Jazzlover

It's late and I don't want to go back and check the dev digest, but haven't they said the primary purpose of exemplaring was simply to let you play with your lower-level friends? I don't recall them ever intending it as a substitute for "normal" play, but many people in this thread seem to think the devs failed in implementation of something they never intended to implement in the first place.

From what I understand (haven't taken a new character to the Hollows yet) the first mission your contact outside the Hollows gives you is only to introduce yourself to the contact inside, and then come back. You don't have to take Hollows missions at that point unless you choose to.

Is this correct?