User blog comment:HigherPrim8/Why is Hardcore mode a hide-and-seek game?/@comment-1913065-20100527205649

First of all, hard-core is meant to be a more accurate representation of real combat. In real life, people do not run about with SMGs firing from the hip. They set up a defensive position, and wait for the enemy. Maybe you should try to play the game the way your enemies play, as they seem to do better than you.