Oh right. I always forget that stuff exists :x
1 Like
I miss when it had much better damage from back in the day with Hitman 2016, nowadays when I use it feels like it does like no damage AND is inaccurate and slow firing.
2 Likes
Iām finding that I care less and less now about objectives (prestige or otherwise). I have only the 4 ālong-termā challenges left (GOAT, Top Dog, etc.). Trying to power through campaigns in the shortest time possible makes it to where I just donāt worry much about whether I complete objectives at all since neither Merces nor Experience matters at this point.
9 Likes
Youāve entered the Grinding phase.
8 Likes
Itās sad isnāt it. I feel like this boring part could be fixed if they gave us a reason to make money.
Thatās all it would take.
But as it is, weāre now just grinding to get those damn ducks.
6 Likes
Is itā¦ at all possibleā¦ that some of you guysā¦ played this mode too fast and too well? ā¦
Iām mastery 40, have completed two campaigns, have less than half my wall filled, and have about 20k Merces.
I guess I just die from time to time. Which is probably what most people do, right?
Yāall are the 1%. Unfortunately itās hard to balance a game for this top tier of players.
I agree that there should be paid Prestige Objective rerolls, ammo for sale at suppliers, all that stuff. But itās just a bit on the nose to be talking about grinding when you guys blasted through this entire game mode in 3 weeks. Right? Not trying to be a dick here.
For someone like me, who feels like heās been playing Freelancer a lot (itās been all my gaming the past month), progression feels pretty balanced to meā¦
23 Likes
Yeah thatās a more than fair observation.
Iām not saying the mode is bad - the opposite in fact, Iām really enjoying it. But itās incredibly bugged and thereās plenty of stuff that can be improved, and the entire point of the forum is to talk about that stuff.
6 Likes
100% Agreed. Itās bugged past the point of being funny and into annoying territory. And thereās plenty of room elsewhere for improvement, refinement, and gameplay additions. No pool ball on the pool table?? Come on.
8 Likes
I mean, it doesnāt really matter how many weeks it took, itās all about the number of hours. Every time a new game comes out, thereās a few players than can do nothing else but play it for days on end. 
And a reason to spend it. Like we should have had to buy ammo for guns we use. Purchase furniture and vehicles and anything else (not unlock it). Etc etc.
Money should have had a bigger purpose and focus in the mode. They didnāt do that unfortunately and could have made freelancer a much better experience.
3 Likes
tbh I would keep playing if the tools and money would not be lost. Sounds stupid, but that is actually the one thing that changes it for me.
I have everything except for the last three long-term challenges. I guess I will automatically grind them when new content is released.
But right now, for the last few grinds two weeks ago, I just played with max one (single-use) tool per mission - that would get replaced when I come back home.
At this point, losing a campaign or death is not an option. I donāt need Mercers anymore, but loosing OVER A MILLION? I know itās stupid because money is worthless now, but simply the psychological reaction to losing that much after grinding it in the beginning makes me insta-quit on the slightest danger. Same thing with tools: It took some time to fill the boxes and while I do not need them, I still see it as a too damn high risk to break my completion.
It is so sad to see, that THE BASE IDEA of Freelancer keeps me from playing: If it wold be simply a randomizer without all that rogue-like bullshā„t, I would play it all day long. But just, simply and only because of the massive risk of losing, losing, losing, losing so much, I donāt play it anymore.
Thatās why I would still beg for a āCasual Modeā with simply no fail state punishment other then restarting the mission. Or, ideally, even saving, although that would break leader missions obviously.
4 Likes
This can be easily solved by taking prestige quests arenāt luck based.
Donāt take prestige quests of silent assassin type which you can lose for a bugged/incomplete AI of an npc target.
Donāt take timed prestige quests for the same reason, the one where you need to hide in ācointainersā instead can be done, because is not luck based.
Donāt take colleteral damage prestige quests because sometimes are bugged.
Donāt take arrange meeting prestige quests because sometimes are bugged.
Basically not play hardcore because you can be forced to take a prestige quests luck based.
In this way you will never lose.
Iām at a total of 14 campaigns completed and i think iām at 7-8 campaign in a row iām not losing.
I get discovered various times, but simple this gamemode can be easily dealed killing people, not really a hitman oriented gamemode.
Personally instead iām losing interest in the game for the long term challenges and for the challenges need kill syndicate leaders in a specific way.
Is really boring to play useless boring filler missions in the wait of reaching the showdown.
Iām reached the point where i killed multiple time the same targets in the normal missions, i basically started to play in the same way every time in some maps.
And i not have over 300 hours to play to complete 125 campaigns in a game with so lack of contents and so repetitive.
Yes. I do somewhat regret rushing through it, honestly.
3 Likes
On the polar opposite side of this, losing occasionally is the only thing that keeps this game fresh.
If you die in a Normal mission, itās no big deal - even losing half a million doesnāt matter, you can buy back all the tools for 100k max.
But if you die in a showdown and lose all your tools - suddenly itās exciting again, trying to get everything back and trying to play without explosive ducks, making it that bit more difficult.
Youāve save scummed your way out of having fun, my dude. Stop alt + F4ing and have fun.
6 Likes
I definitely did some of that myself too, although I still have about 11 challenges left mostly related to specific kill challenges! Iām glad all the location specific challenges are completed now though since I can just play the maps I like now! 
I think what I will do is have little bursts every once in a while and switch between games if things get too stale.
Iāve pretty much decided not to grind these last challenges down for now. Iāll get to them eventually as additional content is released or as time goes by and I want to pick the game up for a bit. The last few weeks have been pretty much non-stop Hitman in any moment Iāve had available. It was, frankly, too much. I should have allowed myself a few hours in the evening or on a weekend instead of mainlining it like I did.
4 Likes
I loved my ~8 hrs with HITMAN Freelancer, but I felt that there were enough little bugs and balance issues that I would suspend my continuing with Freelancer until I heard of a Freelancer patch. I found that the three choices for Prestige objectives was sometimes too little, given that most can be timed objectives, which I am not a fan of.
Is there a patch on the way soon?
3 Likes
Pretty sure there are about 5 timed objectives. I donāt think thatās really āmostā but I get what youāre saying.
Of the top of my head, Iāve seen:
Headshot - Legendary weapon
Katana Kill
Shuriken Kill
Silent Assassin
Silent Assassin Suit Only
Silent Assassin No Firearms *
Timed Kill
Timed Get Disguise
Timed Hide & Seek *
Timed Pacify Suspect
Timed Silent Take Down
Sniper Kill - Epic
SMG Kill - Epic
Assault Rifle Kill - Epic
Melee Kill - Epic
Rare Melee Silent Take Down
Silenced Pistol Kill
Unsilenced Pistol Kill
Fiber Wire Kill
Poison Kill
Collateral Kill - Accident
Collateral Kill - Firearm
Collateral Kill - Explosive
Seems like way less than āmostā are timed to me.
- Thank you @BlobSponge and @Olipro
3 Likes
Iāve not seen this once - though it does get mentioned in a challenge.
I donāt recall what the actual challenge is called, but you have to hide in a box or closet every couple minutes. I see it somewhat regularly.