we have this word in the banner only for make hype and attract ppl.
wow was never an hardcore mmorpg, not even in vanilla. was one of the most easy mmorpg back in the days.
check daoc, eve online and in some way lineage2 if you want to see what was hardcore.
if you think you are an hardcore player is fine, just stop use this word in every post on this forum, is stupid.