Quote Originally Posted by Futumsh View Post
We expect very few people to pay for the hardcore reset - probably only people that have invested a huge amount of time and/or money in their hardcore character.

As for the graveyard curse / instakill boss stuff - you're expected to know the content before going into it in hardcore mode. If it's too risky for you, don't do that content. That may mean there are some encounters you just don't do until way past their intended level, or only with an extremely strong group, or even never.
1600 is absurdly steep seeing that the only way to get plat is buying it (or offers but you have to usually spend money for offers that high). It's not whether or not they've invested a lot in the game, it's if they've invested a lot in STS.