'It was supposed to be just another creepy and unsettling zone. Maybe it's just ambiance, ambiance, yes, ambiance, shut up Cory, shut up…' I told myself that over and over, like a spell I could believe in if I just said it enough times, abracadabra it into existence.
…
Hold on a fucking minute.
Wroeg's Hollow was an obscure corner of the map. A niche place designed mostly for the Cleric quest that no one even bothered with when I was palying Early Access. Of course it felt lonely, of course the place was quiet, because we were pioneers or trailblazers or whatever.
But now, it's been like, what, a week since launch? An entire week meant a normal casual player could probably reach level 15 if they have a good timetable… And we've been inside this Hollow for what, two days already? So at this point, I couldn't lie to myself anymore.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
"There is no one here…"