Infamy Levels act as PAYDAY 3's leveling system. In order to increase your level, the player must earn Infamy Points (IP). A total of 149,100 IP is needed to reach the maximum Infamy Level. The amount needed to reach the next Infamy Level ranges from 100 IP to 4,000 IP. Once Infamy Level 150 is reached, all IP will then go into Renown Levels
Additionally, reaching a certain Infamy Level will either grant a specific reward or Skill Points.
General Rewards
Certain rewards are given for reaching certain milestones. Being either C-Stacks or certain Loadout equipment. The following are the rewards granted from the Challenge System.
- 5 or 50 (Depending on Infamy Level) C-Stacks.
- Level 2 - Armor Bag
- Level 7 - Flashbang Grenade
- Level 8 - Medium Ballistic Lining REMOVED AS OF ARMOR 2.0
- Level 10 - Infrasonic Mine
- Level 16 - Throwing Knife
- Level 18 - Standard Lining REMOVED AS OF ARMOR 2.0
- Level 20 - ECM Jammer
- Level 26 - Adaptive Armor REMOVED AS OF ARMOR 2.0
- Level 27 - Smoke Grenade
- Level 30 - Motion Sensor
- Level 34 - Heavy Ballistic REMOVED AS OF ARMOR 2.0
- Level 39 - Shock Grenade REMOVED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, ALWAYS AVAILABLE INSTEAD
- Level 40 - HET-5 Red Fox
- Level 100 - M135 Arges
Skill Point Rewards
These are when Skill Points will be rewarded when reaching a certain Infamy Level.
- Level 2 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 5 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 8 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 16 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 23 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 29 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 31 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 37 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 40 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 43 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 48 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 52 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 58 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 61 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 66 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 70 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 77 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 83 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 86 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 90 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 96 - 1 Skill Point
- Level 100 - 1 Skill Point