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Payday 3is a multiplayer game, but sometimes it’s worth tackling a few heists all on your own. Whether you’re grinding out challenges for Infamy points and weapon XP, or just don’t feel like getting a team together, solo play presents unique opportunities and dangers that make it a very different game.
Since you won’t have the benefit of other players with specialized builds, you’ll need to make sure that you can handle the entire heist on your own. The AI bot players can only do so much, after all. Try this build, and keep all the loot for yourself.
Best Skills For Soloing
If you’re playing solo, you need to be prepared for anything. This means that a few stealth-focused Skills are worth having, but the rest need to be geared towardefficiency and survivalwhen heists go loud. By the time your Infamy level is around forty, and you’ve had some time to learn the game and its heists, you should be able to put together the following suite of Skills:
Infiltrator
As you can see, this build focuses mainly onstaying alive.If you are downed three times, the heist ends even if your bot companions are perfectly fine, so you need to prevent that at all costs.
As you continue to level up,Ace Enforcerprovides both Edge and Grit, which can be consumed to heal a huge amount of health. TheDemolitionisttree can help even the odds against large police squads by enhancing your grenades.
Best Gear For Soloing
Unless you have a very strong preference for a different weapon type, anassault rifleis the way to go for solo play, as it offers great damage and accuracy, plus a solid clip size. TheNorthwest B-9is a great all-rounder, while theKU-59makes for great insurance against Bulldozers.
Your secondary weapon should bea silenced pistol; the longer you can maintain stealth, the less you’ll have to fight, which means the less damage you’ll take. TheSignature 40is always a reliable choice.
Naturally, with all those points in the Medic tree you’ll want to bring Medic Bags that you can deploy for healing.Frag Grenadesare an ideal throwable, since they let you break up groups when you can’t coordinate with a team to do so.
Light Ballistic Liningis a fine balance between speed and protection in most cases, but for heists where you expect a fight it’s worthupgrading to Medium Ballistic Lining.
The slots for your tool and yourOverkill Weaponare largely a matter of personal preference - pick the ones that work best for the heist you’re tackling.
