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HITMAN |OT| Blood Monthly
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The Kotti Paradigm is great if you know Paris and the game's mechanics. Same for the Hokkaido escalation. The Icon's escalation was fine, and I liked the House Built on Sand one. Otherwise, I can't remember how to identify any others. Here's a community driven rating of the escalations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...6foqSdrhpW32CbmKWpEnq-Axo/edit#gid=2063983274
They fully unlock once they appear in the corner; completing the mission just shows all challenges completed since the last time you finished the level.
It's "complete" insofar as Season 1 is "complete". You can purchase season 1 as a whole digitally right now and there will be a retail form later this month.
But there is definitely a Season 2 planned and they seem to be keeping up with the Elusive Targets that are basically temporary miniature hits/missions.
Game changer, sweet. Thanks!
spindoctor
Member
Colorado ET on Friday.
Memento Mori
Member
Modern lethal syringe counts as accident right?
no it's a poison kill it just doesn't count as a body found any more
Ahahah, no fire extinguisher/car explosion for this one, interesting.
Revolutionary
Member
LOL directly addressing the fire extinguisher cheese w/ that special condition
Looking forward to unlocking my Winter Suit, regardless.
Looking forward to unlocking my Winter Suit, regardless.
Turin Turambar
Member
They should fix the fire extinguisher cheese already. Make it only knock out targets, instead of kill them.
that's a good idea. probably too late to fix it now but for season 2 they should do this.
I have to disagree. Yeah, they can be used in cheesy ways, but there is also ways of using them creatively. And in a game so open and about a huge amount of options, it is only natural that some of them will be somewhat cheesy.
If anything they should bring back flying fire extinguishers. Those were a thing of beauty.
Turin Turambar
Member
Nu-uh!
It's:
-an explosive weapon
-whose effect is considered accident
-it isn't seen as a weapon, so it can be placed anywhere
-it's in the maps, so you don't have to bring it in your slots
It's totally OP. You say it can be used creatively. I think it's the opposite: it destroys creativity, as people tend to use the easiest way they know (which is also the same always, so creative), putting the fire extinguisher near target, shooting it from a hidden position, instead of bothering of thinking a less trivial way to kill the target.
Remembrance
Member
I laughed. Everytime I start an elusive I consider this option.
I think I'm right in saying the three bonus maps collectively count as another episode you'll need to purchase. That was what people were so pissed off about when they announced it because it wasn't messaged clearly at the start.
Memento Mori
Member
Everyone who bought the complete season has all the currently released bonus episodes. If you were paying by the map, you'll have to buy the bonus pack when it comes out later in the year.
That is really unfortunate. Can't believe that is the method they chose considering paying per map is more money than the season. Is there any communication that they may change that in future? When would the bonus pack come out?
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
If the only change they made was to have guards or staff pick them up (like guns) but civilians not notice them, it would still be somewhat viable with a little more risk; just not the go to execution method when you can't think of anything else.
SonicVolcano
Member
This will be interesting. Has to be a non-explosion accident kill. And also retrieve the documents.
Will be quite challenging, me thinks.
Memento Mori
Member
Supposedly you'll be able to buy it when the final bonus mission comes out on January 31st.
BronsonLee
Member
That motherfucker's gonna get a collect call
Edit: Wait, NON Explosion?!
Edit: Wait, NON Explosion?!
LordOfLore
Banned
The drowning symbol makes me think I'll need to research the best ways and places to drown people on the map.
Memento Mori
Member
Slurry pit it is.
SonicVolcano
Member
Slurry pit. Or emetic poison (if he throws up in a toilet, that is).
PrinceOfWhatever
Banned
off the top of my head:
toilets in the house and the building next to the water tower, a big bowl of water in a cabin behind the house and the slurry pit
Remembrance
Member
The exploding phone wouldn't count as an accident anyway. All explosive equipment items would only result in an explosive device kill, not an accidental explosion.
The only reason I can think that it won't be too bad is that Colorado is mostly flat and not that populated. So unless they add in a ton of bodyguards/patrols, it won't be too tough to just separate him and drown/poison him.
They're probably gonna add in a ton of bodyguards. and put him in the house.
Also is this the first Colorado ET?
They're probably gonna add in a ton of bodyguards. and put him in the house.
Also is this the first Colorado ET?
Remembrance
Member
The only reason I can think that it won't be too bad is that Colorado is mostly flat and not that populated. So unless they add in a ton of bodyguards/patrols, it won't be too tough to just separate him and drown/poison him.
They're probably gonna add in a ton of bodyguards. and put him in the house.
Also is this the first Colorado ET?
First Colorado ET, yes.
The house is the best place he could possibly be in for accident kills! Push out a window, push over a railing, drop the ceiling lamp... And actual walls to prevent random people from seeing you do it.
Cannon Goose
Member
I just started (well, put 20 hours into) this and am really loving it. I'm at level 10 in Sapienza after getting to level 20 in Paris and I'm looking forward to seeing what the other maps have to offer me. It's kind of remarkable that after the shift that was Absolution they've made a game that feels exactly like classic Hitman, only with several smart improvements.
I'm going to wait until I've explored all the maps before I dive into Elusive Targets but for the time being I'm thoroughly enjoying the Escalations. There's a real joy to figuring out a clean (or clumsy) method to achieving the hit only to have additional weird restrictions thrown in afterwards. It really makes you think outside the box and try new stuff.
I'm going to wait until I've explored all the maps before I dive into Elusive Targets but for the time being I'm thoroughly enjoying the Escalations. There's a real joy to figuring out a clean (or clumsy) method to achieving the hit only to have additional weird restrictions thrown in afterwards. It really makes you think outside the box and try new stuff.
Was going through my PS4 upload vids and I found footage of my attempt on the very first elusive target.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z3pLBFUzlc
Just funny looking back at this and thinking about all the different cheesy tactics/unlocks/skills I could have done now knowing what I know after all these months!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z3pLBFUzlc
Just funny looking back at this and thinking about all the different cheesy tactics/unlocks/skills I could have done now knowing what I know after all these months!
This will be interesting. Has to be a non-explosion accident kill. And also retrieve the documents.
Will be quite challenging, me thinks.
And it's on Colorado, jesus fuck that's probably easily the hardest ET yet.
Smokey_Run
Member
Almost to the point of getting through Sapienza - I'm sitting at level 18 mastery after my silent assassin, suit only run last night. I'm trying to recreate the experience of getting these levels in an episodic fashion so I'm installing artificial time barriers and I think it's for the best. I can't imagine just playing this game straight through or maybe playing a level twice before moving on. I think the real joy is getting to a point where you understand the map and the routines and you're trying to knock off challenges or opportunities that read like a different language when you started the level.
wesleyshark
Banned
Whew lad. This will be a rough one.
This will be interesting. Has to be a non-explosion accident kill. And also retrieve the documents.
Will be quite challenging, me thinks.
Car yes, hay bale probably but I'm not sure. Also catching them on fire is a non-explosive accident.
Also this ET made me remember the taco vans in Colorado.
If you explode those do they have a big enough radius to kill Maya when she's next to them?
Hank Scorpio
Member
This will be interesting. Has to be a non-explosion accident kill. And also retrieve the documents.
Will be quite challenging, me thinks.
Hmm. Step 1 - Get Point Man disguise?
This will be interesting. Has to be a non-explosion accident kill. And also retrieve the documents.
Will be quite challenging, me thinks.
This is the last ETSA I need for the long coat suit.
I think I'm gonna cheat on this one and wait for solutions to pop up.
I mean, look at the fastest time on the food critic
That isnt trivial or easy, it's amazing. The fire extinguisher can be used creatively if the player wishes to do so. Like most other tools in the game, creativity is something that each player will have to do on their own.
always
So, how is Hitman going to deal with the hardcore players vs non-hardcore players who are playing the game and buying the new episodes?
Because it seems like the ETs just continually get tougher and tougher which makes sense for the high-level skill/hardcore players because they want to continually be challenged more and more. So every ET can try to make it tougher and appease them.
But what about the large group of Hitman buyers who aren't high-skill? As someone in that range (I don't think I'm like Giant Bomb bad, but I'm not super good either), I just see ETs like this and laugh because ETs are far beyond my ability at this point so I don't even bother.
I feel like maybe it'd be nice is the dev team would focus on continually releasing content to appease both sides of the spectrum. Maybe switch up the ETs with one high challenging one, and one for beginners. Or release 2 versions of a single ET (normal mode, hardcore mode) with slightly different setups and different leaderboards. Idk, but I think it's an issue as I just feel left out as a Hitman player at this point and I'd like to see more stuff geared towards players of all skill levels.
Because it seems like the ETs just continually get tougher and tougher which makes sense for the high-level skill/hardcore players because they want to continually be challenged more and more. So every ET can try to make it tougher and appease them.
But what about the large group of Hitman buyers who aren't high-skill? As someone in that range (I don't think I'm like Giant Bomb bad, but I'm not super good either), I just see ETs like this and laugh because ETs are far beyond my ability at this point so I don't even bother.
I feel like maybe it'd be nice is the dev team would focus on continually releasing content to appease both sides of the spectrum. Maybe switch up the ETs with one high challenging one, and one for beginners. Or release 2 versions of a single ET (normal mode, hardcore mode) with slightly different setups and different leaderboards. Idk, but I think it's an issue as I just feel left out as a Hitman player at this point and I'd like to see more stuff geared towards players of all skill levels.
and they still can, it just shouldnt count as an accident
Since the first after boxed release is Paris, I assume they're going to reset the difficulty ramp but scale it up faster. One alternative way they could address it, however, would be to make the targets easy to kill, but hard to SA.
Remembrance
Member
Technically, the majority of the targets have been easy to kill and hard to SA. Mostly with a remote duck or phone, and sometimes by sniping.
Also, I would say 95% of all the trouble you could get into can be evaded by restarting. For those intimidated, I would say... what's the difference between trying and failing and never trying?
I know you can restart an ET if you haven't yet achieved any of the mission objectives, but what about quitting and coming back to it? I haven't reached Colorado in the story mode yet even, and I'll need time to learn the map first.
What's actually going on here?