I love hardcore play. I love the stakes involved, and how it creates incentives for groups to work together. Hardcore community is way more friendly and the bonds go deep. But, Hardcore players never get to indulge in PvP fully.
I suggest that hardcore players have a function called “sign a gentleman’s agreement” where If two players “sign” towards each other their PvP battle will not result in death, instead the player will do a “yield” animation upon reaching 1 hp.
If BOTH players do not go through this “sign a gentleman’s agreement” step then PvP and death will occur as one would expect, death is permanent.
This way hostilities can occur naturally, stakes will be maintained as HC players come to expect. However, they get to test their characters in PvP, something they are often not afforded, as HC players usually get an enhanced rush from PvE but most players only dream of testing themselves out in a duel.
I would also like to add, this solution is basically what already happens in the real world. People agree to fight but not murder each other. But out in the wild (fields of hatred) there are no guarantees!
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So in a sense, SC where you tap out before you get knocked out? Not really HC is it?
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There’s nothing HARDCORE about never dueling, and this is the current state of PvP in the Hardcore community.
Murders happen, and I say keep 'em. But let us test our hard earned characters against each other without having to join SC and play the PvE with no stakes. Many HC players find going back to SC a little boring… we get too use to the rush.
I wanted to duel in D2R but it meant having to grind out gear, start from zero… it just wasn’t worth it because SC play was dull.
If you’re playing hardcore then every PvP encounter you have the Butcher shows up as the third wheel. Now that is hardcore. 
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lol i wana see how pvp gona scale with this lvl scalin bs why not make high lvl players equal to low lvl player lets make evrything equal remove lvls at all all lvl 0 there we all equal show must go on
They have already said you will not lose your HC toon if you die in PvP by default, so maybe an option for a grudge match for perma-death instead?
You are permanently hooked to the Butchers back and when he attacks other players you get to help. You’re not dead but you’ll wish you were.
ohh i missed this. I think grudge matches are a good idea.
u dont die directly from players but in pvp zones there lots of mobs and wht if mob lands last hit on u with 1hp before players hits you
I don’t personally know if there are mobs or not in the PvP zones, or if you will perma-die if one does the last hit to you.
check utube pvp zone u see there ton of mobs
Yeah, I know previous footage of them shows them, but what it ends up being is still yet to be seen I guess. I wish they would have included a zone in the beta so we could get a feel for it.