Originally posted by Izzit
Hardcore is not more realistic. In real life if you jump out of 2 story building you would not die. In hardcore you would be dead. A bullet to the leg would not kill you in real life, but in hardcore mode it does. In real life, the army wears protective gear which allows them to be hit by a single bullet and still live.
The only reason people think hardcore mode is better and tougher is the name. People think they are true gamers if they play a mode called hardcore.
If they called it lamecore or I like men core, then you would see a significant decrease in the amount of people that thought it is better, tougher and more realistic. It is a video game. Why would I want it to be realistic? If hardcore was realistic, then people would start getting PTSD from a video game.
I have jumped out of a 2 story roof before, and didn't even get injured.