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Hardcore
Hardcore mode is not a difficulty but a different mode that still plays through the difficulties and it meant as a challenge to players.

• Hardcore characters can not be played after dying once in the game.
• In Diablo III, when a hardcore character dies, it DOES lose all its gear.
• Hardcore mode is unlocked when a softcore character reaches level 10.
• Blizzard will never add a way to resurrect hardcore characters.
• The Hall of Heroes will be available to look at previously killed character stats.
• Players are able to keep up to ten dead characters in the Hall of Heroes.
• There is no difference in game play from normal and hardcore mode.
• The RMAH is not available for Hardcore characters, they do have access to the gold AH tho.
• Shared stash will not be shared between softcore and hardcore characters on the same account.
• Artisan progress will also not be shared between softcore and hardcore characters.

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