Why people dont play on hardcore?

Hardcore pros:
1)better economy (if we actually had players);
2)thrill of neardeath experience;
3)builds with better insight;
4)less zoomie zoom;
5)alot less boosting by ninjawarriorheadhunterxxx666 oneshotting 84 legion over and over again with 3k hp and 999M dps;
6)better players and more experienced players in general;
7)useful items have actual value;
8)alot less botting;

Hardcore cons:
1)You can die in freeze/dc/lag/etc. sux;
2)You cant play while eating and press buttons with ur feet;
3)More stressful gameplay;
4)Not new player friendly;
5)Going through campaign sux (badly);
6)Alot less build diversity;


I really hope more people come back to HC leagues, like in Abyss and Betrayel leagues. HC Archnemesis is basically ssf with extra steps.

TL;DR
Guys come play HC league, Im lonely and we need more fresh blood.

For me it was because the fights need to be learned, and you learn through failure. In HC play, you get one chance. You can't learn a fight that it takes weeks to get to if you die every time you get to it.

I just don't play HC in a game that works this way.

HC was great in the beginning. Lab killed it for me. Getting trounced by Izzy with absolutely no chance to learn the fight ruined the HC game for me.

because they`re smart?

As a non-hc player, I look at your "hardcore pros" list and most of them I disagree with (they're subjective), or they're not hc-specific, or I consider cons, lol.

To each his own, I guess. I'm with Shags... The game is designed where you can't learn certain things without dying. And I hate starting over every time my char dies.

I still play in Hardcore since I still feel like standard is the beast's dream that people choose to partake in...

*Pours chocalate dip in a small bowl and dips Vanilla Wafers one by one before eating them*

in console you die to performance a lot, they still don't even sell the PS5's a year and a half later.

Also blue screens are RIP's everytime unless summoner build.

Plus there is no way to put a log out hotkey on your controller, you can't change the button layout at all.

You have to stop to pop the middle flasks too.

That's why there are probably less than 10 total HC console players.

heres why:

6-second dc timer
1 shot capable, over-tuned league mechanics (especially in the beginning of new leagues)
bugs in the core game
random crashes
performance issues
did i say 6-second dc timer?
random server drops/latency/crashes



game mechanics are one thing, but when you're at the mercy of GGG and there are so many variables beyond a player's control....its just not worth it. maybe one day when the game/servers are more stable, more people will return

I love hc, hcssf specifically. But this mode us not for everyone. It has demands on time, knowledge, some skill and ability to not break your pc when you die. 99.99 percent of deaths in hc are due to player mistakes, but it easier to pretend it is not their fault and lag/dc/god is at fault.

I used to play hardcore 6 years ago. Came back this league. Every day my mind is processing all the new systems and how the game has changed. Im happy i rolled softcore. So many new Bosses and both damage intake and dps requirements has gone thru the roof. Also the best gear these days looks to be crafted gear.
To unforgiving to play hardcore.

But i really hate it and swore to never play softcore lol. and this ”boosting” and ”pay” services is something i really hate seeing

Because this game is total shit for the HC experience. Way too rippy and way too hard to react or use any kind of strategy. The only thing that keeps you guys playing HC is being able to cheat and use logout macros - which is pretty ironic because that reaks of softcore attitude.