Far Cry 2: "hardcore" multiplayer on the way

It's not often that a developer will release additional, unplanned, and free features in response to community requests, but Ubisoft is game:

The hardcore mode has been designed as an answer to a community request. When designing the multiplayer game our team wanted to provide a balanced experience for most gamers. However some players were seeking and expecting a more realistic experience.

The addition of a “hardcore” setting, available in every game mode, will have many consequences:

A new damage model will be applied with increased damage for all weapons.

All weapons have been rebalanced on normal mode, and on hardcore mode.

Enemy names will disappear after the spawning invincibility period is over (A shield is displayed above a player’s head for a few second to show that he is invincible).

A new option will allow you to tweak spawning time (but not spawning rate).

A new search option will be available in multiplayer to allow you to find games that are playing on hardcore mode.

It's worth stressing that Far Cry 2's MP already works as intended. This "patch" is gravy.

SOURCE: UBI.COM'S FC2 FORUM