Softcore World Of Warcraft lol in a way, cause everything feels like it matters so you tend to not die becuase of the obvious permadeath THE ROAD TO 60 ITS MORE AT STAKE SO you value your character more. every copper earn feels amazing every crab looted feels like real earned loot. every gear feels extremely rewarding. every step to level 60 feels extremely satisfying. HARDCORE IS WHERE IT IS in my opinion. !!!!!! UNLIKE sod/WRATH OF THE LICH KING/CATACLYSM AND RETAIL, WHERE YOU CAN RESPAWN is easy way too easy to be satisfying in my opinion. i just cant i dont feel the satisfaction the danger in these versions. but to each its own. if it was up to me all mmorpg's should have a HARDCORE MODE.