The lack of a Modern Warfare 2 hardcore mode option in multiplayer has alarmed players upon the launch of the latest Call of Duty shooter, because there’s no option to pick hardcore on the menus. The classic no-HUD, shorter time-to-kill game mode that has been present in every FPS game in the series since the original Modern Warfare is confirmed to be coming to the game later down the line, but when it does, it’ll be known as something different.
While hardcore mode isn’t in the game right now, when the Modern Warfare 2 Tier 1 playlist option is released with Modern Warfare 2 season 1, that’s what you’ll want to select. Hardcore has been renamed to Tier 1 for reasons known only to the developers, but the mode itself is the same.
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