Q: Will there be Hardcore?
A: Yes! We’ve loved this feature ever since it started as a player-created and self-imposed challenge in the original Diablo.
Blizzard will bring back Hardcore mode (aka HC mode) in Diablo 4. When a character first dies in HC, the character is gone forever (i.e., permadeath) and the player must begin anew with a fresh character. Diablo 4’s Hardcore mode will follow the traditions of past Diablo games.
“Currently, the plan is to make it as true to the Diablo hardcore as possible.”
Diablo 4 Gold, Items, BoostingThere’s currently no plans to transition a slain Hardcore character to Softcore mode (aka SC), which occurs in games like Path of Exile:
“We don’t currently have plans for that [converting hardcore characters to softcore upon dying], but we’ll see what the players want.”
Hardcore players can partake in PvP on the Fields of Hatred. If a Hardcore player dies in PvP, the death won’t count as permadeath , and the player can continue playing the storyline.
Currently, permadeath is not a thing, but they’re looking for feedback. If players want that, they’ll implement that and have hardcore permadeath be a thing.
For games with a Hardcore mode, dealing with players disconnecting (intentionally or unintentionally) is tricky — game developers should find a solution that saves players heartache while not making the solutions so easy or frequent that they can be abused. Blizzard has struck a good balance with the new Scroll of Escape item, a rare drop that’s automatically consumed when Diablo 4 detects a disconnect, teleporting the player out of danger and to a random location. How far away the player is teleported to isn’t known.
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