My Hardcore F2P Account Journey

[Conzil]

Intro
Sup y'all

I used to watch some of the Classic Hardcore videos back when they first did Road to Ragnaros back in 2021 / 2022 and now that Hardcore is making a comeback I've been inspired to try it out myself, the thing is... I don't play Classic, I play Retail F2P. So I thought I would do my own version of it: Fresh F2P Account and death = delete account.

This thread will be like my blog where I post updates about my journey, I might share some pictures, videos, or just stories about my adventure. Maybe I will even inspire some of you to try it out.

Rules
(These rules were taken from Classic Hardcore and edited a bit to fit my challenge better)

Death - You only have one life, if you die you must delete your account or leave it as a perma-ghost.

F2P Restrictions - All F2P restrictions still apply, so no trading, using mailbox, or similar allowed.

Grouping - No grouping of of any kind allowed. This includes instanced groups such as dungeon and battlegrounds. (The only exception to this is the Exile's Reach Dungeon)

Buffs & Player Interaction - World and Player buffs, and assistance are permitted, so long as you DO NOT ASK for them, or continue taking help.

Professions - No restrictions, all professions are allowed.

Player vs. Player - You can engage in open world PvP, if you so desire, However joining Battlegrounds is forbidden due to grouping.

Dungeons - Due to the grouping rule, the only way to do dungeons is by soloing them.

Talents - All talents are allowed - go wild!

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Updates
March 13 - Let the adventures begin.
March 14 - Dungeon Gearing
March 15 - More Dungeon Gearing

 

[Conzil]

March 13 Update - Let the adventures begin.

I decided to create a Paladin cause of Divine Shield, I think it's more likely that I die to some stupid fall damage than from actual mobs, so I think it might come in handy.

Alright, so I dinged level 20, which was my goal for today, tomorrow I will start gearing up a bit, maybe get some bags and other important stuff too.

 

[Conzil]

Looks awesome Conz, excited to see the progress! will you just be updating the main thread or want a couple reserved additionals?

I was just thinking I would add a reply to the thread when I posted an update, as long as others don't turn this into a discussion thread it shouldn't be hard to follow, and if it gets too bad, I will just update main post

 

[Azeroh]

what's the goal for your hardcore f2p toon?

 

[Conzil]

what's the goal for your hardcore f2p toon?

Right now I have no idea, this was something I came up with today
I wanna get decent gear and as many achievement points as possible.

 

[Azeroh]

Right now I have no idea, this was something I came up with today
I wanna get decent gear and as many achievement points as possible.

if you'd be willing to stream, i'd be willing to watch. this would be good content

 

[Conzil]

if you'd be willing to stream, i'd be willing to watch. this would be good content

Might do that tomorrow

 

[Azeroh]

when you update, you should put a date. just some future proofing. like this
"x/y/zzzz Update: blah blah blah"

 

[Zemmix]

Sup y'all

I used to watch some of the Classic Hardcore videos back when they first did Road to Ragnaros back in 2021 / 2022 and now that Hardcore is making a comeback I've been inspired to try it out myself, the thing is... I don't play Classic, I play Retail F2P. So I thought I would do my own version of it: Fresh F2P Account and death = delete account.

This thread will be like my blog where I post updates about my journey, I might share some pictures, videos, or just stories about my adventure. Maybe I will even inspire some of you to try it out.

Rules

(These rules were taken from Classic Hardcore and edited a bit to fit my challenge better)

Death - You only have one life, if you die you must delete your account or leave it as a perma-ghost.

F2P Restrictions - All F2P restrictions still apply, so no trading, using mailbox, or similar allowed.

Grouping - No grouping of of any kind allowed. This includes instanced groups such as dungeon and battlegrounds. (The only exception to this is the Exile's Reach Dungeon)

Buffs & Player Interaction - World and Player buffs, and assistance are permitted, so long as you DO NOT ASK for them, or continue taking help.

Professions - No restrictions, all professions are allowed.

Player vs. Player - You can engage in open world PvP, if you so desire, However joining Battlegrounds is forbidden due to grouping.

Dungeons - Due to the grouping rule, the only way to do dungeons is by soloing them.

Talents - All talents are allowed - go wild!



Let the adventures begin.

I decided to create a Paladin cause of Divine Shield, I think it's more likely that I die to some stupid fall damage than from actual mobs, so I think it might come in handy.

2023-03-13 Update: Alright, so I dinged level 20, which was my goal for today, tomorrow I will start gearing up a bit, maybe get some bags and other important stuff too.

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I'm gonna follow you around and throw snowballs at you during your journey.

 

[Sponsor]

Ive been watching too many OSRS restricted account progress videos. I was expecting you to say your goal for the account was going to be an Inferno kill. lol.

 

[Conzil]

Will stream some gearing in like 1h, got some irl things to take care of first

edit: turns out there is a server maintenance on US in 10min, so I will go to the gym and then stream later

 

[Crystalpall]

GL on the hardcore, I'll keep an eye on the thread to see how you die overcome every obstacle

also it was foretold

 

[Conzil]

also it was foretold

Yep, I’m still the only one on that hardcore list , but back then I think I boosted myself, not 100% sure

 

[Conzil]

Added a poll, please vote

 

[Chops]

Shield + hearth is an advantage pallies have and i feel like part of hardcore is selecting the safest character to play

Don’t ban it

 

[Azeroh]

the reason hardcore is entertaining and engaging is because of risk vs reward. if I finish this dungeon, i'm gonna be taking a big risk, but I might get some good rewards. divine shield + hearthstone would remove a lot of this very important aspect, making the challenge be less hardcore and more see how long you can farm before dying from lag/by accident.

you can still have the part of hardcore where you choose the safest character to play without this, this would actually enhance that part of hardcore because it balances things out. instead of everybody going pallys because they have a get out of jail free card, there would be some diversity in class choice because some people might feel they wouldn't need what pallys offer them.

 

[Conzil]

March 14 Update - Dungeon Gearing

I decided to stream my adventures and I will probably keep doing that.

After buying full ilvl 39 in Pandaria I went straight to Draenor to start my gear grind. A near death experiences that ended with a panic Divine Shield + Hearthstone I decided that I needed the stealth ring, this will save me a lot of time in my runs.

Eventually I killed the final boss and I've gotten enough ilvl 61s to solo the dungeon fairly easily so that's what I will do in the next few days

 

[Conzil]

Looks awesome Conz, excited to see the progress! will you just be updating the main thread or want a couple reserved additionals?

Actually, can I have the #2 post reserved? Gonna put Day 1 update there so it's separate from the main post

 

[CigNus]

Yup! That's why I asked

 

[pokspell]

This thread will be like my blog where I post updates about my journey, I might share some pictures, videos, or just stories about my adventure. Maybe I will even inspire some of you to try it out.

I looked the website and it seems interesting to try!
I'll try for sure!