User blog comment:Darkman 4/CoD7 multiplayer chat/@comment-1079585-20100426235457

There is one big issue with Hardcore in MW2. Too many weapons are capable of one shot kills. In CoD4 there were no silenced fully automatic weapons that could kill in one shot at medium or long range. In WaW the only way to achieve such a thing was to put Stopping Power on the silenced MP40. In MW2, the SCAR, TAR, AK, and UMP are all capable of one shot kills at any range with a silencer and any Perk 2. It limits weapon selection and makes kills and deaths both come a bit too easy. I preferred using the silenced M4 or silenced P90 in CoD4 and the silenced Type 100 or silenced STG-44 in WaW. Also, as I've said before, the Marathon Perk ruined Search and Destroy, we should be able to use two attachments all the time, and Overkill should come back as a Perk 1 or Perk 2 (depending on the other perks and what weapons end up being available as secondaries). And a lot more guns would be nice.

The only things IW got right when it comes to Hardcore Search were the addition of silenced sniper rifles and the removal of friendly fire (although I think no FF would be better than ricochet, but ricochet is alright).