Not a troll post i'm just genuinely interested in the reasons people are drawn to playing hardcore. Is it the risk factor? Is it the extra precautions you have to take to make sure you stay alive? Let me know your reasons for playing a HC toon!
I'm not a huge HC fan myself, but I will admit that your playstyle in HC is very different than in SC. That literal fear of dying cos its permanent really forces you to be careful and always error on the side of caution, you also tend to wear gear with much more defense and health.
The higher level you are the more you have to lose in HC, if you happen to find a legendary item in HC at max level, should you wear it or keep it for safe keeping in your stash? Remember you will lose ALL items worn if you die. So there's that element of danger and fear, and yes part of it is about ego.
I don't do HC cos I can't imagine not dying in a Diablo game. In D2 as a sorceress, the first time you meet Duriel? I would want to grind till I'm level 20-30 in HC just to be sure I won't die there. I also don't deal well with loss. Others see the graveyard of their fallen heroes with pride, all I can see my hours wasted with nothing to show for it.
I'll definately do HC in D3, but not on my first or even 2nd run through and I have no illusions about hitting level 60 on a HC character.
I enjoy the challenge and the stories I get to tell my friends. In D3 the hall of the fallen or w/e its called makes it even more desireable. I will put my first HC char in there (expecting it to die at around level 35) and will strive to get killed in inferno and have those level 60 characters to show off how close I came to absolute victory.
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If that made sense to you, Bravo! I think I even confused myself...
The chance of losing your character and gear forever gives a totally new game perspective, you have to play smart, get everything possible out of your character to survive, and its quite an adrenaline rush, it can also make grown men cry, which is fun to watch
Thanks for your thoughts guys i was sceptical about playing HC but i think i might have to give it a shot now just to see what it is like, the thought of losing a character with a lot of time invested in it would be devastating but i guess the risk is what makes it worthwhile!
Thanks for your thoughts guys i was sceptical about playing HC but i think i might have to give it a shot now just to see what it is like, the thought of losing a character with a lot of time invested in it would be devastating but i guess the risk is what makes it worthwhile!
It greatly increases the reply value, but like i usually tell new hardcore players... have a softcore character you can play as well, don't start a new HC character right after losing one that you had spent a lot of time and gear on, many just play out of frustration and anger after losing a character, and then they do a mistake and lose even more gear.
Hardcore requires a lot of attention, 1 little mistake and your dead
Not a troll post i'm just genuinely interested in the reasons people are drawn to playing hardcore. Is it the risk factor? Is it the extra precautions you have to take to make sure you stay alive? Let me know your reasons for playing a HC toon!
Play with the challenge of not dying. It's easy to play soft core and keep dying until you succeed. Some would call hardcore 'pro'
A warning though, once you take a liking to hardcore you'll never enjoy softcore again, atleast that was the case for me in D2. ^^
You play a completely different ball game in hardcore, and when you go back to softcore it all feels so pointless since the worst thing that could ever happen is you having to run for a bit.
not true! I grew fond of hardcore mode in D2 until my character died then a cried a little and went back to softcore forever.
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The higher level you are the more you have to lose in HC, if you happen to find a legendary item in HC at max level, should you wear it or keep it for safe keeping in your stash? Remember you will lose ALL items worn if you die. So there's that element of danger and fear, and yes part of it is about ego.
I don't do HC cos I can't imagine not dying in a Diablo game. In D2 as a sorceress, the first time you meet Duriel? I would want to grind till I'm level 20-30 in HC just to be sure I won't die there. I also don't deal well with loss. Others see the graveyard of their fallen heroes with pride, all I can see my hours wasted with nothing to show for it.
I'll definately do HC in D3, but not on my first or even 2nd run through and I have no illusions about hitting level 60 on a HC character.
Hardcore requires a lot of attention, 1 little mistake and your dead
Play with the challenge of not dying. It's easy to play soft core and keep dying until you succeed. Some would call hardcore 'pro'
1. The lvl 60 inferno geared softcore stream
or
2. The lvl 50 hell geared hardcore stream
It's a no brainer for me
Thats the way I see it.
not true! I grew fond of hardcore mode in D2 until my character died then a cried a little and went back to softcore forever.