This is a good idea, I like hardcore, but it definitely has its downsides. HC is like vanilla BF3 on steroids when you have a good team and when you’re playing well, but if you let your concentration slide then you will be severely punished. I think it’s best served in small doses, and I guess that’s the point.
I love the extra challenge of hardcore, but I’m not sure that I actually enjoy it for more than a couple of hours. It works for squad rush, but a full 32 player conquest game can get very, very messy indeed (N.B. that is not a reference to the welshman).