I would love to see a mode where once you die, theres would be like a 5 minute time window where you can be ressurected by another player or an effect before getting your character just totally deleted. Would fix a lot of issues with dying from DC in group play and also encourage the community to make friends and play together. It would cause you to make plans before starting a dungeon to minimize the chance of complete wipes which would delete your character. Even maybe create a “rescue party” that can go into the dungeon afterwards to “rescue” the main party. It could also create intense situations where you need to go “save” your friend before the timer runs out.
The fear of permadeath is still there, especially if you die alone in a cave in the middle of nowhere. It would force you to go out and make friends to minimize the chance of death… encouraging the MMO aspect of the MMORPG AND it would make the game feel more “fantasy-esque” as well.
Similar to how in D&D, if you lose your character, you need to be revived within a minute or you have to reroll a new character. (unless ofc someone has “true ressurection” or “gentle repose”)
The main “Hardcore” mode would still exist “as-is” this would just be a different mode where ressurection spells and abilities still work for a small timeframe after the player dies.
So basically people would just walk around questing with a level 60 healer ready and on demand so they could Rez anytime they wanted, basically making the server essentially normal server, which is not HC, but where you can call yourself “hardcore”. At this point why not simply play on the normal server, as thats what you seem to want, you could even use the add-on.
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can’t people already walk around questing with a level 60 healer ready and on-demand in the current HC so that they can heal you? whats the difference?
you dont have to call it “hardcore” you can call it “hardcore-lite” or if you dont even like the word “hardcore” on there, you can call it something else. IDC about the specific word you use to describe this mode. I would like this mode to exist.
Sure they could, but actively playing 2 accounts is a lot different than having a healer that simply has to hit the rez button.
The difference between this and normal is that you need a second level 60 healer following you around. Thats a pretty big difference. TBH, if you have a level 60 healer following you around while questing, you probably dont need a rez anyways.
Heck, maybe you can join a leveling guild where the “veteran” carries you through questing make sure you dont die.
Either way, it’s no longer Hardcore.
IDC about semantics, you can call it “NotHardcore” if u like. I am suggesting this mode that has permadeath, but allow ressurection for a small window of time. You would still need to mitigate the permadeath somehow… like for example, having a level 60 priest follow you around.
Just play with your own rules on a normal server. We did for years before the HC servers opened.
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I can see zone chat now, “WTS res, 50g”
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let’s be honest, you’re trying to solve a problem that isn’t any players fault (server disconnects) and mistakes that players make that cause them to die, at once. you may as well play the normal server at that point. I would call this a “modern gaming” idea. It’s not necessary to create another easier version of hardcore. Although it’s a fun idea, I can’t agree. It’s called hardcore for a reason.