User blog comment:HigherPrim8/Why is Hardcore mode a hide-and-seek game?/@comment-1665939-20100528003025

Because so many people use Stopping Power & Juggernaut, that the only sensible thing left to do in Hardcore is to use a stealth class with Camoflauge & Dead Silence, and since that leaves you with less firepower, your only option is to camp.