Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of hard mode.
I’ve had a fantastic time leveling three characters to 80, hardmode progression raiding, and getting my Titanium Seal of Dalaran.
2010 April, Adam Biessener, “Wrapping Up The Lich King: Reflections on World of Warcraft’s last expansion”, in Game Informer, number 204, Minneapolis, Minn.: GameStop, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 352 more examples
He was still a novice, and knew a trip down a chasm wouldn’t benefit him until he was on hardmode. However, every time he thought about being on hardmode, he remembered about losing Matthew.
2016, Winter Morgan, “Repeat”, in Attack of the Goblin Army (Tales of a Terrarian Warrior; 1), New York, N.Y.: Sky Pony Press, →ISBNEntrants can suggest their own theme for this jam, which takes place over three days – though if you want to take on the ‘hardmode challenge’, you’ll have 48 hours to create your winning entry.
2019 June 6, “Upcoming online game jams”, in Ryan Lambie, editor, Wireframe, number 15, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 42
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