I might agree with a class-specific loot or more class-specific loot.

I actually turn off xp when turning in quests, because otherwise, one would level way to fast for the equips one has. I also turn off xp while opening tombs. Same reasoning: leveling too fast for equips and farming.

It might be interesting to have an HC sirspendalot, at maybe 1/10th the costs of normal level.

I prefer much fewer changes to hardcore though, because the scarcity of items making the zones challenging is what makes the entire mode fun. Anything that increases people's gear too quickly would decrease the challenge.

Oh yeah, maybe a hardcore chat channel (/hc or /hardchat) so we can ask farming questions, which normal people would skip since once they can trade, everything is available to them.