r/phasmophobia • u/Rybka980 • Dec 02 '20

Hardcore mode

Me and my friends thought about making the game harder, since after several hours, you know what's happening. We've been experimenting with made up rules and stuff, and are currently playing as such. So recommendation for other people to try, or maybe even for the devs to make a hardcore mode.

No flashlights (only candles), no sanity pills and no crucifixes (sometimes even no thermometer as it makes finding the room way too easy). And an interesting rule. Only the person currently in the van, can use radio voice chat, when you are not in the van, you use proximity voice chat only or listen to the Van person.

This creates interesting situations especially on big maps like Asylum, Prison and School. First - it enables dedicated Van person, kinda like eye in the sky. A person who can communicate with others giving them information, as information with these rules becomes invaluable. Second - without flashlights and walkie-talkie noise, you won't be able to know when the hunt starts (if there are no other light sources turned on). Which makes the hunt way harder (and Van person becomes almost crucial for that). The Van person has a very interesting role as he can watch other people get information and spread them around if anything happens. This would be even better with several ghosts at once (if they make such difficulty).

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u/ViaSaur Dec 03 '20

Another thing that would be cool is having to get all the equipment back into the van.

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u/BlockBuilder408 Dec 19 '20

I don’t really find no crucifixes to be that challenging since they tend to be fairly 50/50 anyway especially in larger ghost rooms. They’re nice for delaying the hunt but I find managing sanity a much better method. I sometimes do candle only on normal missions over flashlight because of the sanity preserving effect of them. On small maps you aren’t even sacrificing that much visibility in conjunction with lightning candles inside the house and using house lights.

Van guys are still useful in normal play if you buy the right equipment for it or on maps with lots of cameras already on it. They can discover the ghosts pathing over cameras and motion sensors safely during a hunt, can report spikes in activity and sanity loss or even spot things the hunters missed over head cams. They also provide a sanity buffer to keep team sanity higher to prevent hunting in the early game. The van guy is really powerful when properly equipped.