Seam tape can and does still fail in regular weight hardshells.
I was rather disappointed in how easy the full width seam tape detached in 3 layer gore-tex jacket of mine.
It wasn't an expensive technical featured alpine jacket like my others which are Arcteryx -
(one has regular seam tape the other micro seam tape) , but it was still Gore certified
and failed miserably in short time with only light and irregular urban use.
I hope my Arcteryx gear does not end up like this:
https://imgur.com/zDBHtwN
