::Hardcore is definitely returning to Diablo III, but we haven’t decided what sort of special Battle.net features we’ll enable with it. We want to make sure that if you see a HC char on B.net, you’ll know they’re HC. It’s a status symbol, and it’s only one if you know. We’re looking for ways to reward players, and we’re sure we’ll have a set of HC achievements also.

==Paying to Resurrect Hardcore Characters?==

::Paying to bring back a fallen hardcore character was something I read someone here post once, and I simply repeated it to say I thought it was an interesting idea. I’m not a designer. Things I find interesting doesn’t mean they’re being implemented. I have though heard [[Jay Wilson|Jay]] (who is lead designer) say that paying to bring back hardcore is pretty much a horrible idea.

==Arena PvP==

* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=785939 HC Dueling in D3?]

* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=732438 PvP HC Dueling Without Permanent Death]

* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/vote-hardcore-pvp/ Diii.net ran a vote on the issue] in November 2010, which spawned another long comment thread of people on both sides of the issue. The vote results:

** 1) HC Arena should be always HC. -- 887 votes, 49.97%