Published , by Bill Lavoy
Published , by Bill Lavoy
Hitman: Freelancer is out and as players dig in some common questions are popping up, such as whether Ornamental and Ancestral weapons unlocked in the Mastery track can be lost. This guide will answer that and explain the system in detail.
Yes, Ornamental and Ancestral weapons unlocked in the Freelancer mode Mastery track can be lost just as any other non-Collector’s item can be. If you take one of these weapons into a mission and fail, it will be lost. It will not return to your gear wall when you get back to your safehouse.
The good news is that Ornamental and Ancestral weapons that you lose can be acquired again the same way you would acquire other weapons in Freelancer. You’ll be able to buy your lost weapons back from a Supplier, assuming you’ve earned lots of Merces and the Supplier is selling that item. This isn’t a great solution by any means, but maybe it’s a sign these items shouldn’t be used on a mission and are more for decoration. That’s a flimsy argument at best, but it’s the only reasonable explanation I can come up with for being able to lose an item you unlock in the Mastery track of Freelancer.
Here's a list of all the Ornamental and Ancestral weapons in Hitman: Freelancer:
Taking an Ornamental or Ancestral weapon with you on a hit in Freelancer really does speak to the high risk for high reward theme of the mode. Personally, I’ll find a Bartoli off a knocked-out guard to use instead of risking these items. Hopefully in the future we will see some type of insurance system added to Hitman: Freelancer.