• Better rewards for completing Tutorials (Mask, C-stack, Preset weapon?). 

  • People don't often know there's 4 tutorials after playing the basic one recommended by the game.

• Show a warning for low-level players joining Very Hard / Overkill heists.

Loadout:

• Skills

  • Overwhelmingly huge UI with loads of information dropped at a new player, she just wanted to heist together

  • Researching skills

    • Changing what skill to research

  • Unlocking skills (have to have at least 1 equipped, then finish the heist)

  • Thought you have to equip all skills in line one after one, instead of Basic + whatever you'd like

    • Didn't know about ACED skills

    • Didn't know about being able to equip Mastery Skill freely

  • UI doesn't tell you you can unequip skill with Right Mouse Button

• Weapons

  • [R Customize] is so tiny, she didn't know she can customize weapons

  • Weapon level and character level as separate things

  • Weapon customization Depth of Field feels bad

• Tools

  • Tool usage not explained at all

    • Hold vs Press tool button confusion. 

      • I don't think she used any tools before I explained how to use them multiple heists in.

• Armor

  • Trauma damage, permanent trauma damage - not explained

  • Max downs, -0 downs, -1 downs etc. ("what are downs? why does this say -1 down?")

  • Damage Resistance DR ("I know what Damage Resistance is, but not that DR is a short for it")

  • Changing plates, plate order

• Cosmetics

  • Preferred heister (slots 1-2-3-4)

  • Can't preview clothes on character, not a big deal though

Cinematics:

• Subtitles in cinematic don't have a spacebar after [Name]Subtitles

Keybinds:

• Overkill [Hold] - is not actually hold, but press

• Mark / Shout [Hold] - also mislabeled, should be:  Mark / Shout / Voice Commands [Hold]

I would mantle and grab bags from the vent. No one's here to see anyway...

We we're playing together in order of the story more or less, tried stealth as much as possible. 

I let her lead and only given her hints when she was getting frustrated and asked for help.

Generally the more she played the more intuitive everything became to her. She really likes Stealth.

Added my notes in orange

• Buying favors outright in the lobby with C-stacks or cash if we don't have them as a reward.

• For playing with people who just want to help via cameras, are disabled or don't like action-heavy combat:

  • Camera Access Favor - from spawn they can help via either cameras already on heist or extra pre-placed ones.

  • Maybe even access to cams from custody with that favor active

• Show us where the negotiations border is - where I CAN'T go if i don't want to stop negotiations (ex. Neon Club - if you go through kitchen you can pick up bags without breaking negotiations, main doors will cut them immediately)

• • Entering the negotiations zone would fill out notice meter the further into the negotiations zone you enter. Meter, when filled, would cause Law Enforcement to stop negotiations and start assault.

  • Maybe this will even allow for those cool cinematic negotiations shown in the trailer.

For veteran players to challenge themselves ex:

• Never noticed bonus

• No kills bonus

• Never downed

Actually happening with Smash and Grab update! Awesome!
During heist selection both heists using the same map are shown next to each other on the NY map, it might get crowded in the future (what an issue to have though!).

• 99 Boxes. 

  • Spawn in one yard and transport stuff between A <--> B.

• Boys in Blue. 

  • Mess with cars. Check and steal from cars in parking and garage.

• Cook Off. 

  • Steal recipe and evidence from the scene while it's being patrolled.

• Diamond District.

  •  Stores are closed. Street party is happening, so move above street. Find a way to get inside the stores and collect evidence to blackmail owners.

• Dirty Ice. 

  • Hit transport truck on the street. Spike strips. Utilize streets and alleys more.

• First World Bank. 

  • Reverse entry - start in the underground garage. Look for evidence of a secret room in the building (heh), check offices without blowing up the wall. Utilize or check secret vents / paintings.

• Gold and Sharke.

  •  Set up stuff on each floor (Garage, 1st floor, 2nd floor, Roof). Wave defence until objective is done.

• Houston Brakeout. 

  • Plant fake evidence on opposing gang. Disguise heist as a revenge hit.

• No Rest for the Wicked. 

  • Cash transport hit. Use roads and alleys.

• Road Rage. 

  • Recover dead drops. Construction is a front for placing electronic warfare / spying equipment on the bridge. Tap into it or sabotage.

• Rock the Cradle. 

  • Reversed - start below. Hook up a bug in the server room. Reach offices. Leave through front doors or glass roof.

• Syntax Error. 

  • Park has a concert. Use the party as disguise to do stuff in offices. Moving between underground and top floors.

• Touch the Sky. 

  • Is being renovated. Apartment was bought by Scry Digital employees. Collect goodies around, maybe find something very hidden by previous owners.

• Turbid Station. 

  • Different train setup. Can be done loud. Steal gold, precious metals, electronic components that are being delivered. Start on boat option. Daytime.

• Under the Surphaze. 

  • Open museum event. Objectives inside and around the building. Lots of civilians inside. Heavy security. Daytime

New possible plate types for more variety

• Ceramic [0s regen. -0 downs. 65% DR. Does not regenerate at all. Ceramic overlapping disks visuals.] 

  • For builds where you want the plates gone OR heavy DR that you can always repair on your own.

• Reforming [2s regen. -0 downs. 40% DR. Even after breaking completely, regenerates to 20%. Tight bulletproof fibres visuals.]

  • For some DR use and no downs lost e.g. Fortitude builds

• Softscale [1s regen. -1 downs. 0% DR. Shorter regen when compared to Impact, but regenerates 5x slower, cannot be repaired with Armor Repair Kits. Dragon-scale pattern visuals.]

  • Impact side-grade. 

• IR Flares to mess with cameras, enemy sniper and drone targeting, while boosting your own turrets. Stealth option as well.

• Sentry guns now by default cause civilians to stop when seeing them, they won't approach ~5m to it, making sentries useful in stealth to cut off civilian exits and keeping them from escaping and calling the police and allowing to have more hostages later.

• Sharing / placing consumables is not explained.

• Loadouts are quickly filling out with a huge collection of weapons, presets, buying multiple to make your own setups.

  • 2 columns and scrolling through the list isn't great.

  • Maybe if we have categories and tags we could select:

    • [ Assault Rifles / Shotguns / SMGs / Marksman Rifles / etc. ]

    • [ Supressed / Magazine-fed / Semi-Auto / Automatic ]

    • [ Light / Medium / Heavy / Sidearms ]

• We have so many unique weapon parts that are tied to specific preset weapons. They're pretty cool. probably took some time for 3D Artists to model, texture them, prepare materials, separate scopes etc. right?

  • Can we please, please, please have them available for other weapons, or at least the same weapon chassis.

  • Maybe unlockable through challenges.

  • There are so many examples in-game

• Also many "normal" weapons have unique attachments, only available to them. Holo sights, handstops and much more.

• Can we also "name" some default attachments? Default stocks,  sniper scopes - plus information about their zoom level, reticle etc.

• Not used currently basically at all.

• Could be a GREAT tool of directing player onboarding by giving an idea what to do, learn, try

• [!] is not well explained, and often finicky

  • Lockpicking doesn't have the [!] Icon, It is suspicious while in action, but unlocking doors is ok

    • Lockpicking alarmed jewellery cases causes immediate alarm with no UI information of the danger

  • [!] Crack Safe has the [!] Icon, It is suspicious while in action, unlocking the safe causes being spotted

• If I use "Need Health" or "Need Armor" Could the other player hold the consumable button and look at me to apply / give me the consumable?

• Player outline could blink, Icon near my in-game name, something more than just a text message that might disappear

• I miss the "Sorry" voiceline but have two separate ones to Swear and Curse the drill. 

• A slot or two for my chosen voiceline would be great Like "Supplies!", "Let me trade!", "Need Help!" or others.

• Allow to chat during heist intro cutscenes. we're waiting anyway those 3-5s. Let us talk who's gonna do what, plan etc.

• Higher difficulties = more enemy health and damage.

  • But they look the same, use the same weapons. Feels cheap

    • Give them visibly more armor / different texture and different weapons maybe?

      • Maybe no/less helmets on EASY, no Heavy SWAT