what do i buy exactly?

[jean michel]

i was looking to buy hitman world of assasinations but does that include exactly? does that mean i have all the missions from all the 3 games?

[eli_GO]

The standard version of HITMAN World of Assassination (not to be confused with HITMAN WoA Part One) brings HITMAN 1 with all its DLCs and the standard versions of HITMAN 2 and HITMAN 3. The only DLC you'd need to have all the story missions and maps is this:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829590/HITMAN_3_Access_Pass_HITMAN_2_Expansion/

All the remaining DLCs are only cosmetic or escalations missions which, if you don't like the ones that come in the base game, are not worth buying those DLCs.

[jean michel]

thanks bro, this is all very confusing

[EviL HiCCuPs]

Hold on a second guys,i'm actully in the same boat right now i thinking about buying this after playing the starter edition..

So the £23.40 edition in the sale right now,is that the standard edition??

is that the one i should be buying to get into missions and campaigns ect for the best single player experience??

it is a little confusing to new players who are not clued up how the buying system works!

or do i just accept the fact i'm just a little stupid lol ...either way,some guidance for a single player would be very much appreciated

[Taberis]

Originally posted by EviL HiCCuPs:

Hold on a second guys,i'm actully in the same boat right now i thinking about buying this after playing the starter edition..

So the £23.40 edition in the sale right now,is that the standard edition??

is that the one i should be buying to get into missions and campaigns ect for the best single player experience??

it is a little confusing to new players who are not clued up how the buying system works!

or do i just accept the fact i'm just a little stupid lol ...either way,some guidance for a single player would be very much appreciated

Well considering there isn't multiplayer all versions are a single player experience.

Personally though, unless you want to play now, I would just wait for the next major steam sale (27th June) and get the HITMAN World of Assassination Deluxe Edition for the most complete single bundle.

Of course you will still be missing the 5 paid DLC packs (not in any bundle) listed in the WOA store page DLC section but those you can pick up when/if you want.

[eli_GO]

Originally posted by EviL HiCCuPs:

Hold on a second guys,i'm actully in the same boat right now i thinking about buying this after playing the starter edition..

So the £23.40 edition in the sale right now,is that the standard edition??

is that the one i should be buying to get into missions and campaigns ect for the best single player experience??

it is a little confusing to new players who are not clued up how the buying system works!

or do i just accept the fact i'm just a little stupid lol ...either way,some guidance for a single player would be very much appreciated

I'll give you a concise explanation of each version of the game that can be purchased. There are a lot of guides out there, but I'll leave you with just the right amount of information so you can draw a conclusion.

HITMAN World of Assassination Part One

This version of the game only brings the content of HITMAN (2016), it is the worst version you can buy not only because it is a single game but also because you have to pay half for 1/3 of the base content. Also, this version doesn't bring the GOTY Edition, it's just the base game of HITMAN 1.

HITMAN World of Assassination

This is the base version of the game, it contains:
- HITMAN 1 with all its DLC (GOTY Edition)
- HITMAN 2 (Standard Edition)
- HITMAN 3 (Standard Edition)
The only bad thing about this version is that it doesn't come with the content of HITMAN 2 Gold Edition so you'll have to buy the "HITMAN 3 Access Pass: HITMAN 2 Expansion" DLC.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829590/HITMAN_3_Access_Pass_HITMAN_2_Expansion/
This DLC is important as it will be necessary to experience the full story and have all the maps at your disposal (i.e. you will have HITMAN 2 Gold Edition If you buy this DLC).

HITMAN World of Assassination Deluxe Edition

This edition is obviously the most complete you can find. It contains:
- HITMAN 1 with all its DLCs (GOTY Edition)
- HITMAN 2 with all its DLCs (Gold Edition)
- HITMAN 3 with its DLCs for Seven Deadly Sins, Deluxe Escalations, and additional cosmetics (Deluxe Edition).

DLCs that are not in any edition of the game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829596/HITMAN_3__Trinity_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This pack is purely cosmetic, it does not present any kind of in-game advantage. You can search for videos or images and, if you're interested, you can buy it whenever you want.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2184790/HITMAN_3__Street_Art_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This pack is purely cosmetic, the only advantage it brings with it is the Urban Sniper Rifle which is a reskin of the "Sieger 300 Ghost", when you buy this DLC it will make you have to skip doing the escalation mission to have one of the best sniper rifles (Still, that escalation is not difficult).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2184791/HITMAN_3__Makeshift_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This pack is purely cosmetic, I don't find anything remarkable about it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475260/HITMAN_3__Sarajevo_Six_Campaign_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
A DLC that was exclusive for a long time to the Playstation version, they are extremely easy missions and don't reward you with anything when you complete them. I only recommend it if you don't think it's too much to pay for it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828470/HITMAN_3__The_Undying_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This DLC brings a Suit, tools (which are reskins of others already in the game) and an Arcade Mode mission that consists of 3 variants of the same Target.

[EviL HiCCuPs]

Originally posted by eli_GO:

Originally posted by EviL HiCCuPs:

Hold on a second guys,i'm actully in the same boat right now i thinking about buying this after playing the starter edition..

So the £23.40 edition in the sale right now,is that the standard edition??

is that the one i should be buying to get into missions and campaigns ect for the best single player experience??

it is a little confusing to new players who are not clued up how the buying system works!

or do i just accept the fact i'm just a little stupid lol ...either way,some guidance for a single player would be very much appreciated

I'll give you a concise explanation of each version of the game that can be purchased. There are a lot of guides out there, but I'll leave you with just the right amount of information so you can draw a conclusion.

HITMAN World of Assassination Part One

This version of the game only brings the content of HITMAN (2016), it is the worst version you can buy not only because it is a single game but also because you have to pay half for 1/3 of the base content. Also, this version doesn't bring the GOTY Edition, it's just the base game of HITMAN 1.

HITMAN World of Assassination

This is the base version of the game, it contains:
- HITMAN 1 with all its DLC (GOTY Edition)
- HITMAN 2 (Standard Edition)
- HITMAN 3 (Standard Edition)
The only bad thing about this version is that it doesn't come with the content of HITMAN 2 Gold Edition so you'll have to buy the "HITMAN 3 Access Pass: HITMAN 2 Expansion" DLC.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829590/HITMAN_3_Access_Pass_HITMAN_2_Expansion/
This DLC is important as it will be necessary to experience the full story and have all the maps at your disposal.

HITMAN World of Assassination Deluxe Edition

This edition is obviously the most complete you can find. It contains:
- HITMAN 1 with all its DLCs (GOTY Edition)
- HITMAN 2 with all its DLCs (Gold Edition)
- HITMAN 3 with its DLCs for Seven Deadly Sins, Deluxe Escalations, and additional cosmetics (Deluxe Edition).

DLCs that are not in any edition of the game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829596/HITMAN_3__Trinity_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This pack is purely cosmetic, it does not present any kind of in-game advantage. You can search for videos or images and, if you're interested, you can buy it whenever you want.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2184790/HITMAN_3__Street_Art_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This pack is purely cosmetic, the only advantage it brings with it is the Urban Sniper Rifle which is a reskin of the "Sieger 300 Ghost", when you buy this DLC it will make you have to skip doing the escalation mission to have one of the best sniper rifles (Still, that escalation is not difficult).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2184791/HITMAN_3__Makeshift_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This pack is purely cosmetic, I don't find anything remarkable about it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475260/HITMAN_3__Sarajevo_Six_Campaign_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
A DLC that was exclusive for a long time to the Playstation version, they are extremely easy missions and don't reward you with anything when you complete them. I only recommend it if you don't think it's too much to pay for it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828470/HITMAN_3__The_Undying_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This DLC brings a Suit, tools (which are reskins of others already in the game) and an Arcade Mode mission that consists of 3 variants of the same Target.

[EviL HiCCuPs]

Thanks so much for this post and info very helpful indeed..its cleared alot of things up for a noob.

[Jatts12]

Originally posted by eli_GO:

Originally posted by EviL HiCCuPs:

Hold on a second guys,i'm actully in the same boat right now i thinking about buying this after playing the starter edition..

So the £23.40 edition in the sale right now,is that the standard edition??

is that the one i should be buying to get into missions and campaigns ect for the best single player experience??

it is a little confusing to new players who are not clued up how the buying system works!

or do i just accept the fact i'm just a little stupid lol ...either way,some guidance for a single player would be very much appreciated

I'll give you a concise explanation of each version of the game that can be purchased. There are a lot of guides out there, but I'll leave you with just the right amount of information so you can draw a conclusion.

HITMAN World of Assassination Part One

This version of the game only brings the content of HITMAN (2016), it is the worst version you can buy not only because it is a single game but also because you have to pay half for 1/3 of the base content. Also, this version doesn't bring the GOTY Edition, it's just the base game of HITMAN 1.

HITMAN World of Assassination

This is the base version of the game, it contains:
- HITMAN 1 with all its DLC (GOTY Edition)
- HITMAN 2 (Standard Edition)
- HITMAN 3 (Standard Edition)
The only bad thing about this version is that it doesn't come with the content of HITMAN 2 Gold Edition so you'll have to buy the "HITMAN 3 Access Pass: HITMAN 2 Expansion" DLC.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829590/HITMAN_3_Access_Pass_HITMAN_2_Expansion/
This DLC is important as it will be necessary to experience the full story and have all the maps at your disposal (i.e. you will have HITMAN 2 Gold Edition If you buy this DLC).

HITMAN World of Assassination Deluxe Edition

This edition is obviously the most complete you can find. It contains:
- HITMAN 1 with all its DLCs (GOTY Edition)
- HITMAN 2 with all its DLCs (Gold Edition)
- HITMAN 3 with its DLCs for Seven Deadly Sins, Deluxe Escalations, and additional cosmetics (Deluxe Edition).

DLCs that are not in any edition of the game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829596/HITMAN_3__Trinity_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This pack is purely cosmetic, it does not present any kind of in-game advantage. You can search for videos or images and, if you're interested, you can buy it whenever you want.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2184790/HITMAN_3__Street_Art_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This pack is purely cosmetic, the only advantage it brings with it is the Urban Sniper Rifle which is a reskin of the "Sieger 300 Ghost", when you buy this DLC it will make you have to skip doing the escalation mission to have one of the best sniper rifles (Still, that escalation is not difficult).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2184791/HITMAN_3__Makeshift_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This pack is purely cosmetic, I don't find anything remarkable about it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475260/HITMAN_3__Sarajevo_Six_Campaign_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
A DLC that was exclusive for a long time to the Playstation version, they are extremely easy missions and don't reward you with anything when you complete them. I only recommend it if you don't think it's too much to pay for it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828470/HITMAN_3__The_Undying_Pack/?curator_clanid=41819667
This DLC brings a Suit, tools (which are reskins of others already in the game) and an Arcade Mode mission that consists of 3 variants of the same Target.

Is the standard edition same as the base game of "Epic Games" ?

[eli_GO]

Yes, it's exactly the same, the Steam and Epic Games editions of the game share the same name and content.

[MythicMimic]

Wait wait, so I bought Hitman WoA Part 1 since it was on a 90% sale for $3. Does that mean I screwed up? Is there no way to upgrade to get the complete Hitman 2 and 3 access? Because the more I look at it, the more I realize I might need to pay AGAIN just to get access to 2 and 3. So, really I am looking at paying the full price to get Deluxe edition? Because all these upgrade packs seem to be for the standard edition.

BUT

Since I already own Part 1, can't I just buy the Hitman 3 Access Pass: Hitman 2 Expansion for $10 to get access to Hitman 2 and all its main stories?

[tmwfte]

Originally posted by MythicMimic:

Since I already own Part 1, can't I just buy the Hitman 3 Access Pass: Hitman 2 Expansion for $10 to get access to Hitman 2 and all its main stories?

NO. That will only get Haven Island & New York from the H2 Campaign.

If you want to upgrade (to the standard edition) you need the upgrade pack:
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/981937/

THEN, if you want the deluxe edition you'd need the WoA Deluxe Pack:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/30335/HITMAN_World_of_Assassination_Deluxe_Pack/

[MythicMimic]

Originally posted by tmwfte:

Originally posted by MythicMimic:

Since I already own Part 1, can't I just buy the Hitman 3 Access Pass: Hitman 2 Expansion for $10 to get access to Hitman 2 and all its main stories?

NO. That will only get Haven Island & New York from the H2 Campaign.

If you want to upgrade (to the standard edition) you need the upgrade pack:
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/981937/

THEN, if you want the deluxe edition you'd need the WoA Deluxe Pack:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/30335/HITMAN_World_of_Assassination_Deluxe_Pack/

So if I want to have everything, I should just jump up to Deluxe and buy that? Or do I need to buy in order, so I get standard and THEN Deluxe?

[tmwfte]

Originally posted by MythicMimic:

So if I want to have everything, I should just jump up to Deluxe and buy that? Or do I need to buy in order, so I get standard and THEN Deluxe?

No. You can't JUST buy the WoA Deluxe Pack and think you're getting the Deluxe Edition. It's just the DLC that enhances the standard edition. You need the Upgrade Pack if you want the H2 & H3 campaigns.

And you still won't have "everything". There's no package that offers that. There are still DLC, mostly cosmetic, that aren't in any package.

[FlyingMoses]

Originally posted by eli_GO:

The standard version of HITMAN World of Assassination (not to be confused with HITMAN WoA Part One) brings HITMAN 1 with all its DLCs and the standard versions of HITMAN 2 and HITMAN 3. The only DLC you'd need to have all the story missions and maps is this:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1829590/HITMAN_3_Access_Pass_HITMAN_2_Expansion/

All the remaining DLCs are only cosmetic or escalations missions which, if you don't like the ones that come in the base game, are not worth buying those DLCs.

This specific advice is the most "bang for your buck" and what I ended up doing, highly recommend.

In my mind someone falls into 3 categories:

1) I don't know if I will like Hitman

Answer: buy WoA Part 1, gets you the first game which is excellent by itself.

2) I think I will like Hitman OR I want a good deal/value OR I own some of the previous games but not all (and want them to be consolidated in one spot)

Answer: Buy WoA Standard + the HITMAN 3 Access Pass: HITMAN 2 Expansion DLC only, which has 95% of the content in all of the games in one spot with cross-unlocks and without launching separate games, AND has Freelancer, which is awesome. Great value and you can add more later if you really really want.

3) I just want everything right away

Answer: Buy the WoA Deluxe Edition (not pack) from the start, and add on any of the small handful of cosmetic-only packs as desired.

If you want to upgrade, things get a little more tricky, but generally most people are indeed best served by option #2 -- by far the best value. Yes, this doesn't give you credit if you owned previous games, and that does indeed suck and people are right to complain, but that's the IOI setup right now. Still consider WoA and option 2 specifically a good value. Think of it like a remaster or something.

[CHAIRMAN OF THE BORED]

All of sudden I couldn't play Hitman 2 and 3. In fact, I bought them all and even my save files just completely gone. WTF is going on?