Thread 725366096

Does Armored Core 6 have good/fun levels?

>>725366096 (OP)
Yes, but/v/ sucks at video games so it mindbroke a few into spamming webms of the game in impotent rage

>>725366096 (OP)

Depends if you can get past the helicopter.

>>725366096 (OP)
The level where you’re just blowing up fleets of warships and fighting rusty in the air without limits was 10/10.
Just bought this bad boy yesterday, I’ve beat it a few times emulating but it’s sick to have the real thing.

>>725366523
Enjoy your loading times.

>>725366096 (OP)
Yeah it's awesome. The really long missions are awesome, although there aren't that many of them, most of them play out like classic Armored Core where you're in (comparitively) small environments. Very cool mission design in general though, especially on NG+/++

>>725366096 (OP)
Absolutely. The game is better than I had hoped, I only wish it got a bit more parts added in dlc. For your first two playthroughs its easy to build completely original mechs, but as you go on to your third and final ending collection plus getting high ranks on all missions, you tend to already know what's best to use and avoid 70% of parts. Fun factor of the multiple endings campaign was on about a 8 or 9 /10 for me.

>>725366096 (OP)
I thought so, yeah. The level design was a cut above previous AC games and the missions in general ranged from neat to kino. The game's unique and interesting art design being front and center in virtually every mission certainly helped it. It's a decent game that looks pretty, the only issue is that its singleplayer is relatively short.

>>725366096 (OP)
the normal levels are usually merely cool but pretty braindead easy, a little stale
>>725366523
what even is the explanation for having infinite energy there again

>>725367312
forgot to mention
the NG+/NG++ changes and character interactions are the main interesting things in the normal levels, less so the actual enemy placements and etc

>>725366096 (OP)
The basic enemies are so easy as to barely register, but if you don't mind that, it's not bad. I really liked how it embraced the old school mission based style, it feels so humble compared to bloated, empty slop like Elden Ring.

>>725366271
The road was long and hard, but I got through it.

>>725366096 (OP)
Yeah AC6 is amazing, I've seen people complain about the "stun" mechanic but literally every AC game going back to 1 had a mechanic just like it or similar. Hell even in the OG game days there was banned weapons because you could perma stun people with them.

I hope they announce VI-2 or 7 soon

>>725368801
in ac6 its the one time where it feels like it really waters down the game
the craziest, coolest hits dont reward you as much as just waiting until the yellow bar is filled and landing bland free hits. jumping or going right under an enemy slash into a pilebunker does fuck all, but simply holding click until their bar is filled then redeeming the free burst damage window deletes them
not to mention some direct damage, low impact, low extra-dmg-vs-staggered weapons feeling very underpowered in comparison (or maybe theyre the right level of power but everything else is too OP), but most notably these kinds of guns are pure trash against something like ayre or balteus with their shields

I like armored core 6 but it feels kinda samey after a while and every mod has the For Answer brainrot

I also wish the ACs moved at the same speed but ran using their legs. Just a small pet peeve

>>725366096 (OP)
Ac fans will say yes, people wanting a good game instead of niche trash will say small, dark and boring stages.

>>725369208
>has the For Answer brainrot
dumb boomers dont like when you tell them that era of AC was just a braindead mosquitofest and that the movement and weight of AC6 is a step in the right direction

>>725369460
my dream is old gen pacing with 6th gen movement and controls. it would be perfect

its ok
im gonna go make some food now

>>725366096 (OP)
I, for one, just love that stage with invisible enemies that you have to kill as fast as possible to get S rank. Such a lovely level. I love it so much that I want to squeeze the life out of it.

>>725367312
Something about the Coral saturation in the air

>>725368801
The stun mechanic is an issue because you've also got hard lock with no turn time. Those three can't coexist

>>725370148
the hard lock thing specifically is an irrelevant meme in PVE
no enemies take any effort to just keep constantly in your screen and aim by using soft lock, unless youre a controllerfag with a comically low sensitivity or plain bad aim

its specifically stupid in PVP where people can circle you at extremely high speeds and get aimbot tracked

>>725366523
It was fun and all but destroy the S block was the coolest fucking thing ever
>we have to stop a colony drop
>get revenge on snail and balteus at the same time
>snail talks shit to you and has a crashout while rusty cheers you on
>all while the best OST plays in the background https://youtu.be/3nLrkkl6mtU?si=fkyHu95BT88ryBtb

Better than all the metal gear rising tracks

>>725366096 (OP)
All of them are good. I just wish the game had a better soundtrack like AC4 and ACFA

>>725366271
The first helicopter was easy, I got it second try on release as a completely newfag to FromSoftware games.

I had problems with the Helicopter that shows up during the lost city level because by that time I was usually bingo on all my weapons and had to try and melee it down

>>725371449
Took me forever to get S rank on that one but yeah it's cool.

>>725367312
>why infinite energy
Airbourne coral

>>725369208
>and every mod has the For Answer brainrot
What mods? I am on ps5. Is it worth getting on pc to mod?

>>725366271
>>725368294
>>725371750
People (including me) were to afraid to get close to use the blade.

At what did you accept that we're not getting AC6-2?

>>725372919
Nightreign.

>>725372919
Nightreign. I thought it was about Nightfall Raven.

I loved all the Helicopter fights. I think it was brilliant that the first boss you face equips you with the confidence you need to tackle anything the game throws at you. Fortune favors the bold.

>>725372741
>https://www.nexusmods.com/armoredcore6firesofrubicon/mods/111
This one is pretty neat, adds tons of new parts as well as those from past games, x2-x3 the number of enemies per level and rebalances the difficulty. It leans hard into the power fantasy, overall the game becomes a bit easier but becomes balls hard during certain sections, CEL-240 gets something ridiculous like 130k health.

>>725372919
Miyazaki said he was interested in extraction shooters, honestly Armored Core is a better setting for that than the temu bloodborne

>>725373457
why is it so fucking hard for FROMSOFT to just inject more parts into the game? Weapon arms, more than two tank legs, actual choices to make with all the internals. The game would be so much more fun if build diversity was actually allowed.

>>725374031
>Extraction shooters
I hope it doesn't get in the way of the campaign. I'd hoped they would focus more on the factions and have branching paths.

>>725374192
PvPvE seems like a good fit for a big team battle, probably something like arc raiders just with ACs
I’m desperate

>>725366923
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH0WYxJDwms

>>725374143
6.5 Please Understand Also it's patently obvious that when 6.5 drops, they're going to slap on all of the long-term multiplayer features that will justify content updates, DLC, etc. like they did with ACVD. I'm not going to suggest it'll be "Live Service(tm)" slop, but at least will have some kind of Conquest Mode equivalent and raid superbosses so people can throw their autism at more than just 1v1/3v3 multiplayer or the like, 12 total hours of campaign time.

>>725374627
>PvPvE
>All of the 6th Gen parts are available from the start
>Plundering the silly PvPvE mode gives you legacy parts, fights with legacy pilots, and even legacy boss battles
>Custom Hangars come back and you can get things like different wall materials, layout options, different people wandering around the facility, and even plushies and figures and shit you can place around the hangar all unlocked in the Extraction Shooter mode

>>725374627
>I'm desperate
I'm not. I'd rather have a good game than a shit one.

>>725374031
As much as I don't give a shit about extraction shooters, Armored Core would be a much better fit. I really do like the idea of randomized mecha part loot customization and I'm not entirely sure why I've never seen a single game do that.
Also I did play Synduality for a little bit so I guess I can't hate on extraction shooters too much.

>>725375817
I was in that thread. Those threads were amazing. Anons were looking at trophy stats to see how many people beat Baltues.

>>725375942
And Pekora beat Snailteus at the same time when that thread was made too. Imagine getting mogged by her

I was there. Balts being so incredibly jacked was what made me really love the game.

>>725376127
I beat it the first night. I had to use to a tank build with dual laser canons and machine guns.
Nobody knew what they were doing.

>>725375817
This thread was aboslutely funny. I was also getting my ass handed by Balteus but I beat him that day.

>>725374959
I would genuinely fucking cum and never stop playing if it was like that

>>725375817
I struggled with the enforcer more than I did anyone else and had to spam sneedle zim

>>725378227
I didn't really struggle against him my first playthrough but I was using a light weight with weapon restrictions the second go around and he presented a challenge.

The whole game is kino.
Out of all the overrated slop out there I really wish AC6 got half of that recognition because it would be actually deserved.

>>725368801
The problem in 6 is that builds revolve around the stun mechanic too much, they literally just need to tone that down by cutting stuff like damage multipliers on staggered enemies and the bonus stagger damage inflicted by kinetic weapons while assault boosting
Also if they could turn ACS overload into literally any other sort of penalty other than a hard stun that would really help, not being able to do ANYTHING when you get staggered is just not fun

>>725380983
I don't know. I understand the frustration with the stun but i think changing it to anything less punishing would drastically alter the flow of fights and not for the better. with such an obvious reward for good play or punishment for bad play, you're forced to both push the offensive or retreat as the meter ditates. it makes a nice back and forth. without it i fear we'd be back to bunnyhop circle strafing until somebody explodes, which i know oldheads pine for but i find it exceedingly boring.

THE ABSOLUTE FUNNIEST SHIT THAT ARMORED CORE 6 DID IS THAT EVERY OTHER FUCKING MECHA INDIE GAME AFTERWARDS IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE ARMORED CORE 6 AT HOME AND *EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM FUCKING SUCKS*

no. 6 sucks ass thanks to shit souls creeping in.

>>725374959
>>725377015
do you guys think an AC/mecha game game structured like Deep Rock Galactic, Monster Hunter, Helldivers 2, etc would work great? Be it like HD2 with its always online live serviceness, or more like Monster Hunter where you can play as an isolated online campaign with your own friends.
The only such games ive played is DRG and a bit of monhun for the record so i dont have much knowledge of the genre. im thinking of making a mecha game/ac clone for my next big game if the budget is large enough for it, been thinkering about all the options (networking is very far down on the list as it takes insane effort but its worth looking into)

I always wanted some coop or online AC, big bosses meant for coop etc, but i dont think i can make myself a proper separate coop campaign, or a campaign that serves both SP and MP, it would probably either be just a singleplayer campaign, or a game going all into being like DRG or monhun

>>725380983
Yeah I agree that it should be adjusted for the next game. As amazing the game is, this kind of mechanic sort of dumb down the gameplay.

I just very recently learned about the EN Supply Efficiency stat and I no longer know how I should be building my light weight.

>>725381505
>it makes a nice back and forth.
to me it feels like nothing but forth
the posture bar in sekiro was great if a little shallow. the stance breaks in elden ring were great. in ac6 it just feels like the game would be better off with just normal hit reactions when taking big damage as it already has

just make the weapons not deal pathetic damage against unstaggered targets and the problem is solved

>>725381526
name 3
please

>>725366096 (OP)
yeah it's called ranked PVP

It lack forest level and a proper EXTERMINATE ORGANISM mission.

>>725381982
how did you get through promos on that

I still don't get why some people act like this didn't sell well

What I love about the game is that the missions feel nice and big, but not so big that you feel like you're trawling through emptiness. Keeping the mission based structure really helped the game maintain consistency. The real issue is that anything that isn't an AC can be pretty trivial to fight. There's also some S tier weapons that can make the game a bit too easy. Avoid using those zimmerman shotguns if you want a good challenge.

>>725381907
Yeah fuck all that soulshit stuff in AC6! like... uh... the... oh right, it's difficult!

>>725382156
I think it really could've benefited from some fauna and or flora fighting

>>725368801
The stun is an issue because so many weapons do dogshit damage unless you stun to get the damage multiplyers instead of stun just being an opening like every other game. Applies even more to bosses where you basically lightly scratch them outside stuns.

>>725366096 (OP)
>levels
aight unc tf u doin awake lmaoooo

>>725381932
Armored Core Verdict Day was literally that but it was made too early before the modern gaming crowd existed and it was stuck on 7th gen hell consoles. If it was released today with a bit of an update content strategy it would have been great. Also if it didn't run and look like dogshit

The thing that people don't realize is that mechs are a great answer to a lot of design patterns you need for a shooter

Aiming is hard? The mech has a targeting system and target prediction
Movement is slow? The mech can be fast and agile and dodge
Customization feels useless? Now you get to customize a huge robot that you can easily see AND even a pilot as well, maybe
How do you make cool loadouts, Items and cool equipment without it looking ridiculous on people? Just kit out your fucking robot and its parts

It solves so much stuff! And yet all we get is mechwarrior shit and japanese devs trying and failing to make dogshit shooters

>>725382112
This is the one I was thinking about
https://ironvaliantgame.itch.io/ironwing-valiant
and here are two more
https://hitrylogy.itch.io/af
https://sageboatman.itch.io/rig-riot

>>725382035
id certainly appreciate less aggressive drop off, i think that would help offset the problem. allow mid and long range to actually be mid and long range for the speed of the machines.
>>725381982
seems like a perfectly functional build

>>725382435
it's not difficult at all. I never finished any of the souls games but 100%'d AC6 and then spent 600 hours playing PVP

>>725382183
I just wanted to see how far I had to strip down my AC to reach a 7k efficiency stat.

>>725366096 (OP)
Arguably the most balanced fromsoft game. Consistent difficulty up until the true ending final boss that was hard as fuck and insanely satisfying. All the bosses that game be a hard time were like that, actually

>>725369208
Because deep down 99% of people who were old enough to have ever played an AC game on original hardware before AC6, and those who had gone back to emulate the series in response to 6's release, were primarily fans of 4th gen. Obviously it was a weird choice for Fromsoft to set out to make 6 into some weird 3rd gen + Sekiro hybrid when literally nobody--not even 3rd gen evangelists--were asking for that.

>>725382670
>seems like a perfectly functional build
dies instantly to any semi-competent rushdown. dies to lamms

>>725382751
6th gen is a sekiro hybrid because it was directed by the Sekiro director

>>725381505
The problem is that the current "flow" of fights is mostly people rushing each other, it's really basic.
They don't need to make ACS overload irrelevant but having mechanics like the assault boost kinetic weapons stagger damage buff PLUS a hard-stun on ACS overload is too much when put together in the same game, to a point where the more you learn how the game works the shallower it gets instead of the reverse

Assault Boost and Stagger were a mistake

>>725382665
>Armored Core Verdict Day was literally that but it was made too early before the modern gaming crowd existed and it was stuck on 7th gen hell consoles. If it was released today with a bit of an update content strategy it would have been great.
I like Verdict Day, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. The game had a ton of problems outside of the performance. need I remind you of the unnecessary DLC, the abysmal online war that ultimately didn't mean anything at the end of the day (nobody cared which of the three factions won), how half the time you were just grinding boxes on empty maps, how half the weapons were useless (like any of the sentry weapons that deployed individual guns and missiles) or how the superbosses were impossible to fight because they would only show up on the map for maybe a few hours while the "war" was on hold? ACV had the same problem where the fun superbosses were impossible to fight because they were online exclusive and hidden behind nonsensical timers.

I only ever got to fight Type D #005 once, and I'm angry that I can't fight him again.

Are there any good mods?

>>725366096 (OP)
this game was so fucking good
time for another playthrough

>>725370418
>>725370148
the meta of this game is about other things than circling and turn speed, it's been 3 years for you to get used to this fact

>>725382936
That being said, as long as they are willing to recognise that they've made mistakes and actually make significant changes to the existing systems, I'm sure AC6.5 / 7 will come out perfectly fine
It wouldn't be the first time that AC has had totally overpowered mechanics that were toned down in later entries

>>725381526
>>725382665
If you want the "Armored Core" experience, have you try these yet?
>Dolls Nest
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839430/Dolls_Nest/
Plays like an earlier AC game but with anime girl.

>VersionThree
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2509800/VersionThree__INVISIBLE_RAID/
Someone tries to replicated the feel of AC1 and it shows with this game.

>MASS Builder
https://store.steampowered.com/app/956680/MASS_Builder/
Combat is slop but I cannot deny the customization.

>>725383080
depends on what you want

So what weapons were "legit" way to beat AC6? I saw so many people complain how this and that weapon was so overpowered and "you didn't beat the game"

>>725383179
More content/difficulty without being too autistic

>>725382936
have you played any PVP? what's the highest you went on the ranked ladder? how many tournaments have you won?

>>725366096 (OP)
is this worth getting if the last AC game I played was the first one for the PS1?

>>725383193
the game is very casual in terms of base difficulty. to "properly beat" the game try S ranking every mission, it's a moderate challenge if you build for each mission and pretty tough if you restrict yourself to a single build for every mission (doesn't matter what build you go with, some mission will fuck you)

>>725383193
Ignore the retards and just play with whatever build you want. This game has tons of side build that make it work in many mission. The weapon that those faggots are complaining is the ZIMMERMAN Shotgun, which stagger, knock, and damage at the same time, but its nerfed to death.

It was great. I wish more games allowed such indepth customization.

>>725372919
Not yet. There's still the Game Awards. I want to belive

>>725383356
I would say yes, but mostly if you want the most modern and recent AC game. Mouse Look is a giant game change.

>>725383178
I don't particularly want "armored core" experience to be honest because I don't like how armored cores fight

>>725383193
I beat the game and both NG+ runs with dual pistols before they buffed them with larger ammo capacity. Those guns abused stagger mechanic so much.

>luv me G1 Michigan
>luv me V. IV Rusty
>luv me Handler Walter
>luv me Ayre
>'ate V II Snail
Simple as

>>725374627
I wish I could make my AC look this good

>>725383228
Got S rank in both solo / team ranked, even have the top 100 name plate for team ranked. Never grinded the solo enough to get into the top 100 because solo ranked is just not fun in this game. Never played in tournaments because I couldn't be arsed to find a team to play with and my friends never even finished the game.

>>725382676
>100%'d AC6 and then spent 600 hours playing PVP
Very nice anon.
For me it's a much harder game than the typical souls, but that's a good thing. Unlike soulshit, fighting in AC6 is actually fun.

so I loved every seconds of my struggles against the bosses. I made the game harder on myself by going for the lightest builds exclusively though.

>>725383193
To be fair to them people have beaten the game with Loader 4 and no OS mods and clone builds every NPC in the game. Zim zams, song birds, and twin gats on a tank were just overtuned. There were a lot of balance patches so they're still strong but more in line.

As others have said, build what you want. Doesn't matter what it is someone will point to a part and claim it's OP and that you didn't beat the game.

>>725366096 (OP)
Yes but there are awful ones like the retarded "stealth" sections. How the fuck can a 15 meter machine visible from 600 yards be stealthy?

>>725372919
The systems of 6 are so fundamentally flawed that I would prefer it if they just skipped straight to 7 and reworked everything, honestly

What do you want out of a 6.5? I want optimal ranges doubled across the board just to make shoot n scoot builds feel more viable than melee animation canceling.

Weapon arms and expanded co-op options are another given. More parts in general really

>>725366096 (OP)
they don't have any of the dungeons that the series has had since the very first game. almost every mission is a big open combat arena. on like playthrough 3, they start having some more interesting objectives and encounter design, but it's overall very dark souls 3/ elden ring where they made a big empty map and a few simplistic flat boss arenas

>>725375874
It's crazy how good the invasion system from DS works in AC as well, or the boss player substitution in DeS and Ringed City, but for some reason they really don't want to do it.

>>725383901

>>725382156
I would also want an AC2 Another Age approach where you're not the same protag but you still use the same machine.

>>725383985
>"dungeons"
Bro, let's not get ahead of ourselves. AC "dungeons" are mostly just hallways.

Is the Strider the biggest enemy in vidya?

>>725383080
The one that turn your AC's system voice into Ayre's
I have no idea how they did this mod, but I'm glad I waited a bit before going for the 3rd ending with that installed. it's perfect.

There's the survival mode someone made and more arena fights if you want.

>>725366096 (OP)
Very fun game. Just fun drop in play the mission arcade style. I liked the game a lot.

>>725384209 (samefag)
Compared to Elden Ring's size

>>725384209
I think that's more 4FA's thing.
considering the ACs in 6 are smaller than the NEXTs and then motherwill was even bigger comparatively.

>>725375817
>From releases game you can't "beat" by having 3 other people play it for you
>everybody screams blood out their eyes how its too difficult
They're never going to release another game like this again are they?

>>725384209
Not even close

>>725383901
>More parts in general really
More parts but especially more part types. It can't be that equipping 4 weapons is almost always the ideal setup. I don't even necessarily need more part type slots, but things like an extra set of boosters, jammers / radars, obviously weapon parts, etc... need to come back
Tuning would be much appreciated too

>>725384131
this gay website ate my post so here's the abbreviated version
ac relies on mission variety to keep things interesting even though you're circle-strafing and bunny hopping the entire series. underground mazes are a nice break from big flat combat arenas. ac6 is almost entirely the latter

>>725383665
on PC or console? very different game

>>725384685
PC

>>725384425
Nah, Mother will is on comparable to one section of the Strider, even if Nexts were twice as big as AC6 mechs. You're not comprehending the sheer scale of the Strider.

>>725384560
I admire mission variety, but was there really anything to do in those hallways? You'd shoot a trash mob maybe once in a while, but that was mostly it. Unless you brought a radar, or a head equipped with radar, you were mostly just backtracking left and right to find the objective and hope that it doesn't come bundled with a "escape the building before it self-destructs" section.

With that said, there are exceptions. I adored the inside missions from Armored Core 2, Another age, 3 and Silent Line. Extra kudos goes out to that one mission in AC3 where you go into a sinking freighter ship and the whole thing is basically a vertical drop since the ship is sinking.

>>725384258
>don't speak japanese
>instantly remember the scene anyway
why are the girls in this game so memorable we never even see them

>>725384560
Grid 086 is kinda fun but it happens so quickly and goes away immediately

I think mecha game devs should think about scenery a bit more often. They tend to throw it away really quickly because "robot big lol"

>>725384258
Link to the voice mod?

>>725384425
>NEXT is bigger
Not by much

>>725384764
strange that you haven't encountered lamms or kirikites or zimmshields who clip you once and then spend the rest of the game running away with 3 ap lead

>>725383178
>"battle mech"
>look inside
>motorcycle
I guess it's probably because it's easier than to make humanoid models/animations but I'm still dissapointed

>>725384258
The one thing I miss about Armored core is a female voice in the AC start up.

>>725384425
Spirit of Motherwill is about half the size of the Strider

>>725384484
No, I meant it as in their relative in-game "size", if not the Brethren Moons would take the cake

What mech games are worth playing preferably on steam

>>725372919
shartreign and live-service focus.

>>725384936
>2400m
Damn that thing is over a mile long

>>725383716
>For me it's a much harder game than the typical souls, but that's a good thing. Unlike soulshit, fighting in AC6 is actually fun.
I am genuinely curious as to why that is. You can get through most of the game and most boss fights by just button mashing so long as your build is semi-suitable for the job. It's not like souls where you have to actually learn the boss to beat them most of the time or, god forbid, sekiro, where if you can't parry for shit you will never even make it past act 1

>>725384963
not gonna pretend that it's great but I enjoyed Gearbits

>>725384931
That was very much intentional to make the ending for the moment where Ayre becomes your COM

>>725385091
A mile and a half, the Strider is one kilometer tall and 3 miles long

>>725384936
I feel like there's a guy in Asura's Wrath that's bigger than the planet you're on too. Is that "in game" I dunno. QTE's are tricky like that.

>>725385172
Yes and it made her appearance a fuckton more impactful, but still, its not in every load up after ward. I understand why (Fire ending) but I would love to have a start up like in the older AC games. More so with the japanese female version of the load up and not some british woman va that exist in the more expensive heads.

>>725385195
Technically Chakravartin is bigger than the entire universe, and that happens ingame.

>>725385463
This bitch kept filtering me untill an anon told me to jump up every time she zooms out view

>>725384963
Depends. Mech games are a pretty wide genre. Battletech is simple but okay. Mechwarrior is kinda bad unless you mod them.
Mechabellum is a fun autobattler.
Into the breach is a good puzzle game
Daemon X Machina are both mid, but I've played worse so eeeeeeeh.
Brigador is a classic twin stick shooter esque game
Synduality was fun but the game is dead
Project nimbus looks like mechs but is secretly Ace Combat
Megabyte punch is single player smash bros.

>>725385148
>You can get through most of the game and most boss fights by just button mashing so long as your build is semi-suitable for the job
that's basically what I did, I mean you don't have to keep your target in a lock box thanks to hard lock, and quickboost makes all the movement work for you. Just spam everything until the boss is dead. Older games required more skill

>>725384963

>>725383178

Is ACV and V:D still unplayable on RPCS3

>>725384963
Dolls Nest.

Holy fuck nothing will top beating Balteus with a well placed sword stroke after three hours of trying things out. It all comes down to pure execution at that point since you have nothing. Even if you do dual bubblers on him then you lose the DPS race since they suck. Ramming into him, chasing him down, figuring out how to read your HUD indicators to dodge his bazookas and the swords, weaving through everything at once fuaaaaark it was so good, man. It was so good.

>>725386463
I skipped emulating V but VD works if you update everything. However it crashes going to the garage more than once. So save a lot. I can't tell you how many times I was like "ooh, rank up. New parts!" and then had to play a chunk over again.

Also with no online ranking up is a bit of a pain. You can get online working but everyone there is a killer the likes you'd expect.

>>725367620
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH0WYxJDwms

>>725384963
just emulate the whole AC franchise bro

>>725383193
Everything except Zimmermans, Songbirds, Aperitif, Coral weapons, and Needles is fair game.

>>725386862
songbirds got nerfed in one of the early patches and coral weapons got nerfed like a year ago

>>725384963
ZOE II is pretty awesome, and there's a port if im not mistaken.

>>725384209
WE ARE CORAL WARRIORS!

>>725367312
There's a bunch of coral in the air.

>>725387364
>WE ARE CORAL WARRI-ACK

>>725374627
>nightreign but it's Armored Core and these's a rival Corp's squad competing for whatever the ai enemies are guarding
God that sounds fucking amazing

>>725367312
it doesnt fully make sense if you're not yourself rocking a coral generator, but the laws of thermodynamics warped for Rusty so we could have a sick anime duel

>>725387364
AAAAAHHHH

>>725387835
God I hate this ending. I hope it's not cannon.

>>725366096 (OP)
No, it’s boring as fuck. I was close to finishing it, and still dropped it. Haven’t looked back.

>>725384425
I keep putting off playing this hoping that they'll port an hd edition onto pc, probably going to crack on that next year if it doesn't happen

>>725384834
this is the one I have but maybe there's some other ones, it's been a while
https://www.nexusmods.com/armoredcore6firesofrubicon/mods/210

Anybody still have pictures of their mech? Made this one as a joke and it became my favorite.

>>725366096 (OP)
Yes.

>>725384963
I've been having fun with Mechwarrior but it's kind of brainless

>>725387835
The AC6 -> BA theory always makes me smile

>>725385148
I have no idea man, I'm not a button masher and I never spammed Zims or anything OP, maybe that's why. The super light builts didn't help. It's not like I had to try 10 times (except maybe Balteus) but it almost always took me at least 2 or 3 tries. And I liked that a lot. actual good and hard bosses but never bullshit impossible.
Meanwhile the older souls are always a cakewalk for me except one or 2 bosses that require some effort. Things changed after Sekiro because Fromsoft suffer from difficulty inflation to keep their meme difficult studio reputation and now they're actually going too far with Elden Ring.

>>725384209
Technically there are vidya where you destroy dozens of miles long spaceships and space stations

>>725382435
stagger, health kits. kill yourself.

>>725384780
i think the act of exploring or trying to find efficient routes is interesting by itself, even when you're ultimately just shooting bugs or whatever. ac6 lacks exploration.
and yeah the ps2 games were better about it. much better mission variety there

Since we're having an AC 6 thread, does anyone know how to prevent custom internet downloaded decals from crashing? I heard it's a problem if a decal you have is too old or the original person deleted the decal.

>>725384963
Baldr Sky is an absolute must

>>725389837
>stagger
It's an AC thing.
>health kits
Oh right, souls games invented health kits, my bad.

>>725384963
depends on what you want out of mecha as a genre

>>725391081
I want a game like Mech Commander.

>>725366096 (OP)
>Does Armored Core 6 have good/fun levels?
Yes.
It's not a particularly hard game once you know the mechanics, but if you go into it trying to play it like AC4 you'll have a bad time.

Every numbered AC entry plays differently, and the best option is to just accept them as their own self-contained bubbles.

AC4 was fun, AC5 was (kinda) fun, AC6 was fun. They're just different from each other, and that's ok.

>>725391296
then play brigador, mechwarrior and mech havoc

>>725366906
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH0WYxJDwms

>>725389837
the health kits make no difference in ac6
you can instantly heal and your healthbar is practically the same if theyre counted. theyre an extension of the healthbar

which makes me wonder why its even a mechanic

>>725390030
Are you sure its from the same platform?

AC6 won my heart above all the other entries for its melee weapons. Say what you will about the souls influence on the franchise, a decade of experience with third person sword games has brought some fucking juicy weapon animations into 6. From their speed, feel, the way the enemy staggers or gets blown away from you. Top tier robot shit right there.

>>725393052
You can't use them while stunned and they can sometimes be refilled mid-mission.

>>725393052
>which makes me wonder why its even a mechanic
to make stagger sudden death a thing

>>725393173
I'm on PC, pretty sure other platform decals don't work anyways. I tried looking up some info and all I could find is that old decals crash the game when the decal tab is opened but I couldn't find any solutions.

>>725393304
I bet you ejaculate when the Pile Bunker connects.

>>725393584
No red blooded male wouldn’t.

>>725366096 (OP)
Yes, still my personal game of the year for that year alone. But like >>725382156 said, wished we got some more forest levels and bio organic enemies.
Regret that I lost some of my saved screenshots though.

I love the emblems

>>725393584
honestly the pile bunker feels ass to use.
sure it deals retarded damage but the actual hit is so wimpy.

>>725394086
>that emblem in the bottom right
JANNY'S GONNA FREAK

>>725393870
Yeah true. What an absolute cocktease that they put the coral slugs in for that single level then nothing else.

>>725394086
I wish my autism was strong enough to make basic shapes into cool things.

>>725394943
they're just downloading images off the internet and converting them

I really liked AC6, but they could easily have made it more challenging. If it does get an expansion then I want another 1v5 fight, or a super hard final mission.

>>725395035
>>725394943
I wish I still had all my ACFA and ACVD emblems. Slapping images together to make new images felt like genuine art.

>>725393052
Burst damage and PvP.
They likely wanted players to have the ability to quickly overwhelm an opponent with an alpha strike of damage.
Also to punish PvE players who don't pay attention to their HP.

>>725395035
Last I checked emblem generators were still absolute ass. Did they actually get good?

>>725395139
I do kinda wish standard MT's were a bit more of a bother. In classic AC one wasn't a problem but the attrition of a full level was something concerning.
In AC6 you're basically untouchable though. Bosses are very hard to compensate but it makes the standard missions less memorable. Even a standard AC fight isn't too much.

The only exception is breaking into RADs place. That mission was big enough to start to feel attrition.

>>725395139
>More challenging
lol
lmao

>>725393361
>be refilled mid mission
this is a non element
It would be an element if they werent, but as i said its an extension of the HP bar. So its literally just a full heal

Anyone else think AC6 isnt corporate dystopian enough? It feels like the olden games went way harder in on that, like just killing civilians to get the attention of the police while your benefactor is doing some heinous shit on the side. Feels like a lot of that sort of thing is just missing from 6

>>725396205
I like it just as a change up, but you’re probably right. The elements are there in the setting but you’re Walter’s dog and he’s an idealist.

MICHIGAN DIED OF A BAD FALL

>>725396205
i think the coral shit is interesting but the warring corporations could've been all one with no practical effect. it feels like they had to be there because it's armored core.

>>725396205
That's because AC6 is a war story. Though I guess they could've included some war crimes.

>>725396205
AC6 is literally just a grittier version of Eureka Seven, the corporate warfare is just a backdrop

I keep seeing people praising Dolls Nest, but I refunded it because I hated how the melee weapons felt. Is it worth going back for a second try?

>>725388218
Hell yeah

>>725388218
I've only got this one left before I uninstalled it a few months back.
Fuck it though, I'm hankering for a replay.

>>725396205
They focused on the coral instead of the corporations.

>>725366096 (OP)
the ones copypasting ac4 except the falling lasers cause gay forced floating autoboosters to avoid fall so fast and avoid the projectiles, and the one you meet cinder carla cause of how much secondary shit it has that looks like a souls like level made as mission

>>725397318
they actually fucked the melee even harder, so no

>>725396205
you can't get much more dystopic than a story where your only choices are to ally with one of many personified energy sources or reset it all while you rot in a space cocoon

thats endgame stuff

>>725388218
I come back to work on simple decals and emblems but procrastination is a hell of a drug. I'm surpised I even got my Toha emblems done.

Armored Core 6 DLC Armored Core 6 DLC Armored Core 6 DLC Armored Core 6 DLC Armored Core 6 DLC Armored Core 6 When When When When

>>725366096 (OP)
its genuine the first modern game in a long while where I finished it and went "wow"
I havent felt this satisfied in a long while, genuine fun game. Platinuming it is pure cancer tho and sadly faggots ruined pvp since From doesnt know anymore how to make basic rules

>>725393584
>Laser Lance + Pile Bunker Combo

>>725366271
>>725372754
what the fuck is the reason for a helicopter to be this big? It wasnt transporting anything

>>725394158
Did you... charge it up?

>>725372754
It's not easy, you know. You need to assault boost for that and you either miss or the helicopter goes out of bounds.

>>725400842
obviously I'm talking about the charge attack.
The regular attack is even worse and whoever was responsible for that deserves to be fired.

>>725401038
Then I don't feel you man, I fucking loved the pile bunker

>>725376196
its funny seeing faggots claiming he wasnt that hard while running builds you cant get before chapter 1 and fully maxed out damage reduction/increase

>>725401363
Honestly I had more of a problem with pre nerf sea spider than pre nerf bal. Not that he didn't also kick my ass, but it felt doable. My build was an AR, plasma, song and v-missiles but holy hell he had so much defense. Had to get good at kicking and definitely needed that checkpoint right before him.

>>725401802
sea spider was genuinenly stupid with his prepatch health.

I watched someone stream the Balteus fight before I even bought the game so it's not like I went in blind and he still kicked my ass for like 3-4 hours.

>>725387364
CORAL! ABIDE WITH RUBI-ACK

Destroy the Drive Block is a great mission.

>>725399404
but thats a completely different flavour of dystopia

>>725400960
>It's not that easy.
It's not that hard either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1rwqrkg_lc

>>725401802
I played pre nerf and I struggled with every single major boss: helicopter, Balteus, spider, enforcer, Ibis, Snail, just what I remember off the top of my head. I cheesed Ibis and Snail with dual Gatling wheelchair that I saw suggested on /vg, and others kept retrying for hours. The game is just anxiety-inducing. By the time I finished NG I was too burnt out to play NG+. Too bad, because I liked the story.

>>725400782
It's there to transport munitions directly into your face.

>>725402703
If you played it now at 1.00 you can beat them with no problem.
Most people didn't know about the mechanics and parts yet.

>>725366096 (OP)
They’re all good and fun

>>725388218
Just opened the game after not playing it for a year and I can't remember ever playing this but apperently thats my current AC. Fairly certain I used a different build to get the final ending but I can't find it anymore

>>725368801
After 2.5 years it better be AC7. It is insane how quickly they dropped a supposed franchise revival. Granted, it was kind of mid.

>>725366096 (OP)
Depths is fun.

>>725400782
I thought it deployed cataphracts on the ground. from the trailer

>>725402556
S-Ranking this guy felt GOOD

>>725402872
Haha no way I'm playing NG again, unless Steam loses my save file or something.

>>725403364
I played it on 1.00 up to balteus and beat it with my normal build (bootleg Steel Haze).
Like I've said before people just didn't know what they're were doing.

>>725371449
Snailteus was the only boss that gave me trouble - and he gave me a LOT of it

>>725403739
Dual plasma sword?

>>725403739
How?
Just do it with STEEL HAZE or something.

>>725404327
His fucking bubble shield dude. Literally the only time the game forces you to deal with that mechanic and it’s the crux of the fight.

>>725404802
All guns break bubble shield. Don't listen to the artists that tell you to use the pulse guns
Just zerg him down with guns, never give him an inch, and then hit him with big melee attacks.
MIGHTNING here with some tweaks for each fight will win any boss fight in the game. Maybe don't use the Laser Slicer against Balteus because the way it recoils from damage I've noticed some of the hits don't land. Bunker is probably best

>>725405120
Thanks for the ideas. Although I refuse to use Bunker or similar “Hail Mary” weapons

>>725404802
>>725403739
I liked fighting him without pulse weapons and keeping him alive because he’s fun to fight

>>725405120
Snail’s shield is so strong that it makes using conventional weapons really inefficient

>>725405337
Eventually I had to kill him quickly enough that his berserk phase didn’t have time to properly go off.

>>725405372
no idea what you're on about, I bullied the fuck out of him with double ransetsu

>>725405372
Haha duckets go brrrrr

>>725405372
>Shields too strong for guns
Anon.....I

>>725406113
>nacht arms
>melee weapon
Wait you're just using STEEL HAZE with a different color scheme wtf is wrong with you

>>725406310
Buddy maxing

The giant walker was and maybe a couple of the giant hole missions, but otherwise nah.

>>725369460
There is no weight

>>725382751
There is nothing 3rd gen about VI besides having left hand only blades for god forsaken reasons, the whole thing may as well be an AC4 total conversion mod for Sekiro.

>>725400782
Because they forgot they were making a giant robot game (many such cases) so they had to make it 6x bigger for their cliche action game helicopter fight.

>>725383178
>Plays like an earlier AC game but with anime girl.
Could you at least pretend to have actually played the games you post about? It plays like a typical UE template game with a boost animation for running.

>>725394943
Just do simple ones anon. And go from there. You don't have to be autistic. Just don't be overwhelmed.

>>725406478
>There is no weight
Because a spastic zoomzoom mecha that alternates directions into 9999km instantly and takes zero braincells to dodge anything has weight?
Ninja Gaiden fanboys are usually retarded and reddit spacers are usually retarded, dreadful combination here.

>>725408010
Only one putting line breaks at the end of sentences is you captain retard.

>>725408010
The thread seems to be coming to a close but just in case, can you curb your lizard brain and not argue with the fucking obvious bait mass replier?

>>725408415
>replying to 4 people is mass replying
what on earth
and you have too much faith in the intelligence of people. its not bait my man
also hes right about the dolls nest game

>>725408415
Here we have lieutenant retard.

>>725404802
I never had a problem with Snail or Balteus shields but fucking Maeterlink in the Arena is still the second hardest mission in the game for me after Defend the Strider

>>725383193
I really like the flamethrowers. They have so much ammo compared to other guns and the range is still enough to keep you solidly out of melee distance.

>>725388218
honk honk

AC6 is by leaps and bounds the best game fromsoft has ever produced, a complete and fleshed out experience with possibly the best ng+ system i've seen narratively, this shit BTFO's Automata. Amusing how much better it is compared to the wet fart of elden ring when it comes to the story in particular.

>>725395139
I'm glad they focused on making AC6 a good game and didn't try to put garbage like PCR in it for the ebin streamer reactions.

>>725397129
>AC6 of all things is the only Eureka Seven inspired piece of media that actually feels respectful to the original instead of trying to take a fat dump on it like all actual E7 sequels and movies

Bring back 9ball

>>725409969
With the addition of the DLC, Elden Ring might be one of the worst stories I've ever seen in a game. They made the lore as cryptic as possible, more than any of their games to date, and yet when you actually do the torturous work of piecing the various item descriptions together it's just a giant, wet pile of shit without any concern for character or continuity or anything. Just fucking abysmal that they've been allowed to get away with slop like this and even get praise for it.

Which makes it all the more baffling that AC6's story and characters ended up being as good as they are. I think Yamamura might be the real talent at From Software, Miyazaki seems to have suffered a stroke since the days of Demon's Souls.

>>725409243
Oh yeah, Defend the Strider is probably the hardest non-boss mission.

>>725400570
also known as the "Ibis CEL ass-rape" combo

>>725410443
>allowed to get away with slop like this and even get praise for it.
because theres fun things in the game and it mogs anyone else trying to sell their shit at $60 or above
>baffling that AC6's story and characters ended up being as good as they are
did you forget sekiro had literally just come out?

>>725400570
For me, it's Laser Lance + charged Redshift Rifle to the face

>>725410443
The only aspect where SOTE and AC6 are on the same level is individual NPC writing for Miquella's followers. I assume it was done by the same people.
But not Miquella himself, obviously. That one was a ridiculous wet fart.

>>725388218
Cant post screenshots because my eck acked and is being fixed
If it weren’t I would be larping as a rick dom, until I see a different cool mecha and decide to copy that one instead

https://matteosal.github.io/ac6-advanced-garage/?build=100-96-21-71-120-130-165-187-200-204-218-227

>>725382156
>get a mission, corporation pays you to exterminate local coral mutated wildlife tampering with coral extraction
>you reach the site
>they're boulder sized dark souls 1 rats, exact same models but with coral particles
>and a dark souls 3 crab

>>725410443
Yamamura wrote Sekiro which explains why it has a pretty good story. Miyazaki is just allergic to anything resembling a character arc or NPCs doing anything but spewing cryptic bullshit or being overly nice before dying at the end of their questline.

>>725410443
>>725412058
AC6 and Sekiro were written by multiple people. That's on record.

>>725410612
Fly
Shoot grenades
Win

WHERE DLC

>>725414713
They blew a massive creative load on AC6. If we see any more AC, it'll be another game.

>>725388218
I got plenty.

>>725388218
This guy does awful online but I love him

>>725418104
I don't even play online anymore. I stopped at high B ranked and got bored.

>>725366096 (OP)
Yes

>>725388218
Favorite paint job of all the AC's I've made.

I beat Balteus and IBIS before the nerfs.

>>725420874
Me too
Very based

>>725421080
>>725420874
I am so pissed off that the nerfed the bosses the VERY NEXT DAY AFTER I SPENT 5 HOURS FIGHTING IBIS.

BITE MY SHINY TIANG-QUANG LEGS, FROMSOFT

>>725418872
>COQ
Those things were so underrated at release. Dunno how they hold up after patches but 2 of them or DUCKs, starter sword and the crappy start AR to clear trash was all I needed to S the entire game as my mech just kept getting lighter and faster.
Did alright online because zimmers were shit players most of the time too.

>>725388218
Gee bill, two AC6 threads?

>>725383193
For me its harris + Pile + basho arms that made the game quite the cakewalk.

>>725420874
Same, I'm pissed that they nerfed the shit out of bazookas after everyone slept on them for so long, it's not fair...

>>725389837
>soulshit don't have stagger (it's Sekiro, the outlier of the genre. People even debate whether it's still a souls game at all since the combat system is so different).
So this is proof enough that people who hate it never actually played the game.

>>725420372
Fantastic job anon. Thats a strong 9/10, would have been a 10 if not for the boring loadout. But seriously, amazing. I see the vision.

>>725420874
Same cause I pirated the game and downloaded the release version on accident

>>725387835
>>725388356
The what now? Mind you i know literally nothing about BA apart from that its a gacha.

>>725388021
How so? Instrumentality is cool. In a kinda awful way.

My fav ending is the fires of raven fyi.

>>725384258
>>725384783
>>instantly remember the scene anyway
Remind me which scene this is?

>>725385172
>>725385463
>COM
Elaborate. I hate that i cant pinpoint what you guys are talking about.

>>725425078
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZwPa5C_LKM
When you start a mission, you have your computer telling your armored core is ready to fight and start the mission. I want this or Ayre's as that start up.

>>725425469
Well yeah duh, i got that part. But the way you and that guy is framing it your making it sound like this happens once in the game. And im asking where and when, elaborate.

>>725425647
At the end of AIE, Ayre takes over and says the iconic "Activating Combat Mode" line instead of the usual announcer

>>725425647
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1mV_6-cvDA
The start of Balteus' fight.

>>725388218
Posted a few of these guys a while back but I've messed with the paint jobs since them

>>725366096 (OP)
the music in this game is so fucking ass

>>725429140
agreed, they should've gone with an ac3 type sound, would've fit this game too.

>>725429196
I mostly made these ACs when I was still learning the game and needed cheese builds for specific missions or wanted to try out certain parts, but I eventually starting coming up with stories for them. Those last four are all part of a Lupin III-style mercenary group and this guy's the Inspector Zenigata figure chasing them.

Silent Line probably has the best levels

>>725429508
I love seeing Big White come on the scene.

>>725394943
I spent some hours making megaman logos, i hate that in DxM titanic scion i cant stretch shapes in the same way

>>725404802
pulse armor ain't that bad it's got like 3000 AP just keep hitting it and it'll break

>>725388218
It's supposed to be "A Fucking Tank" but great mistakes were made

>>725429374
>coolest mecha in the game
>no parts are sold to players
>no official models

>>725396205
The corporate dystopia in any given oldgen game disappears towards the end. In most games the corporations all either die fighting each other or die unleashing a new weapon or die because a super computer kills them or whatever, and then there's still a quarter to a third of the game to go.
There's always a bigger fish to deal with.

>>725431251
tbf the feeling is clearly made stronger by it being an enemy mech, and it's an enemy-only mech like usual because it's not designed for part swapping. ACs unfortunately have to be samey to plug in together. 6 even puts effort in by adding extra long structures for back parts with odd shapes.

It'd be nice to have a spinoff with bespoke designs or something so they can get more weird with the mechs, but it'd have to have a different focus.

>>725431443
Arquebus captured and modified a bunch of PCA tech tho, they should have sold some to us

>>725382156
Choose only one organic enemy type

>>725388218
To Claim Their Bones

>>725366096 (OP)
No and i really liked this game but ac6 is basically a boss rush game
I wish game had more mission like operation wall climber