Payday 2: 10 Crucial Tips & Tricks The Game Doesn't Tell You

5. Extra Cash = Extra XP

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Unless you’re hurting for time or in a bad spot and just need to end the mission ASAP, always remember that any extra cash, bags of meth and valuables add to your XP haul for the heist. Sticking around to check a safe or cook an extra bag of meth could be the difference between a level or two early in your career.

Get to know your cash bonuses on the various difficulty levels and remember you can check the number of loot bags mid-heist by pressing tab.

As an extra bonus, every heist and escape has Gage courier packages dotted around. Spending a few minutes to check the usual spawn locations will net you even more XP and some useful standard mods for your guns.

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