Question about "hardcore mode"

[obliviondoll]

The existence of a hardcore mode as a future plan has been confirmed. In this mode, there will be no between-game progression applied.

That said, almost everyone I've seen commenting about it seems to feel that the current difficulty scaling ramps up quite significantly through the game. I get the impression that, while it may be possible, it's going to be impractical/implausible for a player to win without any perk/upgrade progression.

So, my question is - will there be some kind of toning down of the challenge level?

Or, and this seems like a better solution to me, will there be some option to buy perks/upgrades during a hardcore run so you can gain (limited) non-persistent progression during these hardcore runs?

Or, of course, will there be no such thing and only the best of the best of players can hope to complete it? (which I'd also be fine with, tbh)

[rockfish_andi]

We don't know exactly, but you will get some perks somehow (especially more slots). Either they will be fixed, random, or you can spend some cash. We also have plans for some different rules and "run mutators". But it's a bit early to go into more details.

[obliviondoll]

Sounds great! Thanks!

[NopileosX2]

Originally posted by rockfish_andi:

We don't know exactly, but you will get some perks somehow (especially more slots). Either they will be fixed, random, or you can spend some cash. We also have plans for some different rules and "run mutators". But it's a bit early to go into more details.

In a hardcore mode you could add portals you can take to get back to the hangar and start a new run, but the portals only spawn in an area you never entered befor, so you not just farm in the first sector.
So you have the choice of returning and buying some perks, but you have to start all over again or to continue.