Just curious, I remember my first time on HC I would die early on too but I learned and I always make toons past level 30/40 now and usually my deaths are due to DCs rather than skill based reasons.
If you routinely die before level 15, what are you doing to get into that predicament?
Maybe we can give you some tips and advice.
There are lots of things, and if you actually did hardcore you could know them. Itās extremely obvious what kills people.
If you havenāt seen anyone die to those you 100% have not played on a Hardcore Realm lol
Iād say the biggest reason is probably lack of familiarity with classic wow in general (quests, where to go, mob strength, etc.). If you came from retail, then yeah thereāll be a steep learning curve.
My gut is, from my first hand experience playing this the first time, is that low level players (ie below 10) are hitting the bad luck series of crits, misses, etc that just happen when you kill a lot of enemies. I had this happen twice on my Priest where I was certain I had the HP and mana to take out a same level enemy and 30 seconds later Iām fighting for my life because a whole bunch of misses and crits have drained my health and mana. Without some quick āoh s***ā thinking and knowledge of the class and game mechanics I might have died.
In the 10-15 range itās probably lack of gear, overpulling, overconfidence, or running into that darn elite.
false confidence and things going out of control is what kills me
take it slow peeps
My bank toon died this morning. First death. (Luckily I hadnāt mailed too much yet). I think not realizing in my brain to be more careful on lower level toon than my 23 main got me. Not to mention hyper spawn Murlocs but thatās the way it goes. When I roll a new bank Iāll get them to 10 or 15 first before sending anything and then just park āem.
Watching anime
Should make another thread titled, āhow do people die to DCs?ā
Iāve never died to a DC and donāt understand how itās possible. 
Apparently, UC Elevator and TB Elevator as wellā¦lol
the hyper spawn is a yikes lol
I actually had my first DC yesterday. I was swimming from Dun Morogh to Menethil and the ferry appeared on top of me.
Luckily there were no mobs around for days. Came right back in and now Iām in Darnassus preparing for my next adventures.
Now that you mention it, I think Iāve had this sort of DC before as well.
Still canāt stop making threads about that, can you?
Never?? Itās easy, you are in the middle of a fight, and the dc happens, your character stays in the game fighting, and you do not, character can only do so much without you.
Or, you spawn back in having already been attacked with your health close to 0, three things fighting you and no way out.
Or, you are on a zeppelin the game goes wonky and you fall to your death. Or dcād in an elevator.
There are a lot more ways, but those are the three main ways I have died to it.
Honestly, I donāt think I have ever died to a DC, no. Itās possible that I have and it didnāt leave a lasting impression on me, because it wasnāt HC, and deaths happen fairly often, but I donāt recall ever dying to a DC.
I have died coming out of a BG and being on a mount between flight points, then falling to my doomā¦ but thatās also not something Iād expect to happen in HC.
You are so lucky!
Maybe! But this is exactly the type of conversation that precedes a DC death in HCā¦
Will report back later.
Amen brother.
I meanā¦ just read the deathlog. 90% of the deaths are the same culprits every time. You got the kobolds in Elwyn, the defias caves in westfall, the orcs that hide behind the rocks in redridgeā¦ oh and tons of rogues die doing their class quests.
Donāt forget sons of Argul in Silverpine. 