Hardcore is for those who like risk: the character has one life. The mode is offered to a new character on the first login, and only once. Accept and the character is hardcore; decline and you play as usual — the offer will not appear again.
Rules
- Death is final. The character cannot be resurrected or release the spirit. 8 seconds after death the game disconnects you and that character can no longer log in; for one more day it stays in the character list and takes a slot, then it is deleted for good.
- Hunger and thirst. The food bar empties over 90 minutes of play, the thirst bar over 60. The hungrier or thirstier you are, the lower your damage and maximum health, and the hunger and thirst penalties add up. Eat and drink in time — chat tells you about every new stage.
- Normal experience only, x10. You cannot change the experience rate, and Blood of Azeron does not double experience.
- Torments. At levels 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 and 100 new weakening effects of the season are applied to the character.
- Glory. The whole server learns about the death of a hardcore hero of level 10 or higher.
Ladder and statistics
/hcladder(or/hcl) and the icon in the character window — the ladder: top 100 hardcore characters./hcstator the "Statistics" button in the ladder — hardcore statistics by class.- The ladder refreshes every 5 minutes.