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Spektor said:
It doesn't require more skill as it comes down to one difference that becomes more apparent the lower (or higher) hp pools are. Higher HP pools reward players with more consistent aim, that can not only just hit the target but land headshots / upper chest shots more frequently. Lower HP pools reward who shoots first, with less emphasis on aim as you merely have to hit the target, not hit it anywhere in particular.

When you know you have good enough aim to take people on, you tend to start playing more aggressively, knowing rushing someone will probably have you come out on top. Hardcore undermines this, resulting in a game favouring a more campy style of play, which most skilled players aren't going to want anything to do with.

Then games aren't balanced for hardcore, it's an arbitrary change applied to the base game mode. So certain weapons become quite silly, some become quite pointless -- which otherwise filled valid roles in normal.

Play whichever you want, nobody should care what mode anyone else is playing on. Just know if you start dropping softcore bombs and otherwise declaring your mode superior in skill, people are going to call you on it -- I still remember a post from another forum about CoD4 when hardcore mode has just been introduced to the masses, I'm paraphrasing:

"The genius of this mode is in the name, they make the noobs playing the noob mode created for them think they're playing something superior"

Couldn't be anymore right.
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All i know is when i play normal i can soak up bullets and run around without thinking about it and still slaughter people whereas when im on a hardcore server i have to think about what route im taking check all my corners and plan ahead otherwise im dead.
 
Angst said:
All i know is when i play normal i can soak up bullets and run around without thinking about it and still slaughter people whereas when im on a hardcore server i have to think about what route im taking check all my corners and plan ahead otherwise im dead.
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All I know is that on normal or hardcore I just simply stay in one spot and rack up kills...

Hardcore doesn't increase skill...
 
I just don't find normal mode a challenge to play, so I don't find it enjoyable. I'm not a great player, I don't care about stats, it's the gameplay experience that I go for. I just find hardcore a much better experience with much more considered gameplay. YMMV :)
 
We've got some exclusive (unofficial, but from a very reliable source) news and some new dates for you all. It looks like EA/DICE is rolling out a premium content service, and are also planning to drop 5th expansion after their previously announced End Game DLC. In addition, there will be a DOUBLE XP WEEKEND this weekend, May 12th - 14th!

Battlefield Premium : June 4th

Battlefield™ Premium will land you a number of content drops with unique in-game items not available anywhere else. First out is the one-of-a-kind Premium knife and black dog tag, plus a set of soldier camos, weapon camos, dog tags and Assignments that will make sure you stand out and get more personalization options.

Close Quarters : June 12th

June 2012 : Guide
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August 2012: Bonus Content

Fall 2012 : Armored Kill

Winter 2012 : End Game

March 2013 : 5th Expansion Pack (still untitled)

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Double xp, i could do with that every day lol. The premium stuff sounds a bit like the SPECACT kit that was released for bfbc2.
 
The amount of damage needed to kill on hardcore makes it really easy at times. The problem with normal mode is the doritos, doritos everywhere! It's definitely harder to get the actual kill in normal though.
 
JonnyGLC said:
The amount of damage needed to kill on hardcore makes it really easy at times. The problem with normal mode is the doritos, doritos everywhere! It's definitely harder to get the actual kill in normal though.
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They're both easy. If you're **** like the majority of experts on here you'll suck whether you play normal or hardcore.
 
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