@nprofile1q... I mean repeater mode that functions like a meshtastic node in client mode, participating in a mesh. The meshcore repeater frequencies are different from the normal meshcore mode, so you get the repeater network mode or the mesh mode.
A major storm system rolled through my area the this week and I got to see the mesh core network go from 20 hops to less than 6 and nothing was getting confirmed out beyond my local neighborhood anyway, so I might as well switch back over to the actual meshtastic network that was up and operating as expected with our more limited local reach to help with reporting which areas lost power or had blocked streets.
Meshcore could work for these situations if it incorporated both, but the storm took out too much infrastructure. Even one of the repeaters that stayed up went down the following day because the solar panel got moved by the wind , so even solar infrastructure isn't immune.