Is it hardcore? No.

IS it hardcore?

Is your tacmap on the screen? Yes?

It's not hardcore.

Do your foes ping in the world when you look at them? Yes?

It's not hardcore.

Do you have third person camera in a vehicle? Yes?

It's not hardcore.

Are your foes bullet sponges? Yes?

It's not hardcore.

Do your foes resist explosions AT THEIR FEET? Yes?

It's not hardcore.

Is there friendly fire? No?

It's not hardcore.

IT'S NOT HARDCORE.

You're about to lose your player base, Dice.

You're going to clone COD, **bleep** off your base, and your game is going to nose dive like 2042.

You will not retain players. You will lose them when BO7 comes out. You want that? Yeah I heard EA hates money.