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Some days wile playing core its like playing paintball or I shoot them first and sure it was more than one bullet and yes I get rejected and shot down. Wile playing hardcore I can use certain guns to unlock camos, hardcore has been really helpfull with some of these weapon unlocks.

I've seen some great players in HC. I've also seen some stunningly bad ones. I think the lack of mini-map and lower health rewards those with good map knowledge and smart play. Also, cant speak for HCTDM but HCKC is played at a good pace

In essence you answered your own question. When every gun is lethal and can kill easily then to make sure you don't get killed you need to be aware if this and use skill to avoid being killed. It's obviously not as simple as that though as every gun has it's positives and negatives for different scenarios.

No killcams is a serious plus as well as the limited hud. Just don't sit in a corner when using a dragonfire etc. as sure as fate a teammate will kill you because they think you're camping.

I've been using all the hardcore modes to get my gold assault shield. From what I've seen HC definitely does NOT take more skill than any other game mode. The general style of play I saw was fire before turning a corner on TDM, spawn camp in CTF & KC wasn't too bad really, just more general camping.

With the increased bullet damage and low health the only thing you really need is PDW/Mtar & a spy plane

don't be scared of HC.

Despite the name if you been a long COD veteran Hardcore is actually the noob mod as per reputation. In most competitive video games the mod that reduce its stategy or makes it easier to get kills is usually known like this.

Hardcore is to be taken like a secondary game mode, like instagib in quake or unreal tournament. They are noob friendly mods compared to the classic game, because its easy to get frags, there is no map control and its pretty much just point and click with onegun. Hardcore is simular to that it strips the game and make it easier to follow.

Core have those headless chicken running around, these newbs are the easy kills in core. The same players are the one standing in corners and getting destroyed in hardcore. They just run around in core because they can and its the only way they get some kills. They sit in corner in hardcore because its how to get easy kills.

Doesent matter i still call swarm a bunch of times in hardcore, just sit in a good spot with m27 (its actually good in hardcore)

If you want a skilled playlist, barebone would be it, but we all know where barebone is now.

I don't know what HC modes you are playing but unless evey shot you take is a headshot 1 bullet does not kill in HC.  At certain distances (very close) and certain places (head) its a 1 shot kill but It normally is a 3-4 round kill with an LMG, 2-3 with and SMG or 1-2 with an AR. 

I would not consider HC campy at all. I would actually consider it less campy than the core TDM games I have played.  I would also consider the pace to be quite fast but that could be because we are always matched against pretty good players.   I don't play HC  TDM which I am sure is way more campy but in KC or CTF most people move around. 

You will always have people in certain areas on CTF but that is the nature of the gametype, if you played Core CTF people would be in the exact same spots.  You are going to have people rushing, defending and people hanging out in the middle supporting. 

The reason you see a lot of SMG's in HC is the same reason you see a ton of SMGs in core.  There is no downside to using an SMG.  This is mostly a function of the poor map design.  People don't engage in combat in this game over medium to far distances.  Everything is medium to short range which means you can still be accurate enough over longer range battles and have all the advantages of using a weapon that allows you to aim, move and fire faster with very large magazine sizes. 

If people were forced into more open areas where they had to fight over a distance you would see them switch to more accurate weapons.  The maps are designed for SMGs and thus people are using them.  Core or HC it does not matter. 

I wouldnt say more skilled.  Skill is map knowledge, loadouts, and reaction time.

You can have map knowledge in any mode, loadouts are less important because you can kill people in one shot with most weapons, and reaction time is sort of out of the window in BO2 because it's just chance if the player is actually where he is on your screen.

I like HC a lot, and maybe more of the serious players play it but I wouldn't say it requires more skill.

I'm sorry to say but anyone who feels that "hardcore" takes "more" skill than core is a little delusional. More bullets required to kill a target requires a better shot not the other way around.

A valid statement would be "hardcore" takes a different type of skill.