In World of Warcraft, help is actually something nice. But it can also fail and ruin days of work.
If normal World of Warcraft Classic is too boring, one engages in the hardcore variant, where each character has only one life. However, this often entails frustration when the character suddenly bites the dust – and even streamers are not immune to these incidents. Much to the (damage) delight of the viewers.
What is “Hardcore” WoW? The hardcore challenge has primarily emerged as an idea in the community and attempts to add an additional level of difficulty to World of Warcraft. The basic idea: each character has only one life. If the hero dies on his way to level 60, the challenge is considered failed and one must start over, if necessary.
This is quite a feat in the classic variant of WoW, as the leveling phase often takes several weeks. And even though the game was considered “mechanically simpler” back then, there are many moments where a single mistake can lead to death. Be it the respawn of an enemy, accidentally attacking too many mobs, or plain bad luck – as a critical hit can easily take away half of the hero’s health points.
Additionally, there are often other rules. Playing in a group is only allowed for dungeons. Trading with other players is often prohibited, and “being carried” is generally taboo. The idea is: one must reach level 60 without help and by one’s own strength without dying.
Streamers’ characters die daily, ruining days of work
That such an adventure can often find a sudden end is shown by countless clips on the internet. One of the most recent on the German Twitch channel Bonjwa. The character “Brathering” died during a fight with an elite enemy in the Arathi Highlands.
Particularly bitter: the death occurred mainly because another player interfered in the fight. The mage actually wanted to help in the fight, but prematurely broke the stun of the elite enemy. After an unfortunate critical hit, the dwarf meets his end.
WoW gets official hardcore servers
What is particularly interesting about the whole thing is that the “hardcore” scene has grown so much in recent months that Blizzard is recognizing it. Just a few days ago, the developers announced that there will soon be official support for hardcore servers. So far, tracking hardcore characters has only worked through an addon that is constantly communicating with other characters. However, this will likely be implemented server-side by Blizzard in the future.
As soon as we know more details about the official hardcore servers, we will of course report on it.
A hardcore guild has also made history: and even raided Nefarian.
