February Roadmap - Initiation Protocol (2021)

I was hoping they’d fix the Mendoza contracts issue sooner, but I assume that’ll be part of the patch on the 23rd.

All in all, really looking forward to this batch of content and getting some escalations to flesh out the maps in 3.

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Wow. Did not expect a february roadmap. Pretty excited about the ET, as I missed most of them. But please let us know about the changes with the Elusive Targets. Am I getting another chance at this one target I screwed up? Or is this gone forever for me?
Edit: If that’s the case, I seriously consider starting again with a new profile.

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All I want is for IO to add new Assault Rifles at some point.

The last new Assault Rifle for us to unlock was the Shashka A33 back at the launch of HITMAN 2 if I’m correct. Everything else was released back in HITMAN 1.

I don’t know I’m just a bit tired of seeing snipers already after the Launch of HITMAN 3.

  • Bartoli Woodsman Hunting Rifle

  • Hackl Leviathan Sniper Rifle Covert

  • Sieger 300 Viper

  • The Golden Dragon (Deluxe Escalation)

  • ICA Woodsman Rifle Covert (Sniper Assassin Challenges)

That’s 5 so far.

Currently we have.

19 Confirmed Snipers.
27 Confirmed Pistols
8 Confirmed SMG’s
10 Confirmed Shotgun’s
8 Confirmed Assault Rifles
43 Confirmed Melee

I don’t know my main issue is just Assault Rifles since we haven’t had a new one to unlock since HITMAN 2 at launch.

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It’s worth any single cent for me. The Devil and Red Dragon suit are awesome, but nothing will beat the infamous “white ninja yelling Yame Yame!!” outfit!

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Wow, never expected roadmaps to come that soon!
Got two things wrong already: I didn’t expect two deluxe escalations in a month and I didn’t expect Romania to have one.
One thing I got right: I expected an escalation to kill the entire Carlisle family and have already practiced it before, lol

I’ll add as well that I’d like more information on what the “new elusive target system” will be. So far is looking the same.
I didn’t get to play the Deceivers at the time, so it’s new content for me.

I bet we’ll get this fine suit for the Deluxe Escalation in Berlin. The whole biker gang area would lend itself perfectly to this. In addition, who doesn’t want to see 47 with a bowler hat :stuck_out_tongue:

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Wish the patch was coming a bit sooner considering the launch bugs, but ah well. Nice to have 4 escalations come in the first month.

Elusive targets… I never know what to say about these as they’re not my favorite content at all, but I guess why not throw the old ones in while you work on future stuff. Not exciting but no sense getting annoyed either.

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I wonder what the reward will be for us with all ET suits? :thinking:

But they can’t give us the same suits all over again… unless they will be marked with a:

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:grimacing:

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Probably the same thing. Tbh IO should just put all the ET suits into access pass locations’ mastery tracks. Then it’d be unified and consistent.

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I f**king missed those videos, man.
So excited!

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Hm… this looks fun and on a train, maybe I have to buy the Deluxe Pack upgrade now:

379,- NOK around 40 $,£ or € :thinking:.

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But the challenges are already marked as unlocked. And even then when you complete challenges that unlock stuff like the emetic grenade you already have you don’t get double the grenades.

I simply adore these nods to the older games. These references are the highlight of the trilogy for me.

Is the Deluxe pack worth it? Hell, can I buy five of them?

Thank you IOI!

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They can add more challenges in the next update, it will arrive 3 days before the first ET.

Unfortunately, a lot of stuff is reskined, so, gotta half the sum total.

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We would, except we’ve already had

  • Dubai = Blood Money
  • Dartmoor = Contracts
  • Chongqing = Codename 47
  • Mendoza = Silent Assassin
  • Romania = Silent Assassin (again)

Therefore we MUST (I’m begging) have Berlin be Absolution based. My money is on a The Patriot or The Saints disguise

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I know it’s a detail in all the excitement, but I have to ask: how is @cake941 always the first to sharethese kind of announcements? It’s like a superpower!

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To me, SMGs, Shotguns and Assault Rifles in a game like Hitman are next to useless. Snipers, pistols and melee stuff is fine but the “loud” guns are better suited for a different game. If anything there should be less of them, not more.

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I actually really like the deceivers. Theyre both pretty easy targets, so putting them both at the same time is smart, even if it’s a repeat. I also just enjoy the briefing they gave them in h2.

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I’m going by inventory standards not by reskins. Like I said before the last time we got a new Unlockable Assault Rifle was back at Launch for HITMAN 2.

I know everyone doesn’t use the full inventory and tend to stick with Snipers or Pistols, but people also use Assault Rifles, Shotguns, and SMG’s even if they feel “pointless”, but we all have our play styles and I’d like to see more variety in Categories that haven’t been touched in awhile even if they are reskins.

I’d like to see atleast these

Shashka S/A Covert

and

Fusilli S/A Covert

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