The NEW Fastest Ways to Level Up in Payday 3!

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Progression has changed completely, or more accurately, progression is completely busted, but neurons are activating so let's work out how to optimise those numbers.
Huge thanks to CommanderCH for his assistance in creating this video!
Commander's Twitch Channel: / commanderch
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Note - If you want to see a specific heist/strategy timestamps are below:
0:00 - Intro
1:47 - Touch The Sky
2:29 - Gold and Sharke (Loud)
3:15 - Road Rage
3:53 - 99 Boxes
4:40 - Solo Rock The Cradle (Stealth)
5:28 - Under The Surphaze Rush
6:49 - Gold and Sharke (Stealth)
7:54 - No Rest For The Wicked (Stealth)
This video was brought to you thanks to the generous support from the guys over at Patreon: / kknowley
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#Payday3 #Kknowley

[@CommanderCH]

"Might even be Max Renown when this video goes out" Hah, short-lived statement aint it... I did reach Renown 1200 though. :) Appreciate the shoutouts though. Also shoutouts to Churmite, Sh4ft (John Payday) and any other grinder who's been around to grind Renown on NRFTW for 13+ hours straight for multiple days. ^^

[@TheChurmite]

Easy Renown 1400

[@muddasavage9411]

This is an OG right here

[@MakusinMeringue]

touch grass please, this is not healthy, why are you torturing yourself

[@bovinleephann6210]

Do you ever take breaks ever

[@xthijsbos6811]

Hes a Script user and its not possible legit

[@LilGuyG_]

It's sad knowing that the one tech which skips some of the most boring parts of heists (Circles), will most likely be patched next update. Until then, God bless Battering Ram

[@mostfinnishperson]

mid-direct

[@UnintelligibleYT]

Ironically enough: it's not Cook Off! Because if you dare to escape before 19 bags... bweh.

[@TheKknowley]

Cook Off is just generally poorly balanced still. Unless it's actually the only heist that's balanced... Uh oh.

[@antynomity]

Cook off went from one of the better not super optimised heists to do while also having fun to being the worst one for the time spent lol

[@doggiethepug]

Leaving with 19 perfect bags still rewards less IP than a Gold&Sharke with all bags. Compare at least 45 minutes of sweating blood to 15 minutes easy peasy, walk in and out. I'm not touching that heist again if it remains seriously this unrewarding.

[@Lucios1995]

Battering Ram became this game's Shaped Charges

[@thewhistler6537]

I'd rather have C4 and saws back.

[@Lucios1995]

​@@thewhistler6537 Oh yeah, same, not having them as Tools, instead being "Lockpick doors and deposit boxes instantly after one click if you have Rush" and "Sprint through a door to open it if you have Edge, Grit or Rush" is anti-fun in comparison

[@tundra0116]

""optimise the fun out of it""

[@horizon1043]

It’s painday all over again

[@lexofexcel886]

Who was the designer that said this is what gamers will always do if given the opportunity?

[@danielwatt8737]

I love doing the same thing over and over again pain

[@darthvaderreviews6926]

@@lexofexcel886 Soren Johnson, best known for being a lead designer on Civ 4 and Offworld Trading Company

[@tundra0116]

@@danielwatt8737 sounds like you would love payday3

[@TheAmazingGage]

2 mins after upload and the entire payday3 community has already seen it :)

[@Altair6306]

Ba Dum Tss

[@The_great_M0N0LITH]

I'll just click of the video and start a round of pd2 and watch something interesting.

[@Itz_Puxe]

Its growing I hope

[@Mushroom-Stew]

;-;

[@ElAndoro]

I played for few hours yesterday and it felt much better after a longer break. The new sounds, the quick matchmaking, no problems with finding ppl to play with, the animations, new progression system. It was a fun session

[@davidadu8559]

My internet connection got worse as soon as I started boarding my college, and this kinda shown me how important the offline mode is, because the game is literally unplayable, and just crashes left right and center

[@dramir5953]

Doesnt matter, ill buy the game after 7 years. I bought payday 2 in 2020, and by that time it was patched and cooked to perfection.

[@Altair6306]

Or they will forget its in the oven and burn it...

[@beefygaming_realnofake]

@@Altair6306 dude same thing happened with pd2 let them cook, they seem to be passionate and caring, like with pd2.

[@Altair6306]

@@beefygaming_realnofake I really dont want to PD3 tranform in a crazy mess PD2 became over the years. Even though we're already in that path, it will be another crazy power fantasy, you kids love that shit.

[@Alex_Smith_.]

you think they come back from the current steam player count being 300?​@@beefygaming_realnofake

[@Altair6306]

@@Moji55a Its not so much that, but he skill trees, akimbo smg and shotguns, rpgs, miniguns and so on. Running around tanking damage like nothing, drinking licore, reviving with a shout, making cops shoot their team... all that "crazy" shit.

[@Hells64]

Glad to see this video in my recommended. A couple days ago I've started play the game for the first time since late October and needed some pointers with what the meta is since I stopped playing. cheers

[@kizuati]

I love the role of "Hosgate taker." My favorite, absolute go-to.

[@FussiaCS]

Can you make more build setup video's for example with the new shotgun with the latest skills and stealth related so there's more variety than just using the a114

[@gabrielreid4950]

Seeing that Touch the Sky should take 6-8mins is painful considering my dumbass takes at best 25mins on loud 💀

[@Perdidu]

And for people who only want to quickly level up your weapons, you can rush dirty ice with 4 bags on hard dificulty in under 3 minutes for easy 1500+ weapon xp. My solo record has been 2: 17. Playing on harder difficulties will give you more weapon xp but will require more bags to finish and may spawn additional guards in unwanted places.

[@DiesNahts6969]

The 5 guys still playing will surely appreciate this guide

[@TheKknowley]

I had fun making it! And if those 5 fellas playing appreciate it, all the better.

[@Crj0m]

Honestly at this point just playing the game is a great way and it is so much more fun!

[@Ripperley]

As nice as it would be to finally grind out the rest of the levels so I can actually try all those broken-for-one-patch skills that keep coming and going to try and actually squeeze some fun out of this game, I think the hardest part of most of these strats would be actually convincing anyone else to boot up Payday 3 in mid-2024.

[@MrJakefox]

That sniper build looks fun, have you done a guide for it?

[@mblive21]

I'm still in the "hard to learn" phase of PD3 still, but with this ill be closer to the "Easy to Madter Phase" now. All I need now is to learn builds more thoroughly.

[@rayman9032]

you dont need to do anything. its a video game. this video is a pile of garbage for losers who enjoy pretending that video games are work

[@y5et978]

Dirty Ice has been my go to. 1,022 IP every 2:30 as a Duo for all bags loud Overkill. Went from 126 to 150 Renown 22 in just a few hours.

[@thestickmahn2446]

omg i and the three other people who play payday 3 can finally get to level 100

[@arbert....8654p]

You mean 712 other 😊

[@mncrft3386]

closer to like 3k

[@arbert....8654p]

@@mncrft3386 no 700+

[@Brian-tn4cd]

*me being one of those guys who got to 100 before the update* ;-;

[@fem_crusader]

Rip my beloved cook off grinding of payday 2 ill miss you

[@Bunnibunnibunni]

wasnt it like the least efficient infinite farm in pd2?

[@fem_crusader]

@@Bunnibunnibunni yea but i loved it

[@samtinkle9076]

Rest In Piss, you will not be missed (i'm sick of it after 11 goddamn years)

[@Moonerang]

Another technique: Steam > Library > Uninstall > Support > Refund Request.

[@schlop1771]

It gets funnier the millionth time

[@CT3LA]

my dude move on

[@antonchristophe8308]

Bruh its not even funny atm since the game is getting good

[@SillyFurryFemboy]

​@@antonchristophe8308it still fucking sucks, wdym

[@antonchristophe8308]

​@@SillyFurryFemboy well that's your opinion

[@hellzreaper1192]

I played this day ine through the first disastrous 2 months than quit completely. What has I proved since? ( unless something has changed, challenges don't matter I was over 100 something)

[@SolFireYT]

Even though I’m aware of the colloquial difference hearing “1st floor” in reference to what I as an American call the second floor cause a brief brain fart

[@Mrcoldbloodedd]

You might've said it but what's the AR You use In the beginning of the video?

[@bryancvelasco]

DIRTY ICE IS MY FAV IT GIVES BETWEEN 16 HUND TO 18 HUND XP I RUN THAT ONE ALL DAY LONG AND HAVE BEEN LEVNING UP HELLA FAST TO GET TO 150 AND EVEN AFTER 150 MARK

[@trevor10756]

Can you do a build video?

[@sista_fista_0364]

So when you hit max level do you prestige or not

[@scarface406]

THE NUMBERS MASON WHAT DO THEY MEAN!?

[@Pottzy]

Maybe ill give this game another try, i gave up shortly after launch out of sheer disappointment but maybe its better now

[@robuu5890]

how are you killing enemies so fast is it the gun or the buff

[@jakenotjake899]

is there a good way to level up if youre starting out new, i only just getting into the game now since its slowly starting to look better

[@_Zilch]

depends what playstyle you like. Personally, I started playing 2 weeks ago with preference to stealth. So I just went through all of the stealth missions on normal which got me close to 30, this is also the same time the update dropped. Meaning you could reach level 30 faster with the update. I can't vouch for lower levels but at minimum of 30 levels I can reliably solo stealth all loot - gold n sharke on overkill which nets me 2k exp per run. This ofc was not as fast as the video suggested since I'm new to pd3. First few runs ranged about 20-25 mins(not using battering ram), with more levels, skills, and actual experience playing I've been chipping away at that 20-25 and I'm now level 70

[@outlawz38]

The game is decently fun now. Still a long way to go. But I'm enjoying the game.

[@ItsAlpa]

There is still so many aspects of this game that deters me from playing. They need to seriously get rid of the skill and armor system they have and give us GOOD new heists. Every single heist in the game is completely terrible besides Cook Off and Murky Station (surprise surprise it's PD2 heists). Edge, rush, and grit needs to go as well and give us proper BUILDS to use. We still have another good year to go in my opinion before this is playable.

[@MichaelKorbel-ow6yz]

Well all my friends abandoned this game so im basically stuck on solo stealth heisting😂😢

[@romeofaur8608]

just finished watching the other vid

[@julianjolts5050]

Watching because I like the content I don't even need the tutorial because I uninstalled the game

[@quentingates8663]

I would play on overkill but I just suck at video games 😂

[@TabbuEme]

Quickplay matches me with US players way too often, gotta play solo.

[@raginginnuendo4113]

I was wondering if you have any interest in going back to do a video on the perspective of console players of Payday 2 and how they feel about Payday 3? Getting the perspective of your broader community and stuff. Most videos I come across criticizing/ranting against Payday 3 are from the perspective of people on PC, who have been fed a steady stream of updates for ten years, rather than console players who were left behind years ago.

[@TheKknowley]

I think I get your point and it does sound interesting! Are you saying that Console players are more like to be accepting of Payday 3’s rocky launch because at least the promise of parity has been maintained? My personal perspective is that Starbreeze are woefully inexperienced when it comes to developing for consoles and a lot of the technical issues with Payday 3 are a result of over promising with crossplay ect. I’m genuinely glad console players are being treated better this time around, but I also wonder where the game would be on PC if they’d accepted their limitations from the start.

[@raginginnuendo4113]

@@TheKknowley To a point, I did find myself more accepting of the game's state due to the console payday 2 experience. Parity between the PC and Console versions has made it more bearable to wait for updates, knowing that there kind of has to be parity due to the game's crossplay feature. I guess if it's gonna be bad it's nice to know we're all in the same shitty boat, rather than potentially getting left behind. All of this said as someone who regularly plays payday 2 and payday 3 on console and enjoys both! (Although I do find the game very easy at the moment and so have been playing more Payday 2.)

[@jamestrout9871]

It’s such a breath of fresh air to return to the game and experience all the QoL improvements. It makes the game so much more enjoyable now

[@cazen9984]

Might need a new build video too

[@TheKknowley]

Working on it!

[@Zomonxi]

The quickest way to level up is to stand in circles for 3 hours for a tad bit of xp

[@arbert....8654p]

Over 780 players live 🔥 so happy people start to come back to payday3 💪

[@SillyFurryFemboy]

There's only 220 players currently, and the 24 hour peak was 550

[@Ilovemaccies235]

Kknowley whens the next challenge run?

[@TheKknowley]

Aiming for within the next week!

[@gunnerdown]

I kinda hate the new system because players can be max level and have no idea what they’re doing, I had a level 144 that went down twice and used 4 extra armor plates by the 4 minute mark of a heist, we were in stealth half the time and he joined late… how can you be near max level and I higher level than me and lose 8 armor plates and go down twice within effectively a minute 30 seconds in a very hard heist

[@mostfinnishperson]

the fastest way to level up in paydsy 3 is to best payday 2 as gordon freeman

[@docrock3234]

I’m playing single solo, the IP numbers just aint matching up….i can only get about 300 per level. Anybody know why?

[@CrisBy1]

No matter how destroyed this game is, he still tries to have more fun in it. It's good for him!

[@DiceMan20]

Still not enough content

[@Mr.Alighieri.]

You having fun? I’m having fun, I love not having to waste my time and getting the dopamine deserved for 7 minutes of console hell.

[@Dwayne_LaFontant]

Step 1: you do a thing Step 2: your done.

[@hollowmaimed3656]

Does anyone get themselves softlocked at the end of a heist during escape like I do?

[@schlop1771]

I just hit alt f4 whenever that happens because, funny enough, it still counts as completing the heist even if it doesn't look like it

[@hollowmaimed3656]

@@schlop1771 should I hit alt f4 in the future when that happens?

[@schlop1771]

@@hollowmaimed3656 yeah, dont worry about losing progress

[@zellsidious4459]

Cool off is a 30min plus mission I’m not cooking all the bags or waiting that long not worth it

[@SuperMaxxii]

sadly Golde and Shark doesn't work anymore.

[@Miniaturenhaider]

"Im a stat Nerd" Well... the Weapon mod System...

[@TheKknowley]

Yeah, it does not appeal.

[@totesfleisch258]

im a Whore for level grinding and i couldnt care less about the boring aahh PD3 Level System, if i want to have a boring 3 digit Number that means absolutely nothing, i go back to Payday: The Heist, where that boring level atleast had some Meaning.

[@jessegd6306]

The game is back. Like a relapsed rehab patient.

[@blueberryone6407]

So what is everybody doing next week when you reached lvl150 and you got over 200 millions cash when there are no more challenges? Really great update 🤦

[@TheKknowley]

The gameplay really needs to speak for itself. Trophies/achievements were great in PD2 but the real joy was playing the game for its own merit.

[@blueberryone6407]

@@TheKknowley The real joy was to grind all the challenges to finish everything and get more points to lvl up. Now everybody who spent hours over hours, best example to complete road rage 280 times, has been punished.

[@TheKknowley]

@@blueberryone6407 Ohhh I'm not sure large portions of the community agree, although it's a shame they haven't repurposed challenges to make them more interesting.

[@cly7894]

My baby blue

[@Dwevy]

The game still feels flat? I don't know how to word it but the soundtrack whilst very good, doesn't really feel as punchy as the last game's. The heists are a bit boring, like I don't know what the story is and why I'm doing the stuff I'm doing besides just for the sake of it. I also think the game doesn't throw as many enemies at you which I wish wasn't the case as the game doesn't feel as chaotic as PD2. I really want to like the game but it just still feels drab and boring to play overall despite the cool animations, better visuals and better performance. I just wish I had never bought this game :( (this is just my opinion)

[@KingSwan09]

Wooooo

[@tornadothebrit]

Interesting how Dirty Ice isnt on here, ive been grinding out that heist for a while and its relatively easy

[@spxyu02]

Any tips on guaranteeing the Loud bonus for dirty ice? I’ve been running it in 2-4 man variations, just on Hard, but most of our most recent 2-man runs didn’t trigger the loud bonus despite masking up, shooting loud weapons, and triggering the alarm before touching a single bag or loose piece of jewelry.

[@tornadothebrit]

@spxyu02 I think you have to survive one round of police, that guarantees you the Loud Bonus. If you end the heist before the end of the first round of police, you won't get the bonus. If you want to be REALLY sure you got it, you can always hold out until Final Charge

[@spxyu02]

@@tornadothebrit thanks, we’ll give that a shot! We were just trying to speedrun with all bags, didn’t consider waiting out the first assault wave

[@khamsinakathedesertstorm7143]

Why are you a furry?

[@MilfHunter69-]

@@tornadothebritYou are a tornado of disappointment.

[@OJWizzard]

Grouse???

[@knavenformed9436]

In another universe Payday 3 was good and didn't need to clickbait people with immersion breaking and dumb weeb masks already

[@TheKknowley]

It was voted for by the community. I’d say it’s pretty popular, as Kawaii was in PD2.

[@thebushbros6626]

The mask that would come first was voted by the community. So don’t blame Starbreeze for that.

[@knavenformed9436]

@@TheKknowley Damn, it's like the "We want boots on the ground" CoD audience buying themselves sick for Homelander and Lilith from Diablo 4

[@TheKknowley]

@@knavenformed9436 I actually think semi-ironic masks work quite well in any Payday game. Nothing scarier than 4 fellas running up to you in actual Austin Powers Mask like it’s Baby Driver.

[@knavenformed9436]

@@TheKknowley I'm a bit 50|50 on it, I'd just have preferred to wait a while longer before jumping the shark But yeah if it's what the community wants then sure, I'll keep my art-deco ass Bionicle mask for myself.

[@captainhydrodus4616]

Gg

[@Crownpanda]

Why is the "Shit-eating-grin" mask so awful to look at? What happened to the masks in payday? They were literally some of the best customization tools in GAMING period. I don't mean to be negative. I mean, I am, but still. It doesn't have to be this bad

[@user-rh6oy9wp9e]

I say we should start playing again. Its better the half the games we get nowadays. I also like the stealth factor of it

[@skeley6776]

Helldivers 2?

[@SillyFurryFemboy]

No

[@ThePixelDude69420]

the game is SO back 👊 😎

[@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames]

Ha! They still have a long way before I consider re-downloading. The first step is fulfilling their contractual obligation of 5 dlcs in this year, otherwise at every step, us pre-order players, especially on Playstation were screwed over the hardest. How hard? Several of my friends *STILL* haven't gotten their pre-order cosmetics.

[@shawcremeans1773]

This game is so fun I will never understand why people don’t play it

[@SillyFurryFemboy]

Because it fucking sucks

[@Loolilol]

Hosgate taker Your opinion is now invalid

[@tomkapa]

Game is dead

[@TheKknowley]

It is with that kind of attitude! You're going to be cancelling your weekend plans just like the rest of us soon enough...

[@fem_crusader]

@@TheKknowleybold of you to assume i had weekend plans

[@AlexDoubleAU]

Wow Such humor +10 funny points Gold star

[@tomkapa]

@@TheKknowley I would love to but don’t plan on it. I waited 10 years for payday 3 because I loved payday 2 and then we got what we got. Starbreeze needs to learn a hard lesson that they can’t just release an unfinished, content light, and broken game and expect people to actually keep playing or even pay money for dlc.

[@TheKknowley]

@@tomkapa I feel you, but I fear if this game dies, so does the franchise so I'm going to keep pushing forward with it!

[@rayman9032]

noone cares

[@DR_REDACTED]

Cry

[@Mr.Alighieri.]

You having fun? I’m having fun, I love not having to waste my time and getting the dopamine deserved for 7 minutes of console hell.