Okay, so I’ve been hyped for Payday 3, right? Finally got around to playing it, and man, the matchmaking… it’s been a real pain. I’m sitting here, staring at the screen, and it just keeps searching, and searching, and searching.
First, I launched the game, all excited to jump into a heist. I picked my preferred difficulty and heist – I’m not a pro, so I usually stick to normal or hard. Then I hit “Matchmake,” and… nothing. Well, not nothing. Just that spinning circle, telling me it’s looking for a game.

I waited. And waited. I checked my internet connection – all good. I restarted the game, thinking maybe it was a glitch. Nope. Still endless searching.
- Tried different heists.
- Switched difficulty levels.
- Even rebooted my whole PC.
It felt like I was spending more time in the matchmaking lobby than actually playing the game! Seriously, I think I made a cup of coffee, read some news articles, and it was still searching.
Eventually after what felt like forever, the game started. Maybe it was pure luck, or perhaps the servers finally decided to cooperate. But for the moment, i enjoyed the game after a really long time.