Are the WIXIA Files a scrapped feature?

[Tuna Wrap]

There's no way they only put those files there to hint at the 99 boxes heist, like.. what's the point?

I'm guessing they planned to make it so the heist gets unlocked once you pick up the files but then decided to scrap that feature?

What else would be the reason? It's not like it adds anything to the lore.

[kyuketsuki★]

maybe saved for a later date?

[AWESOMECAKES]

they did that for payday 2, the transport heists.
at launch, you would only(?) be able to play the transport train heist if you found the plans on day one, on one of the other transport heists, and it became a forced day two which a lot of people didn't like so they removed the feature and let us pick the train heist from the contract broker

[Tuffcooke]

It is just a lore addition, meant to build on Wixia's importance throughout the game since every heist has multiple computers and other devices made by them

[spenny]

Originally posted by Tuffcooke:

It is just a lore addition, meant to build on Wixia's importance throughout the game since every heist has multiple computers and other devices made by them

sure, but those are just little things sprinkled around every level. The files in the deposit box are an actual objective.

[Tuna Wrap]

Originally posted by Tuffcooke:

It is just a lore addition, meant to build on Wixia's importance throughout the game since every heist has multiple computers and other devices made by them

i would agree with this if it actually added anything to the lore and if it wasn't LITERALLY an objective that does absolutely nothing. am still leaning towards cut feature.

they should just add a monetary reward to collecting those documents. otherwise this heist is gonna be the only one with an objective that people will do once and then never again - since there is no further incentive to do it again. which is extremely silly in a game that is supposed to be about replayability.