Red Hollow First Run Troubleshooting
Find archetype selection, work out which resource needs recovery, and understand defeat in the Talebound opening sequence.
- Class choice
- At the sword in the demo intro
- Focus
- No passive regeneration
- Health
- Potions and Vitality Orbs
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Find the sword after appearance selection
The demo had separate appearance and archetype steps. A tester describes continuing through the opening sequence to the sword, where the demo offered Slayer, Inquisitor and Witch.
Match the symptom to the resource
The client help recorded by Blizzplanet explains why Health and Focus can remain low after combat. Check which bar needs recovery before using a consumable.
| What you see | What to check |
|---|---|
| Low Health after a fight | Look for a Healing Potion or a short-lived Vitality Orb. |
| Low Focus after testing abilities | Check for a Focus Potion or another recovery effect. |
| Unable to evade a telegraph | Check the Evade binding, charge and timing. |
| Defeat with lives remaining | Check the Soul Ward counter; a Ward can let you resume the attempt. |
Set defensive bindings before the next room
Review Evade and Guard separately and check whether Press and Hold Casting suits your inputs. Forum reports describe remapped gamepads and keyboard changes on the demo client.
Diagnose a missing prompt before repeating a fight
First check whether you are still at character appearance, inside the tutorial with a class selection pending, or already fighting with an archetype selected. Those screens expect different actions. In the tutorial, keep the active quest visible while opening Scribe Talents. If a prompt asks for Evade, Sprint or Guard, confirm that the new action appears on your bar and that the quest advances after the selection. If it does advance but the action still seems unavailable, test its binding in a safe spot before entering another fight.
If the tracker is on a kill objective, distinguish the first set of wicker men from the reinforcements and check which count changes when the next enemy falls. At the tree, verify the beast objective and then look for the separate investigation prompt. Write down the exact line where progress stopped, your chosen archetype and whether you had already learned the requested ability. Those details are enough to compare the quest record with your run without replaying every prior step.
Evidence: Wowhead · indexed PTR quest objectives ↗ · Mayana · Blizzard PTR forum ↗
Recover from repeated hits in the same room
If you take another hit immediately after repositioning, check when you pressed Evade relative to the visible tell. Try walking out of a long wind-up so the dodge is ready for a shorter one. If a dodge works but your next movement action is unavailable, inspect Energy and allow for the brief pause in recovery described by the preview. Save a potion for the resource it actually restores. A Health deficit calls for a different pickup from an empty Focus pool.
When a long attack repeatedly locks you in place, use a shorter action for the next pull and watch the enemy long enough to find the opening. Test one change at a time. If swapping a binding fixes late Guard input, keep the same ability choices while you verify it on another attack. If the issue persists even in a safe space, check the action name and binding before concluding that the enemy timing is the cause.
Evidence: Blizzplanet · firsthand PTR report ↗ · Mayana · Blizzard PTR forum ↗ · Astralic and players · Blizzard PTR forum ↗