August 2024 Blog Post

[Lewisnic1]

Just got in after a heavy day at work and to open the forum and to see this is a pretty cool surprise, especially when reading the blog post and come across this part………

To mark the occasion, The Drop will be part of the Free Starter Pack, and a new The Drop DLC will be released, providing permanent access to the mission as well as cosmetics, items, and decorations for the Freelancer Safehouse.

Great to hear there is going to be another patch prior to the end of the year, which is going to add in new content for the game as well. Interesting what that could be? Good to hear that further bug fixes are planned. I hope some of them are aimed for Freelancer!

Finally, it’s always great to see new items and decorations being added for the Freelancer Safehouse! @Combatglue & @Marchouette, how close are we for the Christmas, Halloween and Easter decorations being added for the Safehouse??

Thanks again for the update IOI!

[Captain_Ah_Vong]

Excited about the Drop releasing again, more chances to play all of the mission stories. It was really cool discovering how many hidden ones they had made!

[Melusca]

We need a portable ledge for instant 50 cm high fall accidents from anywhere!

[thrison]

The use of the word “Encore” makes it sound like they may just be reactivating last year’s ET.

The blog post overall is appreciated rather than just being no news until September 12th.

[PatteDeFruit]

@Heisenberg

Secondly, while vague and not necessarily promising anything, this post does at least make clear IOI is watching and listening to what we say, is responding accordingly, and attempting to take steps to maintain better communication as we had with them in the past. It’s a step in the right direction.

Now, how big of a step is yet to be seen. It doesn’t mean much if the things we ask for in our communications with them - namely, fixes to bugs and glitches that have plagued us for years that we are losing patience on - are not actually being done. So we’ll see how much attention is actually being paid, but still, a step in the right direction, nonetheless. We just need to see more and bigger steps. One small step for Hitman, one giant leap for IOI.

Couldn’t say it better

Autumn (2024) Roadmap Speculation

I expect nothing especially, we’ll see what they will bring in the upcoming weeks. I’d prefer the game being more polished, with bug fixes and tweaks over new content, at least for a little time. That would be a huge mistake imo. There’s enough potential for HITMAN: WoA to be expanded way further than it actually is through new content Not only cosmetic packs, but mostly new maps, missions, freelancer stuff…

[Fenixsandr]

You mean something like a stepladder?

[The_Elite_Institute]

Hopefully new content includes Freelancer. I liked the weapon packs we got when it launched, but there’s not been anything since. It’s disappointing as we have all those bare walls in the armory still.

[suanjiansalt]

@LandirtHome

next Twitch Drop:

I’m waiting for Purple Streak Grapevine…

[SunnyPig]

@Marchouette

We are doing our best to keep you guys informed and hopefully be able to fix bugs reported by you, and make further improvements based on your feedback to us.

Feel free to ask away about the blogpost in this topic!

The only thing I want most is a bug-fixing and improving patch.
I think It’s unacceptable to encounter these issues in a game that’s been out for four years.

You may refer to my post in Bug Report Thread for more details.

HITMAN 3 - Bug Report Thread

Platform: All the platforms. Frequency: Always. 1. Map Display In Hokkaido, the map has a display issue. [Map Display issue in Hokkaido] [How could it still be bugged? It’s almost the Year 5! (Image from @Count.Rushmore )] 2. Kill box In Marrakesh, some stairs can kill people but some can’t. [Strange stairs in Marrakesh] [Other stairs] [If the stairs of Marrakesh can kill, why can’t they?] In Dartmoor, there are several breathable ponds in the garden. Breathable ponds in Dartmoor I…

In the meantime, hope you have a nice vacation.

[BlobSponge]

Nice to see some news from IOI. Very expected to see The Drop returns with a DLC pack (when you look at the previous months).
Do hope few patches to fix different bugs.

When I see “more contents”, I do wait. Let’s see what IOI proposes before saying anything.

[Lewisnic1]

@The_Elite_Institute

Hopefully new content includes Freelancer. I liked the weapon packs we got when it launched, but there’s not been anything since. It’s disappointing as we have all those bare walls in the armory still.

Well we know we’re getting Safehouse items and cosmetics themed around the Drop Elusive Target, but hopefully we’ll get more stuff for Freelancer as well. I’m still waiting on those Seasonal Safehouse decorations, so they will hopefully come as part of Year 4

Hopefully, we’ll have bug fixes and other updates themed for Freelancer as well, so we’ll just have to keep our fingers crossed.

[Marchouette]

I’ve noted those items down on my community wishlist.

[Marchouette]

thank you! I’m also rooting for as many bug fixes as we can manage.

[scat1620]

The biggest* Wishlist item that I’d like to see is for the Micro Proximity Taser (which already exists in Freelancer mode) to be made available in the Main Campaign. Wouldn’t require any extra dev work beyond making it available as an Unlock, and for us players it would be a genuinely new and unique option in terms of game-mechanics when playing the main story campaign mode.

*(presuming that the Paris/Showstopper missing video briefing bug will be fixed in the next patch)

[Lewisnic1]

@Marchouette

I’ve noted those items down on my community wishlist.

Great news, thanks for that @Marchouette, much appreciated!

[TheChicken]

@thrison

The blog post overall is appreciated rather than just being no news until September 12th.

Ooh, yeah, agreed.
It doesn’t really say much, but it does confirm our suspicions on what we already expected which was The Drop coming back.

Gives us something to look forward to (hopefully) since we also have a confirmed timeframe as to when he’s available and when the next series of content drops might take place…

(Though, I missed this from a week ago? Oops.)

[Grim47]

I’m really glad IOI are still supporting this game and are making sure to have these little stopgaps between roadmaps where they still communicate

I hope there will be bug fixes for the briefings being missing and the glasses fix, as well as more unique unlocks and challenges from community suggestions (plus Ambrose finally being added to the H2 campaign tab). there’s a lot of bugs in the last couple of patches i think people have forgotten to report to IO about

but in terms of the Drop I hope that we get a cool new suit in the DLC, maybe a variant of his bodyguard’s outfit? I know IO has a policy of changing up a disguise before making it an unlock but i wonder if theyll change the bodyguard outfit or just make it outright a suit you can now wear. i also hope the Drop’s music playlist gets added to Freelancer when u buy the DLC

[Dribbleondo]

@scat1620

it would be a genuinely new and unique option in terms of game-mechanics when playing the main story campaign mode.

I think you’re pushing it a bit with that, but it would be a nice unlock to have.

[PatteDeFruit]

Thanks for caring of bugs and fixes, i think it’s very important to polish the final experience of HITMAN as much as possible

Also adding my two cents to the topic with two MAJOR suggestions, please take a look here:

• Permanent Elusive Targets:

Elusive target Appreciation Thread

[image] HITMAN Elusive Targets Mode is probably one of the best things implemented into those new games, offering us a pack of quality targets with different objectives through all the game maps The short time window and the only chance to get your target has brought some thrill, stress but also fun while completing each one of those missions. Not only that but it allowed to the Hitman community to share a variety of playthroughs with sometim…

Make Elusive Targets Permanent. (ᵖˡᵉᵃˢᵉ)

[HITMAN_ET_Logo] Elusive Targets are a significant part of the game and should not remain completely online-only. What is done actually with peacock is amazing but i’d prefer the real, official version of it straight from the devs themselves HITMAN content deserves better than remaining on the cloud imo This is one of the most requested things, along with a proper and complete offline mode: My two cents about permanent Elusive Targets from different related topics: …

• COMPLETE Offline Mode:

Should elusive targets return?Should elusive targets return in hitman 2?

I hope that in the end they will somehow make all that content available permanently and playable offline. This would be a waste to keep all of this locked behind online or though a short window of time Time will tell…

HITMAN 3 to become ‘World of Assassination’

And that’s the concern. We should be able to play those games and their whole content even after servers being shut down. That’s sad to see all those complications for something that should’ve been implemented right in the beginning Again, i’m sure that it’s not a huge challenge to make the game playable offline. Some people outside of IOI did it without the same amount of resources It’s a shame that most of the game content is locked behind online services whil…

I hope that it is taken into consideration at @IOI
Looking forward to the upcoming patches of Year 5

Cheers

[scat1620]

@Dribbleondo

@scat1620

it would be a genuinely new and unique option in terms of game-mechanics when playing the main story campaign mode.

I think you’re pushing it a bit with that, but it would be a nice unlock to have.

Oh man, and to think you passed the opportunity to go with:

“I wouldn’t put it on a t-shirt, but… yeah.”