Payday 2 has been in frequent rotation of my games played for years now. I've had a love/hate relationship with the game, given some of the decisions Overkill made over the course of development, but I always seem to come back eventually.
In one of their most recent updates, we finally got to see an improvement to the AI intelligence and loadout. I can't say I noticed a huge change in gameplay, but I did notice the change in weapons and masks (and the occasional inspire). It still needs some work, but I think Overkill is definitely headed in the right direction with the utilization of the new currency, Continental Coins. Back when they did nothing but update the safe house, I had an overabundance of these things just lying around. Now with the new AI and Crime Spree game mode, we actually have some other options for spending.
I was joined by a random player who I let run with me, thinking if the AI didn't hold the weight I'd hoped they would I would have backup. We did a Firestarter on Mayhem; can't say it was the smoothest run ever, but we got it done.