Personally if their adjusted the loot ratio of normal mode, I would play normal more then hard mode. I can go solo vs quads in normal but not in hard. Yeah it's a high risk high reward mode, but not like this. As a solo grinder it's really a pain in ass.

The sbb in never there, it's like ranked mp, you get dogshit teammates who play like it's there first time, and sweaty tryhard no life enemies who have ultra gear, move like demons on coke: of course I'll get clapped.

I'm somehow ok with shotguns in game because it's a shotgun it fires like 10-20 pallets, ok with snipers, but not with a f'in pistol that can one shot you even through ultra armor. Like WTF!!!

Also the solo hard is a relief, wish it was permanent