Regardless as to whether I put it’s winding down or heavily winding down, I think the quote “47 is preparing to put down his weapons for a little while” indicates to me we are towards the end of the games life cycle, but we just don’t know the exact end date.
Like I’ve said, I’m really hoping Year 5 is given the green light and we have another 12 months of speculation and theories on what will come for the game.
Personally, I think they’re gonna use ETs and Freelancer cosmetics to keep the game limping along until they’re ready to actually release Project 007, since this is their main revenue, as far as we know, until they get their other projects onto the market.
Why do we even care?
There are no new maps, same elusive targets since forever. Probably some contract here and there.
It was a big something the McGregor pack but even that faded away quickly.
The VR game dual pistols is a HUGE disappointment.
So unless they bring a new map even a remastered one from any previous games like Tradition of the Trade we don’t care. I don’t care.
Sorry but no sorry.
Did they even officially wish 47 a Happy Birthday? I missed that
I remember seeing an interview with David Bateson on 47’s birthday done by Eurogamer or PCGamer or something, which I think was retweeted by one of the Hitman-affiliated accounts. Annoyingly I can’t find it =/
Honestly? That’s about what I’m expecting too.
There were some “47’s birthday” featured contracts at some point.
Can’t see a new map coming to be honest? I think if that was going to happen, it would have come some months after the launch of Freelancer. I think content wise, we’ll be getting a few more surprises in terms of new Celebrity Elusive Targets, new Freelancer Safehouse items, more weapons for Campaign/Contracts Mode etc. I know IOI are and have been looking at fan requests for the game, so hopefully there’s a few surprises left we aren’t expecting 
I still care.
I’m actually more than fine with the current schedule, and the kind and amount of content.
After so many years it’s all more than fair expectations.
But I think that each could be well enhanced with not too much more production. Making them with purpose, intent:
Same flow, same work demanded, much better impact in my opinion.
(Safehouse decorations, and maybe one with the Coin as a pickup, would be great to see added to the list. But I’m fine without.)
They did on Instagram. Not sure if they also tweeted about it this year, didn’t check.
Yeah I’m the same as you, especially as we are within Year 4 now as well
We know more Safehouse decorations are coming as part of The Drop, but to give me closure before they close off Freelancer content, we need the Easter, Halloween and Christmas decorations for the Safehouse 
I’d welcome challenges or whatever that unlock the current “Freelancer only” tools for the Story and Campaign modes, like the Ancient Sedative Syringe or the Chloroform Flask.
Not sure if the canisters should be included, especially when it comes to ETs, but on the other hand, people finish those in less than a minute with the Striker and an explosive duck unless they want the SA rating, so it wouldn’t be that big of a deal (the leaderboards aren’t important anyway).
A silenced version of the Ornamental Pistol would also be neat, everything else in that collection is silenced, why not that one?
That aside, I’d also like to see some fixes when it comes to typos. Some items/weapons (still) have the wrong it’s in their description:
Same goes for some challenge descriptions, this one is missing the a before “sniper rifle”:
Also, the projection at the meeting in “The Undying” says “KRONSTANDT”. I’d provide a screenshot, but I don’t want to reset the Escalation for that. At least not now.
Also also, the banana (still) floats on the Kronstadt kitchen table in the safehouse.
Oh, and make 47 blink in the Freelancer loading screens, please. He only does it in the private jet. He might be a cloned killing machine and all that, but not letting him blink is too much.
Last but not least: What about male target outfits? I’d really like to dress as Ezra Berg (without the hair of course) on Haven Island or as Mr. Giggles (without the tattoos, duh) in Miami.
Yes, there’s Peacock, no, I prefer unlocks over a mod.
Since we will be getting Drop on 12th, I was expecting a patch but nothing seems to drop. badumtss
I’d guess a list of patchnotes or at the very least a confirmation of an update tomorrow.
Honestly, they should do both on the same day.
Based on this comment, I expect they’ll post the patch notes and announce the timing of the patch on the 12th, shortly before the maintenance begins.
There must be a very big exploit IO wants to quietly eliminate.
Well hopefully not the timing aspect, considering one of the biggest complaints was how they didn’t tell people until several hours before the update went live.
I’m calling it, something will be dropping tomorrow! (I hope I’m right! 
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I don’t know about tomorrow. Especially marketing wise for the DLC. Direct pipeline from trailer to buy opportunity is certainly better.
Would appreciate to know of the scheduled time of the possible maintenance before the day itself though.
But I do know that a new video has been uploaded at the start of the week in the Hitman youtube playlists (both ET and general WoA).
It’s still private.
It will be available at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rllsgzAUFRc
(fun fact: a video was uploaded and then deleted in June. I’m not saying that the original communication of the Disruptor was, well, disrupted. But…)
That should be the case, off the back of the communication thread.
Let’s hope they stick to their word, eh?
