World of Assassination 2024 teaser

[LocoGamingRocker]

I could see everything being a POSSIBILITY, except the Sniper Assassin maps.

[FortyPlusSeven]

And of course, the first playable level of the WoA trilogy is a snow level called ‘Arrival’, so it makes sense if they made the last map a snow level called ‘Departure’.

But really, It isn’t going to happen, so let’s not overanalyse everything IO says and just enjoy what content we get with the Year 4 roadmap. Wait a minute… roadmap…roadMAP!? Holy shit, four new Hitman maps confirmed!?

[Rimland]

@LocoGamingRocker

I think the Ether Lab IS the snow map.

From Oliver´s description it sounded like he has more of a vast indoor facility in mind, so I wanted to emphasise the need for enough outdoor space. That being said, if it was both, all the better…

[RotaryOliver]

@TheChicken

I can only hope at least 5% of what you said comes true, because otherwise I’m gonna be extremely jealous of an alternate-universe me

Even 5% would be nice yeah! I can already see alternative-universe me, kill a syndicate target on Harbor Port with the floral pistol and a prestige 3 suit and im jealous too

@Rimland

Very nice, but it’s missing two vital things: an open snowy map

The Prison would technically be the snowy map. They could expand the grounds around the prison, sort of like Berlins outdoor area and have you infiltrate it from different angles. Plus we would have a really good use for the 3 snow suits - the white ninja, that snowy jacket and the climbing gear from Hokkaido.

[LandirtHome]

Roadmap, or no roadmap today :

The Heartbreaker will be live in two hours.

Quite appropriately two days after Valentine’s. It’s under the Year 4 ET career tab, but without a Y4 designation (yet?, kinda hope for permanent release, but it’s not probable under this structure).

If no roadmap is out by then, I believe this would then be a first to have an Elusive Target going live without IOI openly communicating on it, joining Monday’s FC Batch. We will see.

[thrison]

I really don’t get why the roadmap isn’t out - because you just know that, like they have done in the past, its going to have things like the free-to-play Deluxe escalation and the FC batch on it to make it look more full.

They’re seemingly just waiting for some previously set release date for it, unwilling to change it - and by doing so, carrying on the trend of piss poor communication out of IO that has been going on for years. Sadly it seems losing Travis and Clemens wasn’t enough to shift that tide.

[Lewisnic1]

@LandirtHome

Roadmap, or no roadmap today :

Surely we have to hear something today?

[LandirtHome]

The Heartbreaker is live.
Crushing all my remaining (admittedly foolish and intentionally blind) hope for Y4, it’s no permanent release.

The SA challenge is here, but no Y4 designation, it’s the same yet distinct as the one in Y1. To be seen if it will be updated in a patch.

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The fact that no roadmap is yet out is just incompetent, or at least with a proper schedule/communication about. It’s sadly the appropriate descriptive.
(I hope that it’s due to an unfortunate content delay/readiness, in which case I actually sympathise)

[suanjiansalt]

@LandirtHome

I believe this would then be a first to have an Elusive Target going live without IOI openly communicating on it,

Don’t forget Year 3 Spring Roadmap. There we got similar activitied ET (even it’s The Heartbreaker Y3!) without advance roadmap.

The difference is, at that time, they admitted an accurate time for the next roadmap - both Hitman official and Clemens: next Thursday.

[thrison]

I think IO still thinks we’re back in the days where teasing us with upcoming roadmaps was fun. They were fun because they were coming out on a very clear schedule.

Now it’s just erratic and annoying. Comes off like they’re taunting us. “we know you want this information, but we’re just going to make you wait for it”.

[Heisenberg]

And they took the time to make two little joke Valentine’s Day posts, but not the actual roadmap.

[Lewisnic1]

@faintmage_5

Welp, looks like no roadmap today either

We can still hold onto that tiny bit of hope!

[suanjiansalt]

What the… ?

[anomie]

@Lewisnic1

This is just every Hitman fan’s dream!!!

Personally I’d like the new normal maps, but all the Freelancer stuff (which seems to be most of that post) would be a big miss for me.

[LandirtHome]

To bring back the parallel to the Year 3 roadmap : it was released at 4pm (it’s to 2pm as of this post). And way after the Heartbreaker Y3 started.

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(also, I just realised it’s @Combatglue replying to himself)

[linux_penguin]

@LandirtHome

(also, I just realised it’s Combatglue replying to himself)

I suppose everyone knew it was gonna be a ‘soon’ by that point so everyone stopped asking

[TheChicken]

uses a Stadia gif

lmao RIP that’s a throwback

[Melusca]

inb4 IOI brings Hitman back to Stadia

[scat1620]

Never forget that glorious time in our lives when I was a god amongst men.

[suanjiansalt]

@LandirtHome

To bring back the parallel to the Year 3 roadmap : it was released at 4pm (it’s to 2pm as of this post). And way after the Heartbreaker Y3 started.

(also, I just realised it’s @Combatglue replying to himself)

So what’s the purpose of this monologue? More appetising?

We still have gained nothing.

@suanjiansalt

The difference is, at that time, they admitted an accurate time for the next roadmap - both Hitman official and Clemens: next Thursday.

Exactly.