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I know of the obvious disadvantages (when you die, you're dead), but what are some reasons to create a hardcore character in Diablo 3 besides the increased challenge?

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    and besides the increased gloating (for all to see via achievements)?
    – Nick T
    May 20, 2012 at 1:35
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    The massive adrenaline rush you get every time you have a brush with death.
    – Muhd
    Jun 19, 2012 at 3:28

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The whole point is the increased challenge. And along with that, the associated bragging rights that come with various Hardcore Mode achievements. Hardcore Mode also provides a variety of ways to show off how hardcore you are, such as new banner sigils, a separate ranking ladder, and the name of your hardcore character appears in red, so everyone can see how badass you are.

It's an alternate style of play that was extremely popular in earlier Diablo games. It encourages a very different, much more conservative, playstyle, and by having 'skin in the game' so to speak, the sense of risk, and thus, the (emotional) rewards of victory are substantially heightened.

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    "and the name of your hardcore character appears in red, so everyone can see how badass you are" Italics used right.
    – Erik Humphrey
    May 20, 2012 at 3:18
  • What saddens me is the idea of someone doing hardcore, finishing the game and getting very far, having really good gear and then the server crashes and your guy dies... I wonder if Blizzard has any ideas on how to combat that?
    – Kyle C
    May 20, 2012 at 20:39
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    @KyleC that's always been a risk of hardcore mode. Even in the previous Diablo games, Hardcore was primarily an online endeavor thanks to rankings.
    – LessPop_MoreFizz
    May 20, 2012 at 20:48
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There is a very different play style in hardcore which may make the game more enjoyable to play. In soft core mode players have no fear of death and can choose to build full damage and no defense. You might play games with your friends and die over and over again while you desperately farm act 3 inferno. In hardcore you have to play at a safer pace. Making sure your built defensively enough to live through everything.

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Diablo 3 Hardcore characters bring the following benefits to the table:

  • Your name is displayed in a different color from the rest of the players. (Red)

  • You are ranked separately from other players. Hardcore players compete with hardcore players in the rank ladder.

  • Hardcore-only achievements.

  • You can only form teams with other Hardcore players.

Playing a Hardcore character will make you plan ahead more and play much more carefully as you only have one shot. Once you die, you are gone for good. (Note that you can still chat with other people when you die as a Hardcore character)

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  • And achievements.
    – skovacs1
    May 20, 2012 at 1:45
  • There is no "rank ladder" in Diablo 3.
    – bwarner
    Jun 15, 2012 at 15:13
  • Yet. Blizzard is still setting up the D3 armory.
    – KOVIKO
    Jun 15, 2012 at 15:44

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