accurate (only using weapons available at the time of the heist's release on each heist) Can You Beat Payday 2 as The Joker (using weapons The Joker has used, gas grenades, etc.) Can You Beat Payday 2 as a Police Officer (using cop weapons, cop masks, etc.) and finally, Can You Beat Payday 2 as MERASMUS!? (BONUS DUCKS!!!)

[@Kop32353]

Now do: Can you beat Payday 2 as The Civilian from Team Fortress 2 Classic

[@THE_TOAST]

no umbrella item, no skills, it'd honestly not work.

[@MerkeligStrormride]

Last one alive, lock the door!

[@noobman20famousnah37]

36:02 "Highly populated map" crazy 😂

[@vam_ola]

soldier was a lawyer, priest, and mall Santa in the comics. he is very articulate

[@thrustybagladeur8984]

Borderlands 2 themed runs might also be possible! I use the bl2 hud mod and it's pretty cool :D

[@bulldowozer5858]

Soldier stealth run: "We killed everyone and secured the briefcase!"

[@samuelcaponi4516]

I've never beat yacht heist, which is one of the reasons I don't try these types of challenges, the fact that kknowley (Yelonkk) can do it first time is amazing to me even if it's not that big a deal

[@mostfinnishperson]

beating payday 2 as gordon freeman when?

[@roblox_top93]

So... USP-Match, MP7 (?), Spas-12 without a stock, Rocket Propelled Grenade, Frag Grenade, crowbar, revolver and a crossbow? Why not.

[@theworkshopwhisperer.5902]

If heisting result in heist then you must heist! The soldiers speech of perfection hits different when referring to payday 2 heisting definitely my favourite intro.

[@loganmeyer1069]

ITS FINALLY HERE also what about merasmus?

[@us3r158]

Does the liberty launcher include its pillow fight levels of damage from tf2?

[@Bonelord69]

If god had wanted you to live he would not have created ME!

[@gilby_6543]

Then he used his heist money to buy 2 of every character pack on Steam. And then he herded them into the safehouse. And then he beat the crap out of every single one.

[@violetvictof6206]

Rest in Peace, Rick May

[@mbgmadbull1141]

I am so glad you see the utility of feign death aced knowley. I pack it on every build I can because I know how it can give me a shot at redemption, that or just allows me to int even harder on Padyday 2.

[@JKPancake]

The Payday 2 playthroughs finished before "How It Feels"

[@ethandempsey665]

should have been loud only knowing solder he would fuck the stealth up within 16.35 seconds engi: so were fine as long as no one teleported bread soldier: question engi: whats your question soldier soldier: I teleported bread engi: why soldier: cause you told me to engi: how much soldier: I have done nothing but teleport bread for 3 days medic: where where have you been sending them LATER soldier: I TELEPORTED BREAD

[@aliteralpotato873]

Can't wait for the real final episode of this, where you cram 9 players into each heist to beat payday 2 as every merc at once

[@somerandomgamer8504]

Finally; the best Payday game again. Thank you ❤

[@joshuasiebenhofer2452]

RIP Rick May Gone too soon, still remembered

[@Bigsean74]

dumb challenge idea: only use weapons that cant pick up ammo without using ammo bags

[@battletechpropaganda]

next should be can you beat payday 2 as miss pauline

[@TheRighteousBison]

It is disappointing to see that the Mighty Righteous Bison has not yet made its way into the Hands of Yelwonk. If they were to possess the Mighty Righteous Bison, I’m most confident that the cops would run in fear at the sight of such an Overpowered Weapon! And that is where they will have made their final mistake, to run from the Bison is to invite death itself!

[@Yeet-mp6ci]

13:08 that one scene from Indiana Jones lol

[@lazypaladin]

Ive been recently binging your TF2 Payday 2 runs today! *_Sir! You are wonderful with timing!_* Salute to Rick May, let's get to it!

[@dragonlord4898]

1:07 I seen the Cow Mangler model and actually just said “Uh oh”

[@henryohare732]

Now we need "Can you beat payday 2 as Madcap"

[@calebbraun9505]

well, if any tf2 merc run would've warranted the spoon or golden spoon, it would've been soldier

[@geoshark12]

He wasn’t the smartest but got dumber due to lead poisoning

[@aganaom1712]

"Soldier's just a simpleton" Everyone who knows soldier has severe lead poisoning waiting to obliterate this man: "YOU FOOL!!!"

[@Fancysaurus]

I'd love to see you get with 3 other people and do a challenge run where all of you are limited to one of the classes to put the "Team" in Team Fortress 2. It will probably be easier but it would be pretty entertaining.

[@Odessa0v0]

It's so fun to see a challenge video use mods, this should be more common.

[@skeletonbuyingpealts7134]

Well Soldier is the biggest patriot ever, and Bain is the President so

[@Matejko124]

Cheeky jokes sprinkled in that gave me a good laugh, a 10

[@Sundance967]

Since this run is absolutely filled to the brim with explosions comparable to a micheal bay movie, I wanna bring up the hilarious irony that dozers take extra damage from explosives, despite them wearing EOD suits, which are meant for bomb defusal (though as some who work in EOD suits say, the suit is less of surviving the blast, and more of making sure there’s a body to send home if they accidentally detonate a bomb)

[@rookiemistkes]

If I took a drink every time a civ was killed I’d rival the Demoman’s alcoholism 😅

[@mask9306]

Now you've only got to complete payday 2 as Saxton Hale and Merasmus left.

[@mrfancypants3423]

"Can you Beat Payday 2 as Lore Accurate Doom Slayer"

[@horrorking1000]

Sweet glad to see a new challenge run always my favorite content ngl

[@Mahoth]

Now we need to see "Can you beat Payday 2 as the Mercs of TF2" where we see a victory lap using the best possible class for each heist.

[@CannedClowner]

Objective Complete Yacht Heist Strategy *Loud*

[@hackersource4634]

18:23 I tried Payday 2 without jumping. I gave up on Train Heist.

[@fuzzemfuzzy7385]

"A RED SPY IS IN THE BASE?!" [Police Assault in Progress]

[@alexm9603]

I'm surprised there was no mention of Rick May, and what happened to him, throughout the entire video.

[@metalllich3493]

OOOOOOH POOTIS IS SAD... UNWHOLESOME!💔💔💔💔💔

[@timmyp7]

brb, adding "Gunboats Producer" to my resume

[@Hockeyfa_N]

I like how the start was a temporary revival of the no shooting challenge

[@Forestxavier20]

I really wanna see a Payday 2 Co-op challenge run where you run through the story mode and the Secret Ending only using the TF2 Ruleset with three other people.

[@filmandfirearms]

Soldier has the vocabulary of Paul Harrell, except it's dedicated entirely to insults

[@WeirdGuy_Gamin]

You should do one as the scrapped civilian class basically umbrella only. Alternatively, you could do one as the "Mercenary" from Open Fortress.

[@thestranger1315]

We bouta get America’s budget back with this one

[@adumbfurry7036]

Now I want a special run where you beat payday 2 as a crew of tf2 mercs

[@AlexDoubleAU]

"I DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO DIE!"

[@BicirikBey]

I wasn't expecting to see a TheKknowley challenge run today.

[@BicirikBey]

Do a Gordon Freeman challenge run. Your primary has to be an MP5 because that is the most iconic weapon other than the crowbar in HL1 (from what I know). You can use a glock or a revolver for secondary. You need to use a crowbar as a melee.

[@shrap_assassin7625]

If not the mp5 the spas would make a good option too. Both are staples in my mind

[@BicirikBey]

@@shrap_assassin7625 I wrote an MP5 to make the challenge a bit harder since he would only have 1 option as a primary but MP5 and spas could be useable as well.

[@LessThanExplosive]

Hey Kknowley, I have to credit you as one of the 2 people who got me into playing this wonderful game! Thank you!

[@sergeychistov8162]

Ah yes, Payday 2. I will remember this masterwork of a game.

[@grandconqueror2446]

I was debating putting this on your latest video but that wouldn't be appropriate... But here it is "Can you beat Payday 2 as THE Terminator?"

[@bezel95]

Oh you want to know how Solider is smart? He is actually a certified lawyer. Yes he became one only because of his ancient Sumerian wizard roommate's magic and has a worse win record than a literal lamp, but he's still a lawyer.

[@hoarsebard]

I'll come to the defense of Soldier's intellect. Sun Tzu did indeed say "If fighting is sure to result in victory, you must fight". That's real.

[@khezoboi]

45:43 I mean you can actually snipe the drivers with any sniper rifle after shooting out the glass, it's just a bit weirder in it's consistency

[@LoneWolf-kw3ol]

Payday was the 10th class all along

[@jokerofspades-xt3bs]

Soldier. The man who drinks lead water thinking it’s an immortality potion.

[@shinyrayquaza9]

You can still get the ip stuff with legacy edition keys or dlc unlocker, all the copyrighted stuff is in a dlc, except menu music, biting elbows stuff is just gone :(

[@lac0tr0n80]

Can't believe that THE Timothy Pog 7 helped you with the mods

[@richardgood7039]

17:40 As, in the TF2 universe, the rocket jump was invented before stairs, this is cannon

[@CErra310]

I'm disappointed by the lack of "On the Road" as background song for this series' final run of White House. Rest in Piece, Mr. Rick May.