Mediumcore is not challenging. Mediumcore is anti-fun

It's a fomo thing. I'm constantly worried that I could lose everything if I die, which ruins the experience, even if I never die.

And in the rare case I do die in a 1-portal map, it's just ultra irritating. If I wanted Hardcore, I'd be playing Hardcore.

For these reasons I'll never run a 6-mod map so long as it remains Mediumcore. It just ain't fun.