Hard Core Mode

Creation: #

• A Character can be set to be Hard Core if its level is <= 3, and if the Hard Core status wasn’t previously lost by dying. The character retains the Hard Core status for as long as it doesn’t die (or until manually removed), with a few exceptions (see below).
  • Once you opt-in, your character receives a [HC] prefix and yellow color name. This makes it easier to identify Hard Core characters across the players list.
• You de-level anytime a normal character that hasn’t died while in Hard Mode before, and then enable the Hard Core status via your Player menu for it.
• You can opt-out from the Hard Core status with a character if that character is alive and hasn’t lost the Hard Core status by dying before. Opting out from Hard Core also resets your Pure Balms count.

Restrictions #

• A Hard Core character cannot engage in PVP fights against non hard-core characters.
• If a DM manually kills a Hard Core character, that death won’t make the character lose the Hard Core status.
  • This doesn’t apply to those deaths where the character dies because a Dm intervened in its gameplay experience indirectly (like by influencing a creature stats, running specific mechanics, etc).
• A Hard Core character cannot deposit or withdraw XP for as long as it has the Hard Core status. You can de-level manually, but the XP you remove won’t get stored.
• A Hard Core character cannot change name for as long as it has the Hard Core status.

Death #

• If the character dies (in any way), it loses its Hard Core status, and can continue as a normal character when resurrected. A Hard Core character can preserve its Hard Core status if:
  • A Pure Body Balm is performed to the dead body within 5 minute from the last death, with some exceptions:
    • Pure Balms cannot be used on characters with less than 20 levels.
    • Maximum of 1 Pure Balm to characters from level 20 to level 40
    • Maximum of 5 Pure Balms in total per HC character
• Level 40 Hard Core Fallen characters are added to the Fallen Heroes list into the Hall of Fame

Benefits #

• A Hard Core character that manages to reach maximum level gets added to the Hall of Fame under Living Heroes, for as long as they are alive and active (if you are not active for more than 30 days, your character name is removed from this list)
  • This list also includes the following stats:
    • Total times the character was resurrected via a Pure Balm
• Dungeon Loot chances are increased by 100% for Hard Core characters (valid only for Level 40 Dungeons and Raids), if the party is entirely made of HC characters.
• Vengeful Chances are increased by 100% for Hard Core characters (valid only for Level 40 Dungeons and Raids), if the party is entirely made of HC characters.
• If part of the dungeon/raid is made of both Normal and HC Characters, Loot and Vengeful chances are boosted by 20% per HC member, up to a max of +80% for 4 HC members. (if the chance for an item to drop was 2% normally, for them it will be 3.6%)