Unlocking Every Achievement In Payday 3 Is A Joke...

[@KXRules]

Achievement collectors when the achievements require friends (impossible challenge)

[@Illegalbuck]

i don't think Kknowley has friends he had to go on Fiver to find paid actors

[@Illegalbuck]

@@kizuati 😂 SHHHHH your under NDA

[@GilliganTF2]

Fr

[@tremeschinion9420]

for real though. back in 2020, i was almost done getting all achievements for Dying Light. Polyamory, beat 5 quests with the same 3 people. i was hopping around in public matches... and then they made the Hellraid DLC, which added 10 other achievements. i gave up at that point cuz i didnt have money or willpower to buy it

[@Doom_Dude_Real]

Maybe for your stupid ass

[@kizuati]

Reccuring character here. Was a lot fun! I totally didn't mess things up in Touch The Sky.:)

[@arkaua]

satan's daughter is such a good name, props

[@kizuati]

@@arkaua thanks

[@sunny3545]

Who screwed the devil to spawn you

[@Dallasmedicbag]

We need a video for payday the heist now to complete the trilogy.

[@thegreatandpowerfuldc5977]

18:30 “And giving us a little teaser of what the gameplay in Project Backshots may look like come 2026.” STOP OMG EVERY VIDEO THERE’S AN EVEN PETTIER LINE THAN THE LAST AHAHAHAHAA 🤣🤣🤣

[@thegreatandpowerfuldc5977]

I do think once they get the offline mode and armor 2.0 added to the game they should look for ways to make completion genuinely rewarding for players. More achievements/challenges, more rewards, more of an end game goal, etc. Andreas and Almir even said this was something they needed to fix with the game: Giving players something to actually work towards which would help keep them playing.

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

I think once Operation Medic Bag is done and they move onto making more content, we'll see more achievements. But one of my biggest complaints is how achievement happy Overkill/Starbreeze were ruined the game for me on a completionist level.

[@THEBUGSAREBACCCCKKKKKKKKKK]

Once? Never gonna happen, games gonna die before we get there, I'm calling it and that is the best scenario we all should hope and pray for as the dev team suxxxxx so bad and the higher ups are anti consumer dogs Give up and spend your valuable time and money on a game that deserves it brother mane, your time, money and engagement are worth so so much more than this trash

[@ninochaosdrache3189]

The offline mode sounds more and more like an If instead of a when.

[@1pyroace1]

They need voip so I can curse people out

[@Gllaice]

Really glad I could take part in the run, it was a lot of fun! :D ps sorry for my smash and grab incident, dirty ice is probably my least played heist so I didn't really know what I was doing 😅

[@violablecrab3858]

18:31 Dying of laughter Projects Backshots!!!

[@kizuati]

Thanks, I was doing my best impression of it's gameplay

[@freaker7100]

NeverAlive here! Thanks for those games once again! Because you didn't mention it: At 9:25 and 9:46, both times it was satan's daughter that got spotted. Making it 3 out of 3 stealth heists that they sabotaged by them. ^^

[@kizuati]

AHEM! 9:46 was Kknowley getting spotted and masking us up at the end, I was in the corner safely! Slander!

[@freaker7100]

@@kizuati Ok, I gotta give that point to you! Looked into the VOD and like you mentioned Kknowley with his godlike eleven levels of experience (or 300 in infamy) just stood out in the open in the private area until the guard caught him. Also the first one was just really unlucky timing that could have happened to anyone of us. Sorry for the preposterous accusation! All was meant in good fun of course! ^^

[@kizuati]

@@freaker7100 yeah yeah nw

[@mnbgt101]

It took me longer to get every achievement in the remastered Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, and i 100%ed that game at least 8 times on gamecube as a kid

[@thibabyag3029]

Is amazing that even a year after this game still feels unfinished

[@NamelessVex]

I think to the uninformed 3rd party looking in at PD3’s lifecycle, they would see us complaining about challenges, and then see us complaining about not having challenges.

[@TheKknowley]

Funny old dynamic isn’t it? It was always the implementation that sucked. They weren’t completely barking up the wrong tree!

[@thegreatandpowerfuldc5977]

@@NamelessVex The problem was challenges being the only way to get XP, not that they existed. There was a happy middle ground SBZ could have and should have met.

[@NamelessVex]

@ yeah, I always thought that challenges would be a good idea, but the way they were using them to level the players was wrong. Something like pd2’s achievements and challenges gives the player something to try to earn while also allowing them to experience all ends of a heist, and with every run being different because of the RNG, it meant you weren’t getting bored of the game because it always felt fresh in some aspect. Here in PD3, we have barely any challenge, no achievements, and heists that don’t change on repeat, exactly the problems you highlighted, and while achievements should come with time, and the non-changing rng was there from the start, they removed challenges almost entirely, barely giving us anything to play the game for, and leaving us more bored than ever. If it’s possible they need to implement rng to each heist reset, even if that makes solo stealth almost to completely impossible in most maps, and they need to give us more challenges, as well as obviously improving the achievements challenge and numbers. We all want payday 3 to succeed or we wouldn’t be here, but right now I can almost guarantee most of the people watching this video are still playing payday 2.

[@NamelessVex]

Sorry, ranting like a mad man saying nothing new lmao

[@PointsofData]

Nah, I knew about the Payday franchise only through one or two clips before I sat down to watch an hour long essay about why PD3 sucked. Maybe someone completely unfamiliar with video games would feel the way you describe but that video laid out pretty clearly that the challenge in this game often comes from how tedious and boring it is to complete (to put it simply)...I suppose an equivilant closer to the games I play would be making different difficulty levels but each difficulty just determines how many enemies there are and how high their health bars are instead of crafting different levels of AI. Maybe it's fun for awhile and you feel cool coming up with different ways to beat the enemies down, but eventually you figure out the most efficient way is...idk, running past them or hitting the same button combo over and over and over...the longer you play, the less fun you have. 😂

[@the93rdturd21]

21:50 if you don't know what he means, a refund run is when you get all the achievements and then return the game for a full refund, despite completing it.

[@kubil6167]

I really enjoyed helping out with the 2 under the surphaze achievments also i was the chatter that told kknowley by telling him that the mosconi had 2 less lvls then the reinfeld 2:08

[@TheKknowley]

You probably saved us about 20 minutes. Thank you!

[@TyrianCallow]

Happy to have been there while you were practicing this helped me get my final achievement in the game!

[@TheUnstableThinker]

When even Kknowley is referring to it as "Project Backshots", you know you've fucked up.

[@carlosmann100]

Yeah the hardest part is that you need friends.

[@KernalGohd]

For PD2 I only ever really went for the easier achievements that gave cosmetic rewards, never been much of an achievement focused gamer, as I tend to be more focused on reaching a level of mastery over the systems to make me satisfied, such as solo stealth shadow raid in VR (tbh felt like the only one doable in VR since the crouch jump doesnt really work in VR)

[@Mystraven1324]

Great video, made me want to play Payday 3 again, haven't played since launch. I really enjoyed the achievements of Payday 2, especially cause they rewarded you with masks, weapon mods and other in game items for customisation so its a little sad to see that Payday 3 has so few, but at least I'll be able to get all of these ones

[@lachlang1669]

17:14 "poison brew"

[@HennerzLennerz]

Achievement routing is a big thing of mine (those who saw the PD2 challenge run for achievements will know) so on one hand it’s interesting to see how quickly this can be completed, or how many you could potentially do in one attempt of each heist (I think it’s around 18 with a single run with a team) I just hope more are added in the future as it does seem sorely lacking in end game content currently

[@somedude6351]

I do really wish Payday 3 has more achievements and more complex and interesting achievement. But I'm honestly also fine with having ones that are more basic and simple like "collect all loot on a heist". They should just add more achievements in general because it gives you more to do and it will force people who don't play a certain way every time to change, at least once.

[@ciphergacha9100]

As someone who currently owns half of them I love payday 2’s achievements, if payday 3 had the kind of high-quality, interesting and completable-in-solo achievements that payday 2 had I’d probably log on more than once a month

[@Keygentlemen]

"and giving us a little teaser of what the gameplay in project backshots may look like come 2026" LMFAO

[@Casual_Multiclasser]

Even back when Payday 3 had the extra IP quests (like Pay Dirt and what not), it was really easy to get complete almost all achievements. I still need a few team achievements, like the Road Rage ones and the Touch the Sky human shield one

[@korok132]

I think a heist getting a few achievements per is fine, like a new stealth heist getting an achievement for finishing without killing anyone or needing all four boys to do a specific thing, like Overdrill needing to stand in four specific spots to access more loot, those kinds of achievements are fine. I feel like PD2 got a little silly with how many achievements it had, even taking out the "Finish the heist on this difficulty or above" ones, or "have four guys wear the four dlc masks," which barely feel like achievements at all.

[@goawayplease.]

I had an idea for an achievement, "Zapper meet zapper!" Which makes you stun a zapper with a second zappers battery pack

[@vallarfaxgaming]

No I'm good thanks, having achievements is one thing, deliberately pointless and obtuse achievements because you're bored as fuck is another PD3 absolutely does not need the levels of BS achievements and difficulty PD2 had

[@clapped-cheeks]

is that the locke and load comic :) daaaangggg that was awhile ago huh

[@Ar-daq]

Idea for the next heist: raiding dinsey's r34 vault. When the animators get bored, they draw random art of the characters, including all sorts of r34 (you name it, it's most likely there). Since Disney owns everything made by the animators, none of that art sees the light of day. So, payday gang goes and raids that vault, since those pictures are probably worth a pretty penny. Plus, if you can raid the DOJ, you can raid Disney

[@BicirikBey]

18:30 Project Backshots mentioned.

[@klober_gie]

I hope payday 3 achievements get more "out there" with wacky and specific challenges, but I don't want the game to get over a thousand achievements, because that was a bit much IMO

[@Bread-kun]

I dont mind there being a stupid amount of achievements if they dont really unlock anything. Granted, Id like there to be achievements that lock things but also I dont mind there being very specific dumb challenges that are simply achievements for the sake of achievements.

[@Thedefenses]

This kinda shows why the original progression using only achievements failed so miserably, we just didn't have enough achievements to make the system work. Now am i saying the achievement progression system was good and the change wasn´t needed, no but i am saying it could have somewhat worked if overkill made it properly. Think if Payday 2´s current achievement count was brought over to payday 3 and that was the amount of stuff you had to do to reach max level and max skill points were around 200 achievements, add onto that weapon generic stuff and you would have gotten all skill points before even realizing it but no, we barely had and A4 papers amount of achievements that were not just "kill stuff with x thing or in x way" achievements. Grinding is fun when its voluntary with a reward waiting, not when its forced or when there is nothing to work towards.

[@Kaiimei]

I imagine that with some practice, you could definitely pull off a "100% game within 2 hours and refund it" kind of run on Payday 3.

[@MayMayBuffet]

I've completed art critic achievement twice solo stealth and the afterparty achievement once solo and never got the steam achievements for either. I don't want to invest more time into achievements when they don't even unlock for me. I'm at 10/22 achievements

[@DiginauterZockt]

The constant Payday 3 shade lmao

[@MapleEllie2]

You've done all achievements in Payday 2 and 3, question is, are you willing to try doing them all on Payday: The Heist? Considering it has 56 achievements (34 at launch + 8 when Patch 6 come out + 2 when patch 21 came out + 12 when Wolf Pack and No Mercy came out)

[@TheKknowley]

I have a few Payday: The Heist video ideas planned out. I think it might just be time to revist after we see the new First World Bank...

[@TheLiamster]

I wish there were more achievements added with the dlcs

[@boombozling2633]

Everytime i see a video about payday 3 i just get sad of what the game could be

[@the8thdeadlysin410]

Idk how you completed insurance policy, each time i attempt it the cops just shoot all the civs

[@TheKknowley]

The cops physically can't shoot civs! This was something we eventually debunked last year. It's got to be your teammate accidentally shooting your civ.

[@dangernoodle3343]

Insurance policy is impossible because randoms wont do it. Gotta have friends for that one sadly

[@FlakFactory]

the achievement is what helped make payday 2 well payday2 and they instead made a plan borning game

[@CoOportal]

That paintin one is the only achievement i don't have but that's okay.

[@bjan_cooper]

Achievements are content. Are reason to play the game again and again. And Payday3 has not enough content. Starbreeze needs to remember this.

[@Dall_]

7:13 ... 360 hours, did not know.

[@DrStryde]

Chat he called it project backshots let's go

[@noobman20famousnah37]

Sounds like he had fun playing with easy RNG and achievement hunting

[@QuietAlice343]

yay payday 3 content!!!

[@realnickhiro]

funfact you can do the insurance policy achievement in stealth as well

[@vallarfaxgaming]

It's pretty common knowledge at this point, it doesn't state you have to do it loud you just need all 4 players holding a hostage when finishing the heist

[@ApophisNow_]

I can't find a full team to do True Connoisseur. It's the last trophy I need for platinum.

[@GilliganTF2]

Wish i was there cuz the few achievements i need are the one who needs a full team

[@getgoodbudy101]

"18 seconds ago" lmao

[@matt4048]

Did Payday 3 even include achievements for the new DLC heists, I forgor.

[@BaysideBebop]

Nope.

[@vitzel33]

Nope. Because they want to sync achievements between consoles.

[@skibbydibs]

Nope, due to consoles being a bit more difficult to add achievements to than Steam. If we see any they'll probably be heaped in a big group after.

[@BaysideBebop]

@@skibbydibs That reason is pure bullshit btw, plenty of other games also on Unreal Engine make new multiplatform achievements every update consistently. Dead by Daylight is a perfect example of this.

[@russd6088]

Man, the fixed RNG is a huge deal breaker for me in my enjoyment of the game. It removes so much risk in a failure and makes it somwtimes easier to brute force a step to restart with hidden knowledge. Its disappointing to me that was never changed. That said, fun video as always

[@HexonDevelopment]

Mmm.. more payday 3 to get us hyped just before FWB.

[@SuperboyCSM]

should i buy payday 3 right now (base game no dlc) or nah

[@ciphergacha9100]

No, maybe next year, but Not now

[@ExcellentToo]

I bought and i regret lol

[@Carwinley]

Insurance Policy is the hardest achievement in the game for one simple reason: AI can't hold a human shield.

[@vallarfaxgaming]

Yeah it's almost like PD3 is marketed as a co-op heist game that recommends having friends Boy I do wonder why it's impossible for people with no friends or who refuse to get friends to complete co-op related achievements Real fucking mystery

[@Carwinley]

@@vallarfaxgaming Unfortunately PD3's launch and subsequent handling turned away the friends who were interested in the game. Also, I am very sorry for offending you so deeply I guess?

[@HBK_Mook]

Just clock out for my break let’s go!

[@Im_ThunderEagle]

I've literally gotten zero achievements from this game even though I've obviously done things like put on the mask. I bought it like a few months ago... They've had more than enough time to fix it... What even is this game...

[@hahrf_0149]

guys, the circle hack, go get it

[@KrackenRIP]

The most criminal thing in this video is that you are running the game locked to 60 fps... 🤣🤣

[@TheKknowley]

Purely for recording reasons. 60 is as good as it gets for you guys so I want to at least make sure it’s a smooth 60!

[@KuroNeKitsu]

Huh i only got the shotgun and the ar on lvl 1 with year 1? I didn't get any sniper when i started the game, unless u need to buy it from vendor

[@SphedaJehuty]

i just thought why does the payday 3 graphics look so familiar killzone it looks like killzone

[@galacticmysteries3963]

I think the problem with achievements should have something to do with Playstation Awards System

[@Frostbite3024]

project WHAT?!

[@andrehenrique4306]

I miss the tf2 build runs from payday 2

[@rallyj]

Who's gonna tell him about all the Binding of Isaac achievements...?

[@skulldude6867]

I do hope they make achievement more solo friendly if the game keeps breathing. Already wasn’t please with true connoisseur

[@vallarfaxgaming]

"Solo friendly" It's an online co-op based game, not having friends is a you problem Frankly offline mode shouldn't have been a priority but whiners gonna whine 🤷

[@ValiantNuKe]

As someone speedrun this game finding players to do True connoisseur is hard so if anyone want help me get final achievements it be grateful

[@New_Folder_2]

on steam only 2.3% for insurance policy and tech mogul has 9%. do you really feel like they "need" to fix this for sucess? that should mean that 2%-8%% of the player base gets what they want for the game if sbz invests in achievements. Do you still think that this is a must fix with that in mind?

[@TheKknowley]

The low completion rate is indicative of a disregard for Payday 3 achievements, given how poorly they were implemented. What's the point of chasing the 22nd achievement for a game that has been panned? Chasing the 1328th for an all-time classic is much more alluring. One of the core issues with Payday 3 is there's nothing to do, long term. Achievements/challenges would be a step. Also, the relative cost of investment to add something like this is comparatively low.

[@ClaymoreM18]

Roasting Payday 3 while I do this challenge

[@connoragar4005]

What mask is that at the end? the one that looks like the difficulty masks from payday 2

[@vallarfaxgaming]

It's a time limited mask you could unlock via twitch drops if you linked your account to nebula It is no longer available AFAIK

[@j3rryacinonyx]

Can someone tell me how many achievements payday2 Had at the beginning? Just saying comparing a Game that had a Long Life cycle to one at the beginning of it. Something to consider but i am Not 100% Up to date

[@gilby_6543]

43 steam achievements at launch

[@elmstlb7894]

At this point, is Payday 3 even worth trying? I debated on it because of the autumn sale because I love 2. I know this is an achievement video, but everything I've seen seems like the games just on life support and was a massive blunder.

[@Jocken75]

Buy it on a sale but not full price is probably worth it

[@vallarfaxgaming]

PD3 is absolutely fine, the only ones whining are PD2 meat riders who aren't happy every single feature from PD2 didn't carry over The PD3 hate is largely exaggerated and as a game is fine, don't let other people influence your decision

[@Mark_V38]

Hahahahha First Mission i got handcuff

[@kizuati]

me on spec ops meantime

[@ANVMMM]

Payday 3 is on sale. Worth it?

[@Gohrr]

N O

[@vallarfaxgaming]

Yes it is if you like PD as a franchise but no it isn't if you were hoping for PD3 to have everything PD2 had

[@imdadirtydan]

DLC being overpowered… shocking.

[@LadyMourne]

Knowley, are you ok? Do you need a hug?

[@kurtgrgelwrx8376]

fixed rng in multiplayer is actually WILD. What are they doing here

[@vallarfaxgaming]

Making a good game where finishing heists in stealth is more doable Oh sorry, you must be a PD2 meat rider who likes everything to be as random and difficult as possible

[@connoo-101]

Madlad

[@LucaTabWum]

when youtubers start talking about payday 3 in the past tense 😭😭

[@arbert....8654p]

Payday3 is finally back PAYDAY 3 is dead game Payday3 is finally back PAYDAY 3 is dead game PAYDAY 3 is finally back

[@r2doucebag595]

Plays a game designed around 4 characters... Needs four players to get achievements 0_0

[@TheTrueMerrio]

Are*

[@captainhydrodus4616]

Yup. Payday 2 wins it again, I genuinely wonder if they're going to drop PD3 development and use PD2 as the emergency funds generator again

[@dogtheirishpup]

kinda wanna brag here since no one I know really cares about payday but I am the I think 5th person on Playstation to get the True Connoisseur trophy which I think is really cool

[@vallarfaxgaming]

"Fifth person to get it" Yeah okay lmao, I got that trophy within the first month or so of PD3 launching, it's not some stupidly rare borderline impossible trophy to get you just need friends and communication while knowing what you're doing Don't turn a molehill into a mountain and act like you're part of some secret club getting a trophy that's not even hard 😂

[@dogtheirishpup]

@vallarfaxgaming calm down lad, it was a secret achievement so being one of the first people to get it is pretty cool

[@TheBros2theend]

God bless and forgive you

[@508Snipe]

I feel like you cheated a lot not having a full crew of lvl 1 people.

[@TheKknowley]

It would undoubtedly take longer within my format, but I'm still betting it could be done even faster with a consistent and well drilled team, even at level 1!

[@Guywholikeslemonade]

(Console player talking) completed payday3 story line in 2 days vr Will NEVER complete the payday2 storyline

[@tokyo_uu4666]

I need payday 2 mods vid noowwwwwwwww

[@jboogie7854]

These achievements are so easy *has played 1000 hours and has full lobby of experienced heisters. Just know the entire game before you begin and get good friends 4head.

[@TheKknowley]

That was just a 'fun' way to illustrate my point. I cleared every achievement (that wasn't bugged) within a week on launch too. I have faith pretty much every player of any skill level can do likewise.

[@jboogie7854]

@TheKknowley with practice, determination and maybe using this video as a guide I would agree. Just thinking about the majority of the player base who still can't seem to crack a heist on overkill and don't have a team, I could only imagine trying to do this with AI. Regardless it was a good video and definitely worth the time and effort you put into it

[@furryman0213]

I get payday 3 isn't in the best place rn, but my point still stands Can knowley just have fun without complaining?

[@TheKknowley]

I had the idea for a fun video and realised it tied well into a point I wanted to make. Two birds with one stone and all that.

[@furryman0213]

@TheKknowley fair enough, i apologize if ive offended you, ill delete it if needed

[@xProward]

I'm going to be quite honest I am glad PD3 toned the achievement number back down to PD:TH (56 after Wolf Pack) and launch PD2 (43) numbers (though I will admit 22 is still a bit too little and there could be benefits to having more, I don't know why the DLC heists have no achievements.) PD2's 1328 achievement number is genuinely not a plus to the game and it is a bit ridiculous, especially considering how inflated it is with just "Complete x on y difficulty" achievements; 752 of the 1328 achievements (56.6%) of them fall into this category. PD3 does have its issues but I do think we need to actually measure our responses cause it genuinely feels like this community is falling into the trap of just shitting on anything and everything. Missing features like preplanning and customizable team AI, the bad launch, and always online are very valid but criticizing every aspect of how this game strays from current day PD2, especially after one of the initial taglines was a return to PD:TH and launch PD2 gameplay design, is starting to feel a bit ridiculous especially once we've reached the point of praising a game for having 1328 achievements.

[@vallarfaxgaming]

"Falling into the trap of shitting on everything" That's been most of the community since even before launch, because most of the community wanted PD2 but with better graphics and keep throwing a wobble because PD3 isn't exactly the same as PD2

[@DallasDawg69]

How can u finish 60% of a game???

[@Qeseu]

Who are these people in this video? Absolutely terrible players who were making things harder than they need to be

[@vallarfaxgaming]

Most likely all noobs who have never played payday and wanted an easy quick plat or players who have played PD2 and thought it would be fine to use tactics that aren't viable anymore I'm willing to bet it's the former option

[@DinnerBone2018]

I think pleope are overreacting, this game actually looks fun with some exceptions, the graphics are good and the mechanics have been improved

[@vallarfaxgaming]

PD3 is absolutely not an awful game but there are just too many PD2 fans trying to ruin it for people having fun PD2 is massively outdated while running on an outdated as hell engine that has so many issues Stealth is jank af, the game has too much content missing on console because of said outdated engine and online has lag issues with the bag glitch making it worse PD3 is absolutely better than 2 in most ways, but some people want to crap on it for the sake of doing so

[@jakas2524]

this game looks so bad lmao

[@Legend77700]

You gotta get out more

[@Gohrr]

@@Legend77700 Game still looks atrocious. xD

[@effbar2400]

I thought you were done with thw dramatic clickbait

[@AmirAmigoPRO]

Hello just saying: There is a very advanced gore game called "half sword" the demo and playtest are good but i do like the playtest more!

[@SLM_TRIPLE_FUCKING_1]

playtest is laggy but demo is like fine on maximum graphics

[@threepwood0007]

i love listening to kknowley. I am no longer interested in this p3 nonsense. adios, sunk cost

[@ETG168]

Now beat the game with *minimum* achievements

[@sssawfish]

This might be a hot or cold take, but I would rather they absolutely bloat achievements than add no other achievements like they’ve been doing so far. At least the bloat would give SOMETHING to do.