I don't know why you'd assume that I've never played hardcore. I have 2000+ hours in all CoDs combined, and I've played every mode. Hardcore is a ridiculous campfest and I can't stand it. All anybody ever does when I decide to give HC another chance is sit in a corner with some kind of crutch (claymores in every doorway, heartbeat sensor, motion sensor, betties, whatever) and there is absolutely zero pace or tension.
You're the one who streamed hardcore FFA the other day, right? You didn't camp and that made me give you a mental thumbs up, but come on, you didn't notice how every other opponent you killed was just sitting in a corner? I sure did.
First off, let's stop the hyperbole. The mode isn't two teams sitting in a corner waiting. There's bomb planting and there's always someone trying to plant, which usually leads to the other team defusing. Yes, the pace is slower and there will be people waiting it out for the bomb to explode etc.
that's the point of the fucking mode.
Why the christ would you play a mode where that's the entire point, tactical gameplay, if you can't muster it? Not every mode is meant for you. People who do sit in a corner and camp are easy to flush out which is the other great thing about that mode, flushing out people.
And I said again, you obviously haven't played much of it lately. Ever since MW3, the pace is relentless and anyone who sit still are punished. Even with the new Ghost change the tactical nature of the game has changed completely.
I don't walk into TDM and go "OMG EVERYBODY IS RUNNING AROUND AND RESPAWNING, WHAT IS THIS BULLSHIT!"