Holdout

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Holdout is a game mode introduced on Day 5 of operation ICEBREAKER. As the name implies, it is an endurance mode where the players must defend themselves and their hostage(s) from up to 9 waves of increasingly difficult police assaults.

Holdout becomes accessible at Reputation 65, and players with at least one rank of Infamy can access it regardless of level.

Overview[]

The main objective of Holdout mode is to defend oneself and one's hostage against 9 progressively harder assault waves in order to gain ransom from the police. Each wave is much shorter than a usual heist wave, lasting about 3 minutes each. The longer the holdout, the bigger the pay, but cops will also become more and more aggressive as the session draws out.

The lobby host can opt to quit early by trading the hostage, but the pay will be limited. Other players cannot interact with the hostage in any way. A Holdout ends in failure if the police rescue the hostage or all players are incapacitated (downed, cuffed or in custody), with no rewards being paid out. The process of a law enforcer releasing the hostage takes 8 seconds. Having at least one player in custody will trade the hostage automatically after the current wave finished. This has no negative effects on the final wave and cannot be avoided by any means.

Like Crime Spree, Holdout's baseline difficulty is Overkill.

Locke is the holdout coordinator, and will warn the crew of periodic enemy spawns.

Spawn Limits[]

Wave	Shield	Medic	Taser	Bulldozer	Cloaker
Holdout Spawn Limits
1	4	3	2	2	2
2	4	3	2	2	2
3	4	3	2	2	2
4	5	3	2	3	2
5	5	3	2	3	2
6	6	3	3	4	2
7	6	3	3	4	2
8	6	4	3	4	2
9	7	4	3	5	2
Unused Extra Waves
10	7	4	3	5	2
11	8	4	4	6	3
12	8	4	4	6	3
13	8	4	4	6	3
14	9	4	4	7	3
15	9	5	4	7	3
16	10	5	5	8	3
17	10	5	5	8	3
18	10	5	5	9	3
19	11	5	5	9	3
20	11	5	5	9	3
21	12	6	6	10	4

Wave Modifiers[]

Wave	Damage Multiplier	Health Multiplier	Extra Modifiers
Holdout Wave Modifiers
1	1.5	1.75	Cloakers executing a successful charge now cuffs the player instead of downing them.
2	2	2.5
3	2.5	3.25	Bulldozers are replaced by Skulldozers.
4	3	4
5	3.5	3.75	For every Heavy SWAT that spawns, there is a chance that it will be replaced by a ZEAL Heavy SWAT Marksman.
6	4	4.5
7	4.5	5.25	Whenever a Bulldozer spawns, there is a chance that it will be a Medic Bulldozer. A Medic Bulldozer counts as both a Medic and a Bulldozer.
8	5	6
9	5.5	6.75	Whenever a Bulldozer spawns, there is a chance that it will be a slow-moving minigun-wielding Bulldozer.
Unused Extra Waves
10	6	7.5
11	6.5	8.25
12	7	9
13	1.9	1.9
14	1.975	1.975
15	2.05	2.05
16	2.125	2.125
17	2.2	2.2
18	2.275	2.275
19	2.35	2.35
20	2.425	2.425
21	2.5	2.5

Notes:

Snipers will not receive any damage buffs.

Maps[]

Rewards[]

Monetary reward[]

Upon successfully completing a holdout, players will receive a cash payout depending on the highest wave completed.

Wave	Reward	Cumulative Reward
Monetary Rewards
1	1,600,000	1,600,000
2	1,840,000	3,440,000
3	2,120,000	5,560,000
4	2,440,000	8,000,000
5	2,810,000	10,810,000
6	3,240,000	14,050,000
7	3,730,000	17,780,000
8	4,290,000	22,070,000
9	4,940,000	27,010,000

Experience[]

Level	XP
Level	From prev. level	In total	% of full run
1	8,000	8,000	6
2	9,200	17,200	13
3	10,600	27,800	21
4	12,200	40,000	29
5	14,100	54,100	40
6	16,300	70,400	52
7	18,800	89,200	66
8	21,700	110,900	82
9	25,000	135,900	100

Continental coins[]

Continental coins will be rewarded to the player depending on the highest wave completed.

Wave	Reward
Coin Rewards
3	1
5	2
9	3

Card Drops[]

In addition to any tiered rewards the player receives, extra loot card drops will be given depending on the highest wave completed. These card drops are the same as standard heist card drops and pull from the same table.

Wave	Card Drops
Loot Cards
3	1
5	2
9	4

Patterns[]

Patterns will drop after the player reaches both waves 3 and 5.

The patterns "billy", "blain", "dillan", "dutch", "hawkins", "mac", and "puncho" are direct references to the movie Predator.

Weapon Colors[]

Masks[]

Tips[]

The Alesso Heist Holdout can be easy to grind, as the counter with the hostage provides a lot of cover from oncoming fire. On top of that, it is difficult for law enforcers to rescue said hostage, since they are located behind the counter, with only one place for them to enter.
Whenever tear gas is deployed, there is usually more cover to run to nearby, so don't panic if your safe area gets gassed.
Due to the amount of health that team AI have, bringing some and stopping them around the hostage may prove to be useful, especially on harder waves.
The Golden Grin Casino holdout has a lot of cover, however much of it leaves the hostage open to rescue. Taking turns defending with teammates can help, if doctor bags or first aid kits are deployed around both the hostage and the bar, for example.
Bringing weapons with high ammo pickup, such as LMGs, low damage Assault Rifles and SMGs, and semi-auto shotguns can negate the need for ammo bags, as healing items can prove to be useful.
It is recommended to do a heist that gives a experience boost for stealth beforehand (e.g. Election Day or Framing Frame), as this can give quite an increase in experience for a crew that aims for high waves.
Concussion grenades or X1-ZAPpers are capable of stunning a law enforcer, which is currently freeing the hostage. Saving those for situations, where having the hostage in your direct line of fire is impossible, is advisable.
A law enforcer who is currently freeing the hostage cannot be healed by a Medic. Thus, it is advised to ignore any Medics around them and instead kill the law enforcer first.
The skill Quick Fix Aced gives your First Aid Kits and Doctor Bags the buff to take 10% less damage for 120 seconds. Since a Wave lasts 180 seconds, that is 66% of a wave. If there's a surplus of these deployables, take the buff 30 seconds into the wave so the stim takes effect when more enemies have arrived, in a wave where they are more powerful.

Notes[]

Additional law enforcers may spawn and attack in the middle of the trading phase, though the real assaults will be heralded by megaphone.
At the start of a wave, Locke will announce the latest addition to the assault, specifically speaking, new units.
Law enforcers who are currently freeing a hostage, are immune to almost all stunning effects. This includes melee and explosion knock-back, poison and fire stun, ECM feedback and all forms of staggering from weapon fire.
If a law enforcer is freeing the hostage, as the assault wave ends, the hostage will still be freed. As a result, this ends the holdout in a mission failure.
It is possible to earn a crew alive bonus on both money and experience.
You can bypass the level requirements of holdout by doing either of the following:
- Set your quickplay difficulty to Overkill and start a quickplay search. You now have a random chance to join a holdout lobby.
- Join or get invited to a holdout lobby over Steam.
Heavy Response Units, Maximum Force Responders and Medics are the only units capable of freeing the hostage.
The hostage is an immovable and unkillable object, that can be penetrated by bullet fire.
Ilija the Sniper has a random chance to spawn and begin assisting players on both the Boat Load and San Martin Bank maps. He's likely restricted to joining these maps due to the regular heist variants of these maps already having him as a purchasable asset.

Achievements[]

Don't Let Them Get Wet
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 3 of Holdout on the Boat Load heist.

How Many Life Preservers
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 5 of Holdout on the Boat Load heist.

A Different Kind of Exchange in the Docks
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 7 of Holdout on the Boat Load heist.

Wait for a Bigger Boat
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 9 of Holdout on the Boat Load heist.

Hide Them in the Vault
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 3 of Holdout on the First World Bank heist.

Tie Them to the Chairs
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 5 of Holdout on the First World Bank heist.

Would you Rather Be Robbing the Place?
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 7 of Holdout on the First World Bank heist.

A Different Level of Scoring
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 9 of Holdout on the First World Bank heist.

Maybe that Statue is Worth More
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 3 of Holdout on The Diamond heist.

No Heisters Here, Just Us Dinosaurs
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 5 of Holdout on The Diamond heist.

This Hostage Belongs in a Museum
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 7 of Holdout on The Diamond heist.

Worthy of Permanent Display
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 9 of Holdout on The Diamond heist.

Holdout in the Sun
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 3 of Holdout on the Heat Street heist.

A Nice Day for a Hostage Situation
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 5 of Holdout on the Heat Street heist.

Sit Them Down on the Curb
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 7 of Holdout on the Heat Street heist.

Money on the Asphalt
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 9 of Holdout on the Heat Street heist.

Three Cherries on the Slot Machine
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 3 of Holdout on the Golden Grin Casino heist.

Dinner, a Show and Some Blackjack
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 5 of Holdout on the Golden Grin Casino heist.

Don't Forget to Bring Rain Man
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 7 of Holdout on the Golden Grin Casino heist.

Cleaning out the House
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 9 of Holdout on the Golden Grin Casino heist.

Break the ATM
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 3 of Holdout on the Big Bank heist.

Teller Hold
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 5 of Holdout on the Big Bank heist.

Higher Stock Values
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 7 of Holdout on the Big Bank heist.

The Bank Manager Must Be Worth Something
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 9 of Holdout on the Big Bank heist.

A Sale in Sporting Goods
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 3 of Holdout on the Mallcrasher heist.

Throw a Cop in the Fountain
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 5 of Holdout on the Mallcrasher heist.

Let's Trade in the Food Court
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 7 of Holdout on the Mallcrasher heist.

Halfoffius, God of the Mall
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 9 of Holdout on the Mallcrasher heist.

Play It Again, Hox
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 3 of Holdout on The Alesso Heist.

Just Another Floorshow
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 5 of Holdout on The Alesso Heist.

Louder than a Boom Box
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 7 of Holdout on The Alesso Heist.

Finely Tuned Heister
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 9 of Holdout on The Alesso Heist.

The Hat of a Mariachi
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 3 of Holdout on the San Martin Bank^(sic) heist.

Scorpions and Negotiators
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 5 of Holdout on the San Martin Bank heist.

Seven Mexican Standoffs
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 7 of Holdout on the San Martin Bank heist.

Federales on the Run
Having started from wave 1, beat wave 9 of Holdout on the San Martin Bank heist.

The following appeared on April 24, 2020 and removed on April 29, 2020

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Updates[]

Update #232.4

First World Bank - Fixed an issue that caused enemy AI to stop entering the room when a sentry turret was placed in a specific spot

Update #224

ZEAL Marksman has been readded to Holdout

Update #205

Fixed an issue on the Holdout version of the First World Bank heist that would affect enemy AI movement, when using sentry guns

Update #203

Fixed an issue on The Alesso Heist and it’s Holdout variant that allowed the player to see through a wall next to the vault room

Update #200.1

Disabled the interaction on dumpsters on San Martín Bank Holdout

Update #200

Fixed an issue on Boat Load Holdout where enemy AI would despawn within view of the player
Fixed an issue on Big Bank Holdout where the player was able to access an out of bounds area through a window
Fixed issue on First world Bank Holdout where players could use a bookshelf to avoid combat
Fixed an issue on San Martin Bank Holdout where players were able to place sentry guns inside trash bins

Update #199.6

Updated Crimespree & Holdout game modes with additional rewards

Update #199.5

Fixed an issue where players could stand on top of the hostage on some holdout levels

Update #199.3.2

Fixed an issue where players are able to jump out of the level on San Martín Bank Holdout
Replaced faulty thumbnail for San Martín bank in the Holdout level selection menu
Fixed an issue where a player could hide inside the hostage and not take damage on Holdout levels
Added the name of the Holdouts in progress to CrimeNet
Fixed an issue where voice lines played in Holdout for Zeal snipers even though they are not available anymore

Update #199.3.1

Fixed an issue where Holdout objectives would not show correctly

Update #199.3

Weekly holdout removed
5 new maps added to the random number generator pool
Added holdout achievements
Added 10 weapon colors as rewards
Loot cards can now be earned by completing waves
Continental coins can now be earned for completing waves
On Holdout, the ZEAL Marksmen will no longer spawn

Update #198

Fixed an issue where the clients would not get progress on Holdout if the host changed from regular lobby to holdout after they joined
Fixed a text overlap issue in Russian when selecting weekly holdout

Update #196

Fixed a crash related to Holdout
Prevented a crash when starting up a holdout game without any holdout data

Update #187

Added 12 masks to the wave 9 reward pool
Players now fail on Holdout as soon as the hostage release animation has been completed
Fixed a client crash when the host chooses a regular heist contract in Crimenet from a Holdout lobby

Update #186.4

Fixed that hostages in HOLDOUT would get free even if the player kills the enemy in time

Update #186.3

Fixed a crash related to the new WEEKLY HOLDOUT

Update #186.2

Fixed an issue where Holdout modifiers were active for clients in non-Holdout heists

Update #186.1

Fixed the ERROR string that showed when joining an ongoing WEEKLY
Tweaked all heist descriptions to better fit the space
Adjusted the description field to avoid cut off text

Update #186

Initial Release

Trivia[]

The Holdout mode made a brief and unintended appearance during a developer video for PAYDAY 3, where the showcase for the new Crime.net server browser acidentally featured an unfinished First World Bank and Holdout mode payout.
- The Holdout mode payout in PAYDAY 3 is set at $40,000,000, which is more than you can earn in a normal PAYDAY 2 Holdout match.

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