Payday: The Heist – Pistols Guide: B9-S

Payday: The Heist is a four player co-op FPS developed by Overkill Studios (now a part of Starbreeze) which allows you and three of your friends to perform all kinds of stings and heists, ranging from stealing diamonds to printing counterfeit money. Reviews of Payday were widely positive, and is frequently compared to the likes of the Left 4 Dead franchise. There are many things that set Payday apart from other four player co-op games: the sheer amount of teamwork needed to pull off a heist, the variety of ways to successfully finish a heist (some may be done stealthily, rather than blasting your way through), the adrenaline pumping music playing as you gun down thousands of police offers, and many more things. The four protagonists (Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf, Chains) work their way through heists usually wearing their trademark clown masks.

Since buying Payday when it went on sale a while ago, I haven’t regretted a single moment of it. With the ability to change load-out and play style so easily, it’s a game that I find myself going back to every week. Also, the randomly generated positions of objectives, guards and, in some heists, beginning spawn points, it’s safe to say that you will not play the same heist in the same way twice.

Thanks to the success of the original Payday, a sequel is being created and will be released in August – see this article for more details. To celebrate this, I have decided to help you out, with the ultimate Payday: The Heist guide. Through this guide, I’ll be running you through many things: special enemies, achievements, strategies for a heist, weapons and unlocks, and even more!

B9-S

Unlocked: Available from the beginning of the game

Power: Low

Range: Medium

Rate of Fire: Semi-automatic

With a semi-automatic firing rate and a very low recoil rate, the B9-S is a great pistol to use for any that are comfortable with their accuracy, and encourages the player to aim for the head. Its silencer enables you to complete stealthy heists easily, such as Counterfeit or Diamond Heist (when taking down cameras). Its low damage proves useful against normal cops and hostage rescuers, but falls down when any of the big boys come into play, especially if you’re playing the harder difficulties. The B9-S has eight unlocks:

Upgrades

Accuracy 1 – unlocked at Support level 1

Accuracy 2 – unlocked at Support level 9

Mag increase 1 – unlocked at Assault level 3

Mag increase 2 – unlocked at Assault level 9

Recoil dampener 1 – unlocked at Sharpshooter level 3

Recoil dampener 2 – unlocked at Sharpshooter level 9

Recoil dampener 3 – unlocked at Sharpshooter level 21

Recoil dampener 4 – unlocked at Sharpshooter level 30