Hardcore Mode as a choice !!!! EA/Dice we demand the return !
Listen up, EA and DICE. I am writing this as a 45-year-old veteran of the Battlefield franchise, a player who has faithfully bought and played every single main title since the beginning. My loyalty? It hit a brick wall when you gutted the Hardcore Mode. And guess what? I'm not playing your latest installment—I'm back on COD, enjoying a game that respects my time and my preferred style of play.
Where is the Hardcore Community? We're Gone!
I am one of thousands of dedicated Battlefield players who ONLY play Hardcore. When you removed the official Hardcore server list and relegated it to a niche, limited-time, or Portal experience, you didn't just annoy us—you drove us away!
The simple reality is:
- We want REALISM: We want reduced health, minimal HUD, and a heightened sense of danger.
- We want FAIR ENGAGEMENTS: The current state of the game is an absolute JOKE!
The Core Game's Time-To-Kill (TTK) is Laughable!
It is absolutely RIDICULOUS that I have to dump half a magazine into an enemy at mid-close range just to secure a kill. The netcode and TTK are broken, frustrating, and infuriating!
You cannot ignore the hundreds of complaints and YouTube videos showing players landing 8, 10, or even more hits, only to be killed instantly by someone who turns around and manages a quick shot! This isn't fun, it's not rewarding, and it certainly isn't the Battlefield I grew up with. It puts people off the game!
We Demand a CHOICE - Give Us the Full Hardcore Menu!
I know about Portal. Portal is not enough. We are asking for a simple, core principle that should be standard in a massive title like this: PLAYER CHOICE!
It is NOT a monumental task for a developer of your caliber to implement a permanent, official Hardcore section that includes ALL game modes:
- Team Deathmatch (TDM) Hardcore
- Domination Hardcore
- Rush Hardcore
- Conquest Hardcore
You can have your massive, bullet-sponge, full-HUD matches for those who like them, and we can have ours! A choice is all we ask for!
The Massive Missed Opportunity
This is the best-feeling Battlefield game in years, yet I have NO JOY playing it because of the unfair, frustrating, and drawn-out gunfights.
Do you want to know how to instantly inject tens of thousands of new, dedicated players into your game? Offer a proper, permanent, full-service Hardcore mode! THOUSANDS of COD players would swap games in a heartbeat to enjoy a high-quality, large-scale, low-TTK shooter.
Until you respect this massive segment of your dedicated player base and give us the option to play the game we want to play, I'm doing what I've been doing:
I'm going back to COD, where I can enjoy the real feel of quick, decisive, and rewarding kills.
FIX THIS. GIVE US HARDCORE BACK. NOW.
