After 11 years, the h3h3 Character Pack DLC for the cooperative shooter Payday 2 is back in the spotlight. Over the past few days, it has received a flood of negative reviews — recent reviews are 'overwhelmingly negative'.
Player dissatisfaction is not related to a game update or statements from Starbreeze Studio representatives — the problem lies in real-life infidelity.
The h3h3 Character Pack includes a rapid-fire bow, explosive and poisoned arrows, masks, as well as a pair of playable characters: Ethan and Hila.
Ethan and Hila Klein are a real-life blogging couple, and Hila recently reported her husband's infidelity:
The person I loved and trusted for 20 years disappeared overnight. He was my partner in marriage, parenting, and business. [...] I don't know what will happen next; I've never been in this situation before. I'm in survival mode, trying to cope with separation, co-parenting, and unimaginable heartbreak.
Now players are buying the h3h3 Character Pack DLC for their collection — fearing it will soon be removed, and also leaving negative reviews, playing on the term 'cheating' (the word can be used to mean both 'cheating' in games and 'infidelity'):
Tried playing online as Ethan and I was labeled a 'cheater' — Suparockr