I heard it is very hard in the beginning, but it will soften up the more you ride it. However the rate of how soft it becomes depends on your weight; If you are less than 110lb, you are going to have to put A LOT of miles on it before it it begins to mold to your booty; That is why I don't plan on getting one, plus BG saddles are good right out of the box and stay that way.
You heard wrong.
1. The Brooks saddle will never, ever get soft. If it happens to get soft, something has gone terribly wrong and you've ruined your saddle.
2. I was tiny and light when I got my first Brooks saddle ... within 800 km (3 weeks) it was broken in, and by the 400 km point, it was comfortable enough for me to decide to use it on a 1000 km randonnee (400 km into the randonnee, it broke in). And for some people, the Brooks is comfortable right out of the box. So even if you are tiny and light, you won't necessarily have to put A LOT of miles on it before it begins to mold to your booty.