Starbreeze confirmed that player progress could be jeopardized if the first patch was released now.
Article: Alex Hopley – Gamereactor.cnThe first patch for Payday 3 is now availableDelayed several times. While fans were anticipating it earlier this month, it seems the update isn’t quite ready yet.However, ina new post, Starbreeze explains why we haven’t seen the patch yet, and it seems like a good thing that the developers took so long to make sure it works as expected. Apparently, the team discovered a critical bug in the update shortly after the game’s release, which could put player progress at risk.“We’ve seen a lot of your feedback on the progression system,”Starwind wrote.“Our designers are working on how to tweak this system to balance the challenge system and provide infamous points for each heist, and we’ll be back with more info on what that looks like soon.Expect to see free content updates for the game before the end of the year, and we’ll share more about those when we get there.Currently, the first patch is going through the testing and certification process, but once it comes back we should know more about when this patch will be released. Source: Gamereactor.cn