Why are "Payday"-masks military loot?

[DerDuderich 149]

I just looted a jail and found one of those "Payday"-style masks there (Pic).

 

I already kept wondering why they disappeared, they were really common items until two or three patches ago. You would often find them in barns and at farms and now suddenly they are ultra-rare. That makes sense I guess, it's stupid if everyone runs around with one.

 

But why the hack are the considered military loot? That makes no sense. I don't see a scenario where a soldier would runs around with such a mask, the should be residential loot from "normal" houses and buildings.

 

It's not good that all the desirable loot is spawning at military spawns, those masks were always a reason for me to search normal houses even though I was already fully equipped... 

 

[Chaingunfighter 917]

I'm pretty sure you can still find them all over the place, they just significantly decreased the spawn rate of them.

 

Also, inb4 some smartass posts "Why are PayDay masks even in the game?"

[hiniberus 122]

Weren't they removed?

[DerDuderich 149]

Weren't they removed?

 

I don't think so? Just checked the last couple patchnotes and it doesn't say anything about removed masks anywhere.

 

They just messed with the spawnrates as Chaingun already said, they are really rare items. :/

[preacherlr 614]

Weren't they removed?

Nope. They just lowered the spawns in .48.

Now they're more common, found a few in civ spawns, but they're rather common in military spawns.

[Baker. 1484]

Weren't they removed?

Gosh I hope so. Tacky little buggars

[DMentMan 707]

thay are obviously standard Russian military gear.