Hold Ups

[Parboleum Loyce]

Do I need to use a lethal weapon? Whenever I try to hold someone up with my grade 2 silenced tranc gun, they just detect me instead.

[Newbie4life!!!]

Tray aiming it at their head, while you aren't detected, from behind.

Also hold Q (or w/e button you use to interogate) as they put up their arm, if no options to question them comes up, cqc them because they plan to resist

[Cyvanhoe]

Don't have to be lethal, I sometimes hold them up with the water gun, which is pretty hilarious.

[Blind]

Not only can you hold someone up with the water gun, you can be actively shooting them with it at the same time.

[Overseer]

It has a random factor. Some notice you if you get close, others are heroes and pull a knife. But any weapon works for a hold up. Especially rocket launchers are hilarious and i think even have a higher chance to "convince" them.

[Blind]

The easiest hold up is to just knock them out and then give them a kick, not only do you hold them up, but they are already down.

[Wilkespre]

Walk slowly while aiming the gun. Even with the sneaking suit, if your gun is out you move slightly faster making the bonus the Sneaking Suit gives dissapear.

Same thing for the suits that don't have this bonus.

[Mav]

Are you using a sneaking suit? Because if you're not they must of heard you.

[Okami]

Originally posted by Cyvanhoe:

Don't have to be lethal, I sometimes hold them up with the water gun, which is pretty hilarious.

yeah. Soviet special forces. 5 years of combat training and field opperation : can't recognize a translucid watergun from a real gun...

[Scoppypops]

Mark them first, if the marker turns blue while you have them held up then they're incapacitated, if it remains red they are planning to attack. I just grab them and choke them if that happens.

[Okami]

I use a different technic. as soon as he raise his arms, I start to interogate/get him down
If the option don't show, then he will retaliate soon. Then grab him to restrain him for good.
I heard that they have a knife in their hands if they plan to attack... If anyone can confirm that...

[Scoppypops]

I've had one counter-attack me, but I've never noticed a knife.

I have had a few plan to counter-attack, but because I marked them I could tell, so I took them out before they had a chance.

Seriously, marking them just tells you exactly what you need to know. Though it's not always an option. I held someone up by accident because I didn't know he was there.

[Shork]

Originally posted by Okami:

I use a different technic. as soon as he raise his arms, I start to interogate/get him down
If the option don't show, then he will retaliate soon. Then grab him to restrain him for good.
I heard that they have a knife in their hands if they plan to attack... If anyone can confirm that...

Same. But you already notice that when you don't hear them saying anything.
If they just quietly raise their hands -> knock them out.

[Okami]

They should mix MGS hold up and Payday 2 dialogue ^^
"Here's a fun game : you twitch I shoot. Got it ?!"

[Tiomaco]

If you're trying to sneak up on someone, crouch and if kb+m, press CTRL to walk the slowest possible or, if you have a controller, tilt the stick just a bit forward to also walk the slowest possible and they won't detect you.

[Valdyr]

With normal enemies, I've never had them try to fight back if I held him up with his own stolen gun (single punch followed by holding the Aim button). This may not work with riot suit guys (full body armor, full helmet), I've notice they almost always fight back when held up. A holdup vs. an enemy who's already on the ground is also 100% effective in my experience, like when they're waking up from being stunned or you knock him down (but don't KO him) with the CQC leg sweep while lying on your back.

Also, weird detail, be aware that if you tell an enemy to "Get down" in shallow water, they will eventually drown and die just like if they were unconscious facedown in it.