They could be planning something, but notice that these are also the days after which they’ll have added the new challenges:
Big Boom added July 3rd - Casino Chip Drop ends July 5th - Le Chiffre ends July 6th
Purple Swimwear Suit Begins July 17th - ExDictator begins July 18th - One Too Many added July 24th
Purple Wire begins August 14th - The Politician ends August 24th - Banana Blazer added August 25th
They’re cutting it close a lot, but it’s done in a way that if a streamer is streaming a new ET or a new challenge, they’re always going to be getting a boost from people who want the drop. Personally it would be nice to get a little extra pizazz, I think challenge packs or escalations could provide a good hour’s worth of stream to get people watching for the drops that’s why I made the Pitch Your Own Escalation thread but I also think they could maybe extend some of the times or add some sort of thing in the arcade which lets you replay specific levels or gives us 1-level only Arcade tracks during these spikes in viewership because I do think it’s a neat system but I’ve seen multiple times when streamers play this game for the new ET, enable drops, then finish the ET in ten minutes and have to waffle around for the sake of their viewers trying random stuff. Kinda kills the momentum
Personally, I think they’re just spreading out the items they wanted to drop to draw more people in, and the fact that they coincide with the release of normal ETs is just convenience.
I knew I saw this somewhere, finally found it again. From the target’s intel:
But be warned: no player has ever beaten him and lived to tell the tale. Forensics have consistently found traces of botulinum toxin in the victims’ systems—believed to be Le Chiffre’s signature poison. If he offers you anything, think twice before accepting.
Botulinum toxin sounds bad enough that people would think 47 would die rather than just passing out (which botulinum toxin doesn’t usually do anyway).
This is the reason why I’ve asked if LeChiffre actually intended to knock 47 out with the poison or just straight-up kill him and failed because of 47’s superior physiology saving him, and LeChiffre just used that to his advantage to take his unconscious body to the basement for interrogation.
As for 47 not reading the intel, I’m quite sure he did; the fact that we have the intel to read is indicative that 47 received and read it and we the players are just reading it after the fact. I think this is just one of those times where 47’s instincts failed him, which is rare (once in Contracts, twice in Blood Money, twice in Absolution, once in H3), especially when he’s on the job, but even though 47 is a perfect assassin, he’s not a perfect person, so even he can make an error from time to time.
I think the fact that he showed up so suddenly and that LeChiffre was offering the drink so publicly, as well as everyone apparently underestimating how perceptive and predatory LeChiffre really was, lulled 47 into a false sense of security that it wouldn’t make sense to poison a drink in such an obvious manner. Apparently, LeChiffre didn’t care, or spiked the drink with such a small amount that it was meant to kill after the first round had ended and everyone left the table, which is exactly what happened, and the amount was small enough that not only did 47’s senses not detect it, but his body was able to fight off the poison with only a lack of consciousness to show for it.
The poison does create some very funny implications, as no matter where 47 passes out Le Chiffre will bring him to the basement for the confrontation. Passing out in the middle of a crowd of people? Hiding in a corner of the attic? On top of the pile driver barge? It doesn’t matter, he’ll somehow manage to find 47 and drag a 103.6 lb man down to the basement. Seemingly by himself, it doesn’t seem like the guards working for General Murillo would want to help him.
At 6’01”, and as muscled as he is, there is no way that’s all 47 weighs. Especially unconscious, when people seem to gain a full extra third of weight.
Seems you’re right about that going off the description. That’s actually slightly more interesting if it’s the same as the big one but with a flash on top. Are there even any legal flash items in the game? Magnesium I feel like is illegal to throw but I could be misremembering.
After a bit more investigation (this was a fun little return to Hitman! - but this is just a one off) here is some stats and unique things about different flash items:
This really reminded me of the good old days were I made little things like this for the reddit, and it feels nice to make one last one. Also my Drop dlc predictions were pretty spot on! (other stuff not so much)
