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Originally Posted by ZiggyD

Although this is good advice for HC as it will maximise your survivability there are actually no drop rate changes for HC over SC. Everything is the same except for permadeath. The only other real difference is that the auction house has less items because there are less players overall (and because they lose their gear on death).

No benefits to HC mode beyond the adrenaline and your own enjoyment, which I am just fine with.

Eh? My SC char had 400 essences and 200 teeth with 120,000 gold half way through Act 3. My HC char only had a fraction of that by the end of the entire game. And I crafted heaps of gear / levelled up my Blacksmith on my SC char, but didn't spend a dime on anything except repairs on my HC char. There are really glaring differences when you compare two characters with the same amount of time invested at the same stage of the game. It's not just like a small disparity... It's like a difference of over 80,000 gold and several stacks of salvaged materials.