Talk:Softcore Mode/@comment-24.222.182.75-20120801231239/@comment-92.81.149.192-20120803134901

No.

Hard mode is the mode unlocked by defeating the Wall of Flesh. It makes the entire world harder.

Softcore/Mediumcore/Hardcore modes determine what happens when you die.

The two are completely separate, so if you chose softcore when you made your character, you won't die for good, even if you're in hard mode. But if you chose hardcore, then you die for good, even if you're not in hard mode.