More like: Freelancer, the eternally playable option.
Ghost Mode: The lame, chaotic, failed option.
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I don’t think Ghost mode failed, i think it was just not making enough money, it’s a market failure yes, but the community did and still do (wity mods) adore it
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That still means it failed. Not enough people had enough interest to warrant keeping it going. Really, I only played it for the Phantom suit, and in hindsight, I need not have bothered.
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With Ghost Mode you played against a real human, which can’t always be the same and predictable. It was always entertaining.
It was also a test of your playability skills if you wish. A competition mode.
With Freelancer you just simply kill all the same NPCs with no real challenge or competition, or fun. Basically it’s just a slightly modified Contracts/Escalation Mode.
Nothing unique and special.
So Ghost Mode is the best mode in HITMAN personally for me
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In my eyes (i know you’ll never agree!) It only half failed, it failed 100% on the money making and IOI front, but it didn’t fail on the player employment front!
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@Heisenberg @Charlie_Farmer but how it’s all about money?
How GM consumed money while Freelancer earns tons of money for IOI?
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This is exactly the reason I hated it.
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Although I did rank FL above GM - GM could still be fun. The other player makes all the difference. If they’re a noob I’d try to go easier on them. If they were an advanced player that was diabolical in not only their kills but in dealing with me (such as leaving a mine at an entrance - to where I’d need to take a long way around) that makes it tense and I become discouraged from even trying.
Now, getting matched up with someone that is close to your own skill level - that’s when it can be fun.
FL can be slower-paced and I can see why someone would prefer GM to it. It would be nice if it were still available… Outside of mods or whatever method people are still playing it - if any. 
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Here, here!
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I know there are people (a lot of them) that enjoy multiplayer and interacting with others in their gaming. I don’t and never have. I didn’t even like the Envy Deadly Sin content. I don’t ever play with timers or clocks. Put a time limit on pretty much anything and I will automatically enjoy it less. Having another player (human or machine) effectively puts a time limit on a game that doesn’t need one.
I want to spend as long as I want playing a map without any time pressure and most of the game is excellent for that style of play. Ghost mode was/is not.
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@schatenjager @Heisenberg oh, come on guys!
Were you so bad at GM? Even worse than me? Don’t believe it, no way
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It’s not about being bad. It’s about not enjoying it.
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Well, if you’re good at anything you’re enjoying it.
If you suck at anything, you’ll avoid it whenever possible.
Isn’t it such?
At least it’s true for me
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Not necessarily. I’m good at my job; I don’t care for it. I’m probably good at murder, given my education in law enforcement, but I wouldn’t enjoy doing it.
Anyway, I wasn’t good at GM because I wasn’t even trying to be good at it. The very nature of it was anathema to my entire playing style, and I only used it enough for the reward it offered and then never picked it up again.
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No.
There are players who love to do things quickly. There are players who prefer to do things slowly.
A mode like ghost mode inherently is a forced rush mode. You have to be quick or your opponent will win. You don’t have time to set things up, be methodical, or take your time. That isn’t fun.
I don’t want to be rushed. I don’t want to have to hurry. If I want to spend half an hour looking through a sniper scope and watching a target, I want to be free to do that.
Can I play quickly? Sure. I played a bunch of Ghost Mode levels in an effort to get that stupid suit but I didn’t enjoy it. I’m glad that you do enjoy it but it’s not for me.
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I’m very good at soccer. I also hate it.
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We’ve all seen fictional characters sporting some badass tattoos or badass looking scars, right? But if you had to pick one, which looks cooler? Or which would you say is more…intimidating.
- Badass Scars
- Badass Tattoos
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Tattoos might have been a little intimidating decades ago but they’re so commonplace they mean nothing today (except to the people who get them, obviously).
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I said badass looking scars not the characters that leave you mentally scared! 
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