I loved playing this game on hardcore. I beat the main quests only to be torn apart later by the torn. The endgame has real potential now. And the crucible needs updating (obviously).
One thing I’m annoyed by is that when my character becomes a non hardcore player again I lose access to all of the equipment and pieces that were in that character’s inventory. Maybe this is hairsplitting but if I exalt those items and upgrade them to maximum, I’d really like to keep them for a later character.
Would it be possible to add in a quest for new hardcore characters who enter the realm where your last character dies to hunt down and find their long-lost equipment? Outward had a similar feature where it gave you legacy chests to leave for later characters.