Using existing characters/gear on Hardcore

[mintieman]

Ok opening myself up to git gud, the game is supposed to be hard etc, etc
But i would like the option to play HC with all the gear i have earned throughout my previous runs. i am not skilled or TBH patient enough to beat HC in its present form. Runs can take several hours and end in an instant (kinda the point i know) which doesn't encourage me to try again. i might be tempted to retry if i had options to tweak my build but each run starts from scratch.
This will give another option for players like me who after completing the campaign multiple times just wants to have fun with the game. Streamers and elite gamers can still play the way they want to impress us but i just want to have a sense of progression and fun.
I feel that there is too much emphasis on bragging rights rather than keeping players like me engaged for longer.

[✰N0ni✰]

As cool as it would be to risk characters you've not only upgraded weapons and stuff for, but spent countless hours hunting items... the loophole would be save scumming. Just backing up your character somewhere else and if you die then just start again like nothing happened. Not saying that alot of people would be doing this, but it defeats the purpose of "hardcore" if the possibility exists.

[mintieman]

Good point i don't want to lose that character for good but be able to re use for multiple tries. You still lose the run when you die but not the character.
It would encourage me to work through HC difficulties sequentially.
You are not really risking anything in HC as the character is new and effectively disposable unless you can make it through all 4 difficulties with one character.
I am really disappointed with MP so am looking for ways to keep playing and i want the game to have a long shelf life i feel player numbers are dropping because the game is too closed to the more casual gamer who gets frustrated or bored and moves on.
Thanks for reply

[mintieman]

Thinking about this from another angle it would open up the option for the truly brave/skilled or those who post the game is too easy to risk it all and lose their main character. There could be an option to kill or save the character upon death.

[Sinsear]

Well the game would be much easier with alot of the equipment / traits / hearts / consumables / resources after the fact....

But would be nice if they could fix certain items and events so you can grab certain items (or just make them purchasable) in hardcore... as some basically kill you. Wish they could add what remnant 1 had but use that as a starter currency on a harcore char. Heck might even take a % of the base items/loot from hardcore char death to carry over a new one (but again to apply to a shop to either buy items you cant really get as a work around).

[Mikebeez]

What? It wouldn't be hardcore if all that happened?

[Mikebeez]

Originally posted by Sinsear:

Well the game would be much easier with alot of the equipment / traits / hearts / consumables / resources after the fact....

But would be nice if they could fix certain items and events so you can grab certain items (or just make them purchasable) in hardcore... as some basically kill you. Wish they could add what remnant 1 had but use that as a starter currency on a harcore char. Heck might even take a % of the base items/loot from hardcore char death to carry over a new one (but again to apply to a shop to either buy items you cant really get as a work around).

I'm genuinely baffled. That's the point of hardcore...if you die that's it. Done. That's literally THE reason to play it.

I'm not trying to troll, I'm trying to understand.

[Deus]

Originally posted by Sinsear:

Well the game would be much easier with alot of the equipment / traits / hearts / consumables / resources after the fact....

But would be nice if they could fix certain items and events so you can grab certain items (or just make them purchasable) in hardcore... as some basically kill you. Wish they could add what remnant 1 had but use that as a starter currency on a harcore char. Heck might even take a % of the base items/loot from hardcore char death to carry over a new one (but again to apply to a shop to either buy items you cant really get as a work around).

Nothing you have to unlock kills you anymore, all the "scripted deaths" were fixed to not kill HC characters. Engineer is able to be obtained without dying, which isn't even an issue since you can just buy the engram now. Your entire second paragraph is completely invalid.