Information from the latest Overkill Stream

[Zdann]

I had nothing better to do so I went over the last Overkill stream and wrote down most of the information they gave:

• Characters like Jacket, Bodhi, Jimmy, and Scarface are all canon. The Scarface ingame is not the same person from the movie. However, the Scarface movie is canon, but the Scarface game is not.
  
  
• They can't comment on Wolf getting a new voice actor.
  
  
• There was a question about nerfing skills if they nerfed enemy health. It was a bit hard to hear the response because he was getting shot at by a horde of cops, but he mentioned not wanting to make skills obsolete.
  
  
• There is no patch this week because they don't have enough content/bug fixes to push out, and they'd rather not break something.
  
  
• There's a possibility of more lore on older characters like Dallas/Dragan. All of their lore isn't revealed yet. "Keep your eyes open and something will appear." He mentions Prison Nightmare as an example of this.
  
  
• They don't know when the soundtrack will be updated.
  
  
• They have a general DLC plan for the year, but it depends on what they want to do. Sometimes they revise their plans because the content "is not that fun."
  
  
• They haven't seen Almir since he shaved his beard. He fled to Japan.
  
  
• Jules is not very good at the tile puzzle in The Diamond.
  
  
• There will be more weapons added. They can't announce a release date, of course.
  
  
• "How does Hoxton rescue himself?"
  -"That's a good question."
  
  
• A Hud Opacity/Size option would be a good idea, but it probably won't be added anytime soon. Using the Suggestions & Feedback forum would be a good idea, especially if it gets alot of support.
  
  
• They use environmental storytelling, sometimes. (They didn't entirely understand the question.)
  
  
• They will try to keep the beta open alot. Eventually there will be weapon/perk deck/etc tweaks, depending on what needs attention.
  
  
• There's a possibility of characters (such as Greta from the webseries) showing up again, as long as they aren't confirmed to be dead.
  
  
• "Is there anything you want to personally add to the game that the rest of the team does not agree with?"
  Jules wants a Mega Unicorn mask. Tobias and Tobias 2.0 want character packs of themselves.
  
  
• "How do the medieval weapons like the swords and crossbows fit into the lore?" Someone jokingly says "not at all." Jules clarifies that they were sold to the gang.
  Another employee jokes by rephrasing the last question: "Something you'd want removed from the game but no one else agrees".
  
  
• They can't announce a release date for the console update. They'll have a video of Almir or someone else talking about it when they do, though.
  
  
• Adding onto the Greta question, some older characters show up in marketing material (ex. Hoxton's Housewarming). Again, anyone who isn't dead might show up.
  
  
• The melee changes are temporary. They temporarily buffed Bloodthirst to allow you to make melee weapons stronger. When they get the resources, they'll work on fixing melee.
  "As long as it takes 3 seconds to strike and go back to your firearm, melee weapons will not be useful" (Not an exact quote)
  
  
• A killcounter in the Safehouse would be a neat idea.
  
  
• They've internally discussed letting the community get involved with mask design, but it's complicated. They've held competitions in the past and let people design masks (like the Poetry Slam)
  
  
• There are mixed feelings on the War Face mask. Some think it's traumatizing, others think it's "one of the best". Everyone except Overkill_Wraith proceeds to wear one.
  
  
• More Gage heists are a possibility. Again, as long as a character isn't dead they may come back.
  
  
• John Wick isn't counting when he throws a bag in, he is pointing out that there is one bag.
  
  
• They will be making Mayhem a bit easier in an upcoming beta.
  
  
• The low damage Sniper Rifles will be getting some love, though they didn't specify how. It's something you'll probably see in the beta.
  
  
• There's a possibility of seeing some background on how Bain met the crew/how the organization was formed.
  
  
• "How old is Bain?" Nobody knows.
  
  
• Bain's headphones as a mask would be a fun idea.
  
  
• Same thing with an Afro mask (like Bob Ross).
  
  
• The "Cop vs. Cop" sidejob description refers to how Bain turns cops over to his side. It doesn't refer to Bain being a cop.
  
  
• There won't be many 4th-wall breaking characters (ex. Cloaker)
  
  
• There will be a beta for One Down changes eventually, but not now.
  
  
• Not being able to buy masks/customization items with Continental Coins is intentional. Weapon mods are essential to gameplay (like silencers for stealth), but a black material for your mask isn't.
  
  
• More possibilities for lore on the ZEAL team and Garrett.
  
  
• They won't rename One Down even if Nine Lives exist, since it's one down by default.
  
  
• "I'm no drilling expert, but I think thermal drills are quite slow."
  
  
• PAYDAY 2 will have a much more grand ending than PDTH when support for the game ends.
  
  
• "Will we see Glove Safes?" Maybe. If they want to add more cosmetics to the game, they know what kind of "format" players like. Statistically, people like playing heisters with fancy gloves.
  
  
• They plug the Achievement Name and Loading Screen Tips threads.
  
  
• Inspire isn't canon. Gameplay mechanics are for fun and are not part of the story.
  
  
• Another possibility: crossovers with people who aren't gaming icons (ex. Alesso)
  
  
• The story with the Dentist is closed, but it doesn't mean he won't show up again. No answer on what's in his box.
  
  
• Safes for other characters are a possibility. They make safes themed around recent content. When they don't have any more content to make safes on, they might rotate some of the older ones.
  
  
• Almir's Toast as a throwable would be hard to balance (and hard to carry).
  
  
• For now, Photoshop is the only way to make weapon skins.
  
  
• Masks are generally outside the lore, in response to the Paycheck masks. Some connect to the lore, many do not. You could see it as the heisters just making a cool mask.
  
  
• They will not discuss the Secret. In fact, they have no idea what you're talking about.
  
  
• Jules apologizes if he can't challenge everyone on the forums. He has a job to do, but he thanks you for playing with him.
  
  
• They probably won't add police dog units.
  
  
• Prison Nightmare is Jules' favorite holiday heist. Whether or not the Giant Cloaker is canon is debated.
  
  
• They give an explanation on how you get paid for doing the Nightmare heists. It's like going to sleep with your pants on and having coins fall out. Except instead of coins, it's millions of dollars.
  Or perhaps they're so good at heisting they did it while sleeping.
  
  
• Jules does not believe in Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy, but he does believe in heisting while asleep.
  
  
• Ashley is still stuck in the basement. She doesn't have a bed.

And that should be it.

[Ћ Abomination Jones]

That covers all of it, nice work.

[Prusak]

Hey guys!

My useless meme question:useful balance concern ratio is 1:2

It's good, right?

[Rex]

Originally posted by Zdann:

• For now, Photoshop is the only way to make weapon skins.

If thats a quote the devs are silly because I use Gimp... unless it means better digital image programs then I understand

Originally posted by Zdann:

"Is there anything you want to personally add to the game that the rest of the team does not agree with?"
Jules wants a Mega Unicorn mask. Tobias and Tobias 2.0 want character packs of themselves.

I see no problem with this.

[Prusak]

I think you forgot one thing

In chat

-Will B33 start calling me prusak instead of prusak74
-@prusak74 sure thing!

Later in stream

"So, a joke question by prusak74; "Almir's Toast as a throwable when?""


im triggered

[Copy & Cat]

Could be wrong about the nerf cop life nerf damage awnswer, but i think i heard it something along the lines, it would end up the same since theres a diference between using tem and nota using them

[Zdann]

Originally posted by Prusak:

I think you forgot one thing

In chat

-Will B33 start calling me prusak instead of prusak74
-@prusak74 sure thing!

Later in stream

"So, a joke question by prusak74; "Almir's Toast as a throwable when?""


im triggered

I actually spent an hour typing this up before promptly losing all of my work and having to rewrite it.
So I probably missed a few things.

[Prusak]

Originally posted by Zdann:

Originally posted by Prusak:

I think you forgot one thing

In chat

-Will B33 start calling me prusak instead of prusak74
-@prusak74 sure thing!

Later in stream

"So, a joke question by prusak74; "Almir's Toast as a throwable when?""


im triggered

I actually spent an hour typing this up before promptly losing all of my work and having to rewrite it.
So I probably missed a few things.

No problem

I don't think even b33croft noticed

But damn didn't it make my blood boil

I also think I made one more meme question, but I now forgot it

[Jim Hoxworth]

I like the idea of a grand ending when support ends. Kinda sounds like it's going to be this year for sure now.

[MissCassidy]

Would not surprise me if this gets pinned for a weh le. I mean, my thread with Almir shaving his beard and #BabyfaceAlmir added got pinned for a while.

[Demoni Foxy]

Characters canon? so HM2 ending never happend? Scarface is just imposter want to be Tony Montana? Bodhi, never watched the movie so idk.

[TPZHeadacheZFPL]

Nice work but what theyOVK need to do,
is to make skins for all the guns insteed of just the same weapons over and over again,
it,s so annoying that alot of guns don,t yet have skins,
come on OVK it,s just lazyness on your behalf not to put skins out for all the guns by now.

[Zdann]

Originally posted by Rex:

Originally posted by Zdann:

• For now, Photoshop is the only way to make weapon skins.

If thats a quote the devs are silly because I use Gimp... unless it means better digital image programs then I understand

I guess they were referring to 'official support' since they only have .psd files available.

[Schmuddel]

Originally posted by Zdann:

Characters like Jacket, Bodhi, Jimmy, and Scarface are all canon.

There's a popular gif of Nick Fury in one of those Marvel movies saying "I recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it" that would be really appropriate right now.

[no one cares]

Originally posted by Zdann:

• Characters like Jacket, Bodhi, Jimmy, and Scarface are all canon. The Scarface ingame is not the same person from the movie. However, the Scarface movie is canon, but the Scarface game is not.

My mind reading that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsTRxXvQY0s

[Prusak]

Originally posted by Vaginal Infection:

Originally posted by Zdann:

• Characters like Jacket, Bodhi, Jimmy, and Scarface are all canon. The Scarface ingame is not the same person from the movie. However, the Scarface movie is canon, but the Scarface game is not.

My mind reading that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsTRxXvQY0s

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