Even though Payday 3 is being hit with awide amount of issues, when you manage to get into a game, things are fairly solid. You can be creative in how you attempt each heist, and in turn, use fewer resources. I found while playing Payday 3, the more you think outside the box, the more rewarding experience you have. Which ultimately makes the heist shooter fun to play. There are many things you can do in the game in terms of being creative. One of them is to lure guards away from their posts in Payday 3, and this guide will show you exactly how to do it.
Payday 3: How to lure guards
The absence of luring guards as a mechanic is a strange one, especially in a game like Payday 3 where it does work. However, thanks tocrafty mindsover on Reddit, it looks like you’re able to still do this mechanic even if Starbreeze never intended for it. First, you’ll need to useThrowingKnives. These can be unlocked byleveling up Infamy.
Once you have the knives and you’re using stealth,simply throw them by using the G keyin the direction you want the guard to go in. He’ll walk over, but it doesn’t countas a search which means the guard would spend a short amount of timelooking for a disturbance. So youmust be quickto navigate to the area you want to go to.
Note: When using a Throwing Knife or any throwable item, you have to use the G key. You’ll need toput on the maskin order for the key to switch prompts. So when you throw the knives, your mask will already be on.
Why is luring better?
For starters, it won’talert a guard and get their friends to trigger a search. Second, if you’re stealthy, the knives will help keep guards away from you so you won’t have to take them out. This means, that if you keep guards busy by checking on your distractions, the heist might be easier with less pressure around you. When you play passively like this, things do tend to go your way — especially in the late game.
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Raza Malik
Raza is a Contributing Writer who’s been at PC Invasion since March 2023. After he earned his Media Arts degree at Niagara College, he went on to grow his portfolio by working at such publications as GameRant. While he plays a wide array of different types of games, Raza enjoys discussing open-world games, shooters, and live service games. Some of his favorite series include Assassin’s Creed, God of War, and the Diablo series. On the side, he enjoys editing videos, and creating content for his side project Marching Into Madness.
