A few things about hardcore: There is a global 15 second respawn cycle, so your respawn time is based on how many seconds to the next respawn. If you watch the scoreboard you will see all the dogtags clear at the same time for both teams. Nukes are much harder because you can only kill a max of the full team roster every 15 seconds, making chopper gunner and AC130 much less effective. But at the same time you don't have them respawning instantly with stingers. And IIRC you have a lower ammo loadout, but not sure.

Hardcore game modes in MW2 feel like a game of chess. The players with better strategies will fare better than all-out aggressiveness. Just gotta be careful about friendly fire because your teammates can turn their back on you for revenge! Camping can be a problem too though.

Hardcore TDM was all I played back in the day. Sooo much better imo.

YES. I've been wanting to see this for years! Don't know if it was me that left the OG comment but I definitely remember talking about the FAL being a beast in hardcore. My friends and I used to spend hours on this. I remember working retail at the time and my manager and I would literally draw maps with pen and paper and plan out how we were going to play the map. Such good memories. Never was able to get a Nuke. Went 24-0 once on Afghan but my connection lagged during the chopper gunner. Thanks for the upload!

Hardcore in these OG call of duties fell like actual war. An experience most people would of never got to play

I like the fact for hardcore, there’s extra bullet damage… so the stopping power perk wouldn’t really benefit as highly as it does for normal matches. Which gives more scope and reason to use the others, hardline etc.

Lovin these MW2 videos I watch these like every night

Always happy to see such a great older game get good regular content keep it up man ❤

Hard-core with the underbarrel shotgun would be good to see

Man this was honestly one of my favorite videos of yours, hardcore mode was so nostalgic!! You the goat!

Love to see HC game modes Fort! Keen on the next instalment of gun comparisons between MW2 & BO1 (FAL,FAMAS, Etc.)

I used to play hardcore modes exclusively. I preferred it over having to shoot a guy 42 times and they still dont die. It was never this campy tho

Finally a HC video from ya, buddy! Hop on PC, there is always a HC TDM lobby in the European night session. And you’re on spot with the tubes, claymores and camping - people are scared af to move lol

The Fortunate signature sentence: Wait this is doable

Awesome vid bro! The FAL silenced in hardcore was always my go to as well. Damn this brings back memories!

Man i love to see people like u making content about mw2 till this day! u a legend

Hardcore headquarters is about 95% of my play time on here 😂

Use to love hardcore, always played hardcore hq on the old games! I didn’t think any hardcore would be populated!

About time you play hardcore, would like to see more hd in the future if the lobbies are open

I suggested a Hardcore TDM nuke on your last video. Thanks for keeping the game alive man🤘Always super stoked to see your latest upload!

You should play hardcore TDM on WWII. It’s populated, a ton of fun, but there are TONS of campers. I played the hell out of it the last 2 years, and it became my favorite Cod multiplayer in recent memory

Blessed for a fort vid to make my work day less boring.. 😂

when this game first came out i only played hardcore TDM and S&D. miss those old cod days i havent played cod since BO2 lol

Dude I love this channel ..when I come home I have to watch ur videos .

Sick nuke bro 👌💯🔥

Love it man!

How are you even finding these hardcore lobbies man lol 🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥

Nice to see you change things up.

I suggested it awhile ago, glad to finally see it!

I guess you could say…. That was pretty hardcore bro!

I’m pretty sure u played me in a hardcore tdm recently was crazy to see u in the lobby

Excited to hear your overall thoughts on the new MW3 multiplayer gameplay reveal! Notification gang!

That was tense watching that

I remember pulling on nuke on hardcore against a clan with randoms on my team on Afghan.

In the og cod 4 u could snipe people with the scorpion in hc from absurt distances

well done man. nice vid.

Ha freaking legendary man.

I smell a 3rd person nuke coming next 😂

1st Let’s Hope The OG CODS Populate Even More When Game Pass Adds The Whole Series 🙏

Would be nice to make some videos about the MW3 LMG's. Some are (as usual) underrated

Hardcore with desert Eagle was the best because of the single shot kills. So satisfying

It was me, I suggested. So stoked to see it

Nothing quite like the sound of a silenced FAL

6:49 “Sara bareilles is kinda nice”

Only ever played HC..great vid 👌

nice vid bro

Shield Man is so fucking funny haha

this was more fun than usual :D

Do you play on the 360 or Xbox one? I’ve watched your vids and re-downloaded MW2 on Xbox one and most lobbies seem to be hacked

Yo you should do a Random Class Challenge and go through all of the game modes and get a nuke on them all. (Or the ones that are populated enough to get a nuke on) randomising class every time you get a nuke on the game mode

All I played was hc mosh pit. Met my clan FEAR there. Nuked on one of the members with a raffica on skit row 😅

THE P90 ACOG SILENCED KILLED ME next vid pls

Hardcore S&D was my game back in the day.

I think this was me who suggested it 😊 would of been a few weeks ago something like do it hardcore feee to use any class set up and weapons

FAL silenced on hardcore was the go to

"the bell ringing, fortunate making a video" ❤

Man I could never get a nuke on hardcore! I need to look for my old MW2 lol miss this game so much!

let get fort in the next cod LAN event yay

Getting killed by your teammates in hardcore is COD classic 🤣😂. Missed those days

Dude try Barebones. I used to play that mode all the time. I just loved not dying to 1000 different streaks for a round. Games last soooo long too. Also ground war man. Ground war was the hard opposite

3rd person tactical next ha

Just started the video but dropping a prediction - Fort gets teamkilled 1 off the nuke

Finally a game w/o Ninja!

ah man i miss all the old game modes... team tactical was dope as well

Great Video.

Early to the video let’s gooo thanks for the uploads

Fortunate mw2 so wholesome

Hey Fortunate you should try harcore HQ, I remember playing a lot back in 2010 it for me is one of the best game types ever!!

I wanna see some headquarters!!!

bro please post videos of you learning and figuring out black ops 1, 2, and mayyyyyybe even 3 zombies. they're surpisingly good and fun for old school cod gamers. There's a big community that would get you a lot of viewers on your modern warfare 2 contnent.

How about underbarrel shotgun nuke in hardcore? It had stupid range and one shot potential.

Majority of my nukes came in Hardcore…It’s tough but very doable!

MW2 2022 does have hardcore? ive been playing HC since BO1, its never left. but its usually delayed from launch for some reason

more hc tdm plz

On people camping in hc: anything hc and kill based (tdm, s&d) is bad for that

Siiiiiiick game play

Use the under mount shotgun in hardcore.

NOTI GANG

I love Hardcore 👌

LETS GOOOOO!!!!! 👊👊

Do 3rd person mode nuke next!!

P90 ACOG w/ silence nuke 🤓

Man my freshman an sophmore year was nothing but playing this. Im 28 now 🥲

Thoughts on the new mw3 gameplay?

If you can find a 3rd person game, that would be sick

Fort, we are gonna need your reaction to the new MW3 gameplay

Yeah!!!!

Imagine playing HC without cold blooded.

Idk if it's just my screen but that guy was dark asf I couldn't see him either lol

Can you get a nuke om the 3rd person mode? I'm curious

Honestly hardcore modes are so much better, I remember when BF4 hardcore was populated on Xbox it was top tier

People camping is like the MW2019 experience.

I love mw2...i search repopulate this game on PS3...❤

anyone can help me how to create an account with x box live ? Where to create

Mw2. my fav Cod

Bro I can’t believe hardcore is populated hopping on now that the vid is done

Hardcore is way better than core!

Still hoping for an MSR MW3 MOAB

Play more hardcore!

[Day 67] Please get a nuke with Riot Shield/RPG with C4, Scavenger, Danger Close, Commando in MW2