Hollowed is a retro-styled action-adventure MMO built around hardcore mechanics and persistent player interaction. The game's recent focus has centered on addressing exploitative gameplay patterns, specifically tackling the ability for players to disconnect and avoid consequences in combat. The developer has implemented systems that keep characters vulnerable even while offline, preventing the common tactic of logging out to escape death from enemies or other players. This design choice reflects an effort to maintain the stakes and tension that define hardcore MMO experiences, forcing players to commit to their decisions rather than simply evading danger through disconnection.
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Another week, another significant step forward for throwback-styled indie Hollowed Oath, which patched in V0.23 and a few big features for the fantasy MMO. The dev team said that it incorporated a quest tracker, which helps lead players to objective on both the compass and minima…
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Hollowed Oath, the MMORPG being created by the former devs of now closed EverQuest emulator The Heroes Journey, continues to lay the foundations week over week. In the latest set of patch notes, the team noted that “content implementation has started in earnest, and all 16 class…
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In the cutthroat world of hardcore MMORPGs, players will exploit anything to their advantage — including ejecting from the game if it keeps their character from dying at the paws of a mob or the hands of another player. However, this cheeseball tactic is no longer possible in Hol…