Nobody uses stopping power in hardcore. Then again if you are afraid of dying too fast, hardcore isn't for you.
That because stopping power is useless because all weapon damage is increased so much. I did play hardcore quite a bit and liked it, only downside is its a fucking camp fast, the time limit will almost always run out before you either team hits 750 points.
Ive just played this game to much ( almost 18 days and I have only been playing it since march of this year ) and the little shit that annoys me, really fucking annoys me I just cant play it anymore.
Speaking of which what are peoples stats?
Had to edit to add a couple more
Time played = almost 18 days ( couple hours away )
K/D ratio = 1.25
Kills = 28,000 something
Accuracy = 18.09 ( was higher when I was sniping more, lately all I used was the M60 so it went down )
Kill streak = 21