I blew the bloke up with the photo camera. Somehow got a 4 star rating AND silent assassin but whatever. Yes I retrieved the painting, before you ask 
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You know why I hate COVID?
When you get it, you might feel too sick and/or depressed to game properly.
I have had HITMAN 3 since launch but never really played it. THen timed events started coming up but my OCD self would not let me play unless I had unlocked all the H1&2 content I possibly could.
So a whole weekend and like 40+ Escalation Contracts later, I was ready to hit Dubai. Beat it quickly but my time is horrible cuz I was looking around everywhere.
On to Dartmoor. I would not do the ET until I had beaten the mission. Killed Carlisle in minutes but I was like, lemme run around and clear as much mastery as I can. STUPID.
It’s now like 6 or 7AM Eastern Daylight Time on April 19th. And I CANNOT FIND THIS GUY. I did not want to watch others’ videos either. I was like “find him or fail.” Finally found him and start following him to learn his route (which is huge) and formulate a plan.
So I go for SA/SO and sneak into the kitchen where he changes clothes.
5 minutes pass
10 minutes pass! It’s like 8:40AM!!! He never showed. I go out and try to just prick him with the MLS and I get spotted. I start running and I get away but the server crashed or the PlayStation froze or something. IO was on my side because I did not fail even though my game stopped after the target was killed.
I restart the game and this is what I see:
It’s literally do or die!
I start up and dash for Zachary’s room. I no longer care about Suit Only - there is no time. I KO a guard and put him in Zach’s dresser. I trick the escort and MLSII The Collector. I get the painting but I cannot calm down. I run to the exit (after retrieving my suit) and get spotted just as I exit.
It’s done, I don’t even care that it happened.
You can see from the mastery that I have barely played. Today is the first time I set foot in Dartmoor.
I will be ready next time.
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Awesome! I remember playing the original The Warlord ET in H1 Bangkok, and being stuck on the top floor of Ken Morgan’s penthouse suite with a bunch of angry people highlighted orange in instinct on the floor below me after I’d had no option but to open up with an assault rifle on the target when she got stuck in a perma-lockdown mode due to discovering that the guard room safe had been robbed.
I still remember the sweaty palms I had trying to get to the floor below without being spotted and then climbing down the drainpipe to 47’s suite and breathing the hugest sigh of relief in my life when I got there and could change into a fresh, uncompromised disguise. There’s just no substitute for that kind of feeling.
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I had a similair Situation with the Ex-Dictator, so that Target sucked anyway with Guards carying a hostile Zone with them (who even thought of that?). Anyway after being arrested for just existing on the Dictators Path, I decided to open fire, I killed Richard and I think three Guards before having to go into Cover. Not sure how I killed Ines in the End, though I somehow completed it, with a horrible rating of course, which fits this horrible ET xD.
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Man, I…missed it. I need to start adding ETs to my IRL calendar.
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I feel you, missed almost all original Hitman 1 ETs in their first run, when it was actually a “one shot” thing. But since you missed it, there is a big chance you can do it when they will be reactivated next year with the steam launch, so prep your calender for the next one!
I love how tense that makes it though. I had a similar experience with the Undying. I didn’t play much of H2 when it came out, between Red Dead 2 and school work hanging over me, so when I started the Undying with 9 hours left I had never so much as set foot in Miami.
That was definitely one of my favorite Hitman experiences, there’s something so special about going into a completely unfamiliar location for the first time, knowing you only have one shot at it.
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That is hardcore! I often play up my Billy Big Bollocks credentials by trying to champion the #TeamNoRestarts playstyle for ETs, but going blind into an ET where you’ve never even had a go at the map via a main mission is just next level!!!
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This was actually a good ET. Dude had a huge route.
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Now I think of it, I actually did the same for the Revolutionary and the Appraiser, since I tried to play Hitman 2 as if it were episodic, one level a month. Definitely nerve wracking, but super exciting.
@RW_Slick I agree, was kind of bummed when I realized I missed the opportunity to drop a propane tank down the chimney while he stands near the fireplace. This target had some cool mechanics and nice kill opportunities
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For anyone interested, here is OutsideXbox doing their 3 ways to play on the Collector.
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Always enjoy Outside Xbox’s Hitman coverage. Jane saying that The Collector had a very 47-like MO and that “game recognise game” was hilarious!
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I too enjoyed that! The way she freaked out when he changed his disguise was great! This one did throw all of them for a loop they way they kept losing sight of the target. I remember when they took out the bodyguard thinking, “no, you’re going to lose him!”.
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My favorite videos to watch. May not learn much, but always hilarious
I just cannot catch a break with this mission. I got my voice (mostly) up to snuff so I was finally able to record commentary again.
ET #1, no problem.
ET #2, no problem.
This mission - audio was SNAFU, had to completely mute it so it is just me rambling. Still, with all the support the forum showed, I had to post it.
The video is on point, but since I uploaded it along with 1&2 last night, it is only HD for now. 4K available later today or whenever YouTube gets around to it.
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Am I missing something? The Collector (the only one I missed) should be available now (10-16 Dec), but my PS4 is showing The Iconoclast (that I already completed).
Edit: My mistake, it’s The Procurers that I missed so never mind this question!
2 posts were merged into an existing topic: THE BROKER #2- Hitman 1 Year 2 ET in H3 (February 25th)
with this guy returning the third time in hitman 3 anyone who has not faced him will be on march 11 next friday
Methods I’ve read for taking this guy out include sending a propane flask down a chute into the fireplace in Carlisle’s office. Where is the chute that allows you to do this?
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