Fun fact about the defend the train mission: Its a remake of an AC1 mission, and the AC in it is piloted by a man who was experimented on and has gone crazy. He comes into this mission wanting to die.
@@NeroLordofChaosI honestly cant think of a single example. The top arena people are all super obsessed with battle, Leos Klein is probably insane, Zinaida definitely is, 621 is a meat popsicle, pretty much everyone in 6th gen is screwed up in one way or another. Maybe Rusty?
Here's four pro tips I shall lay on you! 1) OVERBOOST GOD DAMN IT!!! GOD FAST!!!!! lol 2) It's in your best interests to be having something on your left arm. If not the blade, then why not try the shield? It will not stun bladers but it will make you more stable to hits. 3) Ever noticed how your aim is not quite right at first but does later? Yeah that's a thing. To be perfectly accurate, wait a bit. Your screen will hitch a little bit as the FCS corrects its aiming. It's more clear on a heavy weapon like a chain gun or grenade launcher cuz they have two reticles: the lock box and the manual aimer you've seen on rockets. 4) You saw the help menu on at bottom of the garage menu? Take advantage of that. It will tell you what you need to know about stats if you ever have questions. It'll even tell you what the legs are good for. Like the reverse joints in this game have the best turning and stability, along with the trademark high jump. You'll be having a blast with those leg types :D Anyways have fun. :D
I do notice that even with the machine guns you start shooting inside the red lock box and after a second or so your shots start homing straight on to the enemy which is a much better use of your ammo, but when you have a bunch of enemies jumping around i just try to fire everytime the lock goes red xb bad habits
I loved watching the first video because you were constantly just getting in debt and the game was kicking your ass. I'm looking forward to you kicking this games ass now
Speaking of debt... I might give human plus a try :D also ive been seeing your posts lately, hope everything is alright man, losing someone is always tough! (I have lost a sister myself)
@ruikiri I've been getting through it. I'm sorry to hear about your loss too. I can't believe you fell through the ground on that mission. I've never seen that lol
@@aboveaveragegaming6120 yeah its the second time ive clipped trough the enviroment! i have been told that those things are actually more common in the emulators than in the original versions for some reason :D
Glad to see you give AC2 another go! It's a great game and one of my favorite Armored Core titles, but it is a lot more difficult than 3, very punishing for a newcomer. It's so good to see how much you've grown since your first attempt! :3 A little hint I can give you to make your life easier, AC2 has a hidden feature called "limiter release": if you hold L2+R2 and then press R3 you'll go into a state where you have unlimited energy for about a minute (duration depends on your Core part), after which you'll however be stuck without any energy for another minute (after which you can just release the limiter again). It can be a total lifesaver in certain battles, and it could be of great help if you use it right. Also, I recommend checking your HUD settings in the garage, you can turn on some extra tools on your interface that can be extremely useful, like an indicator that tells you how many enemies are left in the mission - some very nice quality of life hidden in there! c:
@ruikiri i actually started with AC2 originally back when I was a kid. Ithought these games were the tightest stuff. I was so confused by how patient enemies and things can be in DS1 as a transition from Verdict Day. Coming to AC2 in PS2 wasn't so much rough as a transition because of the lack of clutch hitbox stuff and good control schemes there were for the time.
For the chase the transport mission you were meant to use your overboost. It was new for this game so quite a few missions expect you to use it. Pro tip for overboosting: You want to jump into the air when using them and then turn them off, as long as you dont press forward or back while flying through the air you will keep your momentum and can keep tapping boost to stay airborne at high speeds while using almost no energy. A tankers best friend.
I did an LP of this one on my channel! Always love to see people play AC2, it was my entry to the series too. As always, I'm here with tips! - MT Suppression is a god-awful first mission, you're better off doing Eliminate Informer first to get money so you can build an AC better-suited to MT Suppression. High shell defense is a MUST on that mission, a shield is also extremely helpful! - The HOY-B999 is the best generator until you can unlock the HOY-B1000 (it's so good it got NERFED in AC2 Another Age) - Grind the arena until you reach Werehound, you can get an okay amount of money to spend on upgrades - Underground Railroad (part 1) is obnoxious, buy a shield, it helps A LOT - the reverse-joint's slash animation sucks, it only hits stuff about waist level on your AC and the end of the slash doesn't connect. The shorter Disorders are just below the hitbox. - reverse-joint legs have low drain, but also bad stabilizers. I usually don't play them, I prefer middleweight biped.
MT suppression isnt bad as long as you play it smart, its always my first mission. You just have to use the doors and hallways to line of site the bots so youre only ever fighting one at a time, preferably at a middle to long distance. If you just rush into the rooms and try to fight them head on like Ruikiri did then yeah youll take a lot of damage.
@@baval5 I get the secret part in the test arena, sell those off, do Eliminate Informer, then switch to a high-ballistic defense machine with a shield. Gives me greater tolerance for mistakes.
Yea man glad some addressed just how bad MT suppression is as a starter mission, like its easy for ppl with longtime experience sure, but if ur a newcomer first booting up the game just getting acclimated to the controls and movement getting shotgun fucked by large groups of MTs... in a tightly-quartered area with the base build... this mission can take you HEAVILY off-kilter... I honestly think the difficulty gradient in general is a bit everywhere in a otherwise fantastic game, honestly this mission is best suited 1/5th maybe ten missions in... not RIGHT AT THE DAMN START!!.. and don't get me started on the Defend the bridge mission... no new player is going to know to get the impact shock op, or have a ac with good boosters to negotiate terrain/breakable sections of the bridge with lava on the floor =/...
AC2 is hands down MY #1 FAV! It was the first AC game to really make me think about my decisions and what part builds to run. granted I played Verdict day and For Answer before these. and My first AC game was Lat Raven (however i never finished it still lol). but yeah. once i finished AC2 I really felt like I finnaly realized what AC truly is. LOL If you couldn't tell I REALLY LOVE this game. Thanks for showing it off again!
They rly need to bring these older AC games to PC too... reprint.. emulation something... Despite their flaws, they seem rly cool games. PS: and add multiplayer to them :)) devs. (hordemode or coop bossfights, defense... something) :)
Weapon analysis time again! This time you didnt really have much of a choice due to lack of funds, but youre going to want to get rid of that machinegun ASAP. There are 4 machineguns in this AC, one of which is an energy machinegun. The one youre using is a pretty decent middle ground weapon that doesnt excell at anything but also has two particular bad traits: it has the highest ammo cost per damage, meaning youre paying through the nose to use it, and it has heavy spread meaning a lot of the shots arent even hitting at medium ranges. It is the only machinegun with spread in this game. There is a 1000 rounder again but this time its damage per ammo cost is actually extremely competitive and it has the highest potential damage, making it an ideal mission weapon. It can complete Assist Malea Base by itself with ammo to spare and still make a decent profit. It suffers in DPS however so it is not an ideal arena weapon, which goes to the 300 round solid shell ZWG-AR/K, though you need to be accurate with it because if you miss too much youll run out before the enemy dies, which also makes it horrible for missions without backup weapons. This is helped out however by the fact that it has 0 spread, it is a bullet laser. The energy machinegun is pretty nice with a decent power level and no ammo cost, but at only 300 rounds it requires secondary weapons to support it to complete missions. Note that the energy machinegun is down with the energy weapons in the shop, not with the machineguns. There is one other "machinegun" available to biped, which is the machinegun weapon arms. These things are a brutal nightmare, as anyone who has played AC2s arena will tell you thanks to a certain pilot. Insane DPS and potential damage. However, they have the absolute worst damage per ammo cost for machineguns and dont allow a left hand weapon, so do not use these on missions unless you need raw power and can foot the bill.
the core is armored!
Fun fact about the defend the train mission: Its a remake of an AC1 mission, and the AC in it is piloted by a man who was experimented on and has gone crazy. He comes into this mission wanting to die.
By "experimented on" you mean human+ gone wrong or is it something diffrent?
@@ruikiri Human plus, lorewise it basically never goes right...
@@baval5there's like 2 or 3 people in the entire franchise who've undergone Human Plus surgery and come out fine.
@@NeroLordofChaosI honestly cant think of a single example. The top arena people are all super obsessed with battle, Leos Klein is probably insane, Zinaida definitely is, 621 is a meat popsicle, pretty much everyone in 6th gen is screwed up in one way or another. Maybe Rusty?
Here's four pro tips I shall lay on you!
1) OVERBOOST GOD DAMN IT!!! GOD FAST!!!!! lol
2) It's in your best interests to be having something on your left arm. If not the blade, then why not try the shield? It will not stun bladers but it will make you more stable to hits.
3) Ever noticed how your aim is not quite right at first but does later? Yeah that's a thing. To be perfectly accurate, wait a bit. Your screen will hitch a little bit as the FCS corrects its aiming. It's more clear on a heavy weapon like a chain gun or grenade launcher cuz they have two reticles: the lock box and the manual aimer you've seen on rockets.
4) You saw the help menu on at bottom of the garage menu? Take advantage of that. It will tell you what you need to know about stats if you ever have questions. It'll even tell you what the legs are good for. Like the reverse joints in this game have the best turning and stability, along with the trademark high jump. You'll be having a blast with those leg types :D
Anyways have fun. :D
I do notice that even with the machine guns you start shooting inside the red lock box and after a second or so your shots start homing straight on to the enemy which is a much better use of your ammo, but when you have a bunch of enemies jumping around i just try to fire everytime the lock goes red xb bad habits
@@ruikiri Sometimes it does help. But man it's annoying trying to get a missile lock-on when it jumps like that. xD
I loved watching the first video because you were constantly just getting in debt and the game was kicking your ass. I'm looking forward to you kicking this games ass now
Speaking of debt... I might give human plus a try :D also ive been seeing your posts lately, hope everything is alright man, losing someone is always tough! (I have lost a sister myself)
@ruikiri I've been getting through it. I'm sorry to hear about your loss too. I can't believe you fell through the ground on that mission. I've never seen that lol
@@aboveaveragegaming6120 yeah its the second time ive clipped trough the enviroment! i have been told that those things are actually more common in the emulators than in the original versions for some reason :D
Glad to see you give AC2 another go! It's a great game and one of my favorite Armored Core titles, but it is a lot more difficult than 3, very punishing for a newcomer. It's so good to see how much you've grown since your first attempt! :3
A little hint I can give you to make your life easier, AC2 has a hidden feature called "limiter release": if you hold L2+R2 and then press R3 you'll go into a state where you have unlimited energy for about a minute (duration depends on your Core part), after which you'll however be stuck without any energy for another minute (after which you can just release the limiter again). It can be a total lifesaver in certain battles, and it could be of great help if you use it right.
Also, I recommend checking your HUD settings in the garage, you can turn on some extra tools on your interface that can be extremely useful, like an indicator that tells you how many enemies are left in the mission - some very nice quality of life hidden in there! c:
Thank you :D limiter release sounds very interesting! Very Anime too xb
I really need to go back and play these older ones sometime.
Lack of analog sticks is the biggest issue with getting into these older games xb
@ruikiri i actually started with AC2 originally back when I was a kid. Ithought these games were the tightest stuff. I was so confused by how patient enemies and things can be in DS1 as a transition from Verdict Day. Coming to AC2 in PS2 wasn't so much rough as a transition because of the lack of clutch hitbox stuff and good control schemes there were for the time.
For the chase the transport mission you were meant to use your overboost. It was new for this game so quite a few missions expect you to use it. Pro tip for overboosting: You want to jump into the air when using them and then turn them off, as long as you dont press forward or back while flying through the air you will keep your momentum and can keep tapping boost to stay airborne at high speeds while using almost no energy. A tankers best friend.
Oh right overboost xb i always forget about that xb
I did an LP of this one on my channel! Always love to see people play AC2, it was my entry to the series too. As always, I'm here with tips!
- MT Suppression is a god-awful first mission, you're better off doing Eliminate Informer first to get money so you can build an AC better-suited to MT Suppression. High shell defense is a MUST on that mission, a shield is also extremely helpful!
- The HOY-B999 is the best generator until you can unlock the HOY-B1000 (it's so good it got NERFED in AC2 Another Age)
- Grind the arena until you reach Werehound, you can get an okay amount of money to spend on upgrades
- Underground Railroad (part 1) is obnoxious, buy a shield, it helps A LOT
- the reverse-joint's slash animation sucks, it only hits stuff about waist level on your AC and the end of the slash doesn't connect. The shorter Disorders are just below the hitbox.
- reverse-joint legs have low drain, but also bad stabilizers. I usually don't play them, I prefer middleweight biped.
MT suppression isnt bad as long as you play it smart, its always my first mission. You just have to use the doors and hallways to line of site the bots so youre only ever fighting one at a time, preferably at a middle to long distance. If you just rush into the rooms and try to fight them head on like Ruikiri did then yeah youll take a lot of damage.
@@baval5 I get the secret part in the test arena, sell those off, do Eliminate Informer, then switch to a high-ballistic defense machine with a shield. Gives me greater tolerance for mistakes.
Yea man glad some addressed just how bad MT suppression is as a starter mission, like its easy for ppl with longtime experience sure, but if ur a newcomer first booting up the game just getting acclimated to the controls and movement getting shotgun fucked by large groups of MTs... in a tightly-quartered area with the base build... this mission can take you HEAVILY off-kilter...
I honestly think the difficulty gradient in general is a bit everywhere in a otherwise fantastic game, honestly this mission is best suited 1/5th maybe ten missions in... not RIGHT AT THE DAMN START!!..
and don't get me started on the Defend the bridge mission... no new player is going to know to get the impact shock op, or have a ac with good boosters to negotiate terrain/breakable sections of the bridge with lava on the floor =/...
Ive been waiting for this one! This was my first AC game too so I was interested to see you come back to it with new knowledge.
AC2 is hands down MY #1 FAV! It was the first AC game to really make me think about my decisions and what part builds to run. granted I played Verdict day and For Answer before these. and My first AC game was Lat Raven (however i never finished it still lol). but yeah. once i finished AC2 I really felt like I finnaly realized what AC truly is. LOL If you couldn't tell I REALLY LOVE this game. Thanks for showing it off again!
No problem man :D it does give off a very diffrent vibe from the others, ill probably play it through to the end to see how its like
Maaan, I kinda got lost in your bleak faith Playlist. I got a bit of catching up to do. Haven't seen this vid yet but I know it's good, so 👍
Thanks man :D
Wanna know where the bombs dispenser is launching the bombs? Fly up and look down.
They rly need to bring these older AC games to PC too... reprint.. emulation something... Despite their flaws, they seem rly cool games.
PS: and add multiplayer to them :)) devs. (hordemode or coop bossfights, defense... something) :)
cooperative horde mode would be sick... just a big survival wave after wave with friends xb
Weapon analysis time again! This time you didnt really have much of a choice due to lack of funds, but youre going to want to get rid of that machinegun ASAP. There are 4 machineguns in this AC, one of which is an energy machinegun.
The one youre using is a pretty decent middle ground weapon that doesnt excell at anything but also has two particular bad traits: it has the highest ammo cost per damage, meaning youre paying through the nose to use it, and it has heavy spread meaning a lot of the shots arent even hitting at medium ranges. It is the only machinegun with spread in this game.
There is a 1000 rounder again but this time its damage per ammo cost is actually extremely competitive and it has the highest potential damage, making it an ideal mission weapon. It can complete Assist Malea Base by itself with ammo to spare and still make a decent profit.
It suffers in DPS however so it is not an ideal arena weapon, which goes to the 300 round solid shell ZWG-AR/K, though you need to be accurate with it because if you miss too much youll run out before the enemy dies, which also makes it horrible for missions without backup weapons. This is helped out however by the fact that it has 0 spread, it is a bullet laser.
The energy machinegun is pretty nice with a decent power level and no ammo cost, but at only 300 rounds it requires secondary weapons to support it to complete missions. Note that the energy machinegun is down with the energy weapons in the shop, not with the machineguns.
There is one other "machinegun" available to biped, which is the machinegun weapon arms. These things are a brutal nightmare, as anyone who has played AC2s arena will tell you thanks to a certain pilot. Insane DPS and potential damage. However, they have the absolute worst damage per ammo cost for machineguns and dont allow a left hand weapon, so do not use these on missions unless you need raw power and can foot the bill.
Are you going to play remnant 2
Yes :D
YES! Play Nine Breaker! Preferably before Last Raven. It's gonna teach you how to get good at Armored Core. xD
Next try armored core ps1 😆👍
The ps1 armored cores are going to be rough just due to the frame rate alone xb
@@ruikiri that's why ps1 is challanging 😆😆😆
since ur starting new game u should give urself human plus makes the game way more enjoyable to play