Assault Boost *should absolutely be used in combat* as it not only reduces incoming damage when you perform it, but it increases damage dealt during flight.
Target Tracking is more how quickly your arms will point your weapon where your aiming computer wants it to go. It's a subtle but important distinction: If anything stands still for long enough you will hit it 100% of the time. The AORTA generator's meta is to dump your EN because emergency recovery is faster than waiting for the charge lag. It flips the meta from avoiding EN dumps to incentivizing them. FCS assist stat values ARE INEXTRICABLY TIED to target tracking. The target tracking value is a base stat that is modified by the FCS assist values. Tank legs are currently the low skill legs, since they run circles around opponents while spamming high impact weapons with no pausing or recoil. Their only real drawback is their poor aerial combat, which is not nonexistent. Direct Hit Adjustment is modifier to base weapon damage, not necessarily a flat damage value dealt to a staggered enemy. There are weapons with lower adjustment values than their base damage. This is obviously not a decrease in damage or many weapons would be stupid choices. Weapons with heat/cooling mechanics do not inherently lack a magazine. The curtis rifle is a good example of a hybrid kinetic weapon that can be charged to increase the damage of a single shot which incurs heat. It still has a magazine, and both mechanics are in play simultaneously. Heat and magazine mechanics are not mutually exclusive. Charging a weapon increases its recoil, which biped legs and bird legs must brace for, necessitating that they stop moving when firing. Weapon bay installments are not niche. They expand the loadout opportunities to choose from. Most shoulder weapons are burst weapons, in that they fire a brief salvo and have lengthy reload times. The majority of arm weapons offer sustained damage, and many arm weapon functions are cannot be duplicated by shoulder weapons. If you want a laser blade AND a machine gun AND a shotgun, and would not benefit from 1 or 2 shoulder weapons, weapon bays allow you to still bring more firepower without being constrained to two arm weapons and two shoulder weapons. If you primarily use melee attacks on staggered enemies, your left arm is not doing anything for most of a fight. You can swap to a left handed gun for a double trigger style and switch back to your blade when appropriate.
@iiisixstringiii8285 I'm playing the old trilogy of AC Nexus, Ninebreaker, and Last Raven. I love weapon arms. They can be devastating for fighting another AC, but only 1 maybe 2 ACs. They are lighter then normal arms holding projectile weapons, and can both fire at the same time, with one button press, great for hand comfort, but when empty, you can't drop them. And for big missions, the only unlimited weapons, that you don't really have to worry about ammo, are energy blades, the energy blade-arms, and the energy Exceeded Orbit drones, that recharge ammo when you put them away. I don't know if there is anything like weapon arms and energy EO in AC6. But it's looking like I have to get used to dual-weilding/double-trigger. I already dual-wield with R1 and R2, and boost with L1. But it's very uncomfortable for me to attack with R2, do to a hand condition. Maybe there's a mod to dual-weild with one button, or, I just have to glue or tape a stick or something to R1 & R2, and pick the right controller for that. I've seen there are back weapons in AC6, the behave like the EO drones in the old games. But I don't know if their ammo recharges like the old games. And the Weaponsbay feature is just like cycling through weapons in the old games. So if someone is used to weapon arms, EO, and cycling to a dual back weapon, or to 1 back weapon with nothing or an antenna on the other back. Then they can replicate that somewhat in AC6 with manual targeting, and everything else I described. It also seems like the aiming window dosen't change size with FCS. So to practice for AC6, I should only use the small windows from Sniping Rifles and NarrowDeep FCSs. And because Fromsoft were real azzh0les back then. In the Nexus generation, dual weilding is so frustrating, because not only is the aming window & range reduced just from holding projectile weapons in each hand. But also, there is a delay with the left arm, because it is not always pointing where you are looking, like the right arm is. And, on top of everything else making the Nexus generation so frustrating. How easy it is to overheat, how easy it is to run out of energy, blades force you to dash forward on the ground, human-plus/Op-Intensify is unavailable to the player without hacking, making the vast majority of back weapons useless to fragile & agile builds, because anything not rockets, missiles, orbit-cannons, and antennas, IMMOBILIZES you for many seconds just to fire them, no crosshairs for manual targeting weapons like rockets, instead it's the stupid horizon animation. On top of all that. What makes me prefer weapon arms over dual-weilding, and even over blades. Is the dipsh!t developers mapped the Left arm attack button, to also being the switch button. Soooo, you may not be able to use your left arm weapon in a doorway, because the game thinks youre trying to activate a door, or worse, you may end up accidently shooting or slashing a tank of fuel, just trying to dissarm the b0mb on it, with the same button. And there is no way to separate those functions, other then using non-blade weaponarms, that leaves the left arm button for just activating switches. The Nexus generation trilogy is difficult for the wrong reasons. Just nerfing and messing with the player. And even though a vast majority of back weapons are basically unusable for high mobility builds. Other characters in these games, still have Human-Plus ability to use them while moving. I will forever hate Fromsoft for that. I shouldn't have to get a hacking device for PS2, or hack PC emulation for that, just to make this trilogy fair, and actually more fun. So much of those 3 games, is just building around the stupid BS the devs did to the player. I wish they would just let us buy Human+ for billions of credits, or did some special mission. That would have been better, then what they did to us, and better then the BS of the older games, where you purposely have to go into debt, to be experimented on into being a Human+ cyborg. What the F were they thinking?
building an AC that not only perfectly fits your playstyle, but also looks badass af is so much fun, wasn't super into trying out new builds at first, but now, half way through NG+ I'm trying out everything. Can't wait to get some Coral weapons.
Assault boost can be super useful in combat. It's definitely meant to be used if you know what you're doing, also it has some damage negation. I wouldn't totally write it off
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4:58 That's actually wrong, the two Coral generators may take a long time to regen energy while you still have some left, but a massive benefit that they have is the fact that they recover almost your entire energy bar in a second or two from empty.
It actually INSTANTLY fills a percentage of the bar when empty, the big advantage of this generator is that you can use energy only builds without penalty.
Assault boost is also very useful. It's a solid approach tool for melee, can dodge certain projectiles easier, and it eats less energy than spamming quick boost for what it's intended for, especially vertical approaches. Kicking enemies is also good free damage, shield break, and stagger build up. You can stunlock your target too with spamming assault boost kicks if you have the energy
Regarding Booster stats, the QB Reload Ideal Weight is by far the most important stat as it directly effects your QB Reload Time, ie how often you can dodge. Now given your build, I'd recommend the BST-G2/PO4 as that'd drop your QB Reload to around .65 seconds which would do far more for dodging enemy attacks than 30 Boost Speed or 15 QB Speed. Firearm Specialization does not affect Guidance or Lock On, only Target Tracking, which is of no use to Missiles. This can be tested using the Wrecker arms, which have the lowest Firearm Spec while using the Handheld Missile Launchers, which have no issue hitting the Trainer AC when fired in succession to bait out its dodges, the same for any other arms. Regarding Weapon Bays, if you begin reloading or overheat a weapon, the reload and cooling will continue even when swapped out. So, they are wonderful for both small mag and energy weapons.
As someone who just bought the game and was very hesitant on purchasing armor core 6. Since I have never touched an armor core game ever. So just now, I'm experiencing it. I know absolutely nothing about the stats or parts or anything I was completely lost when starting up the game. So this has really helped give me a better understanding of everything. I really appreciate your video!
The stat explanations are very good, and definitely a good thing to learn, but try to ignore the personal opinions in the video, they are subjective takes that sound like hard facts the way they are presented. A good example is weapon bay. Flat out saying “Don’t use it it’s bad” is a horrible take, there are many ways to use it effectively. Also Assault Boost, definitely use it in combat once you figure it out, it’s very good
while assault boosting u deal increased impact damage and take less and also get access to the kick which is a very strong stagger builder with decent damage that improves the heavier your AC is, assaulting boosting has its place in combat, its just like everything in this game it comes down to your timing and decision making. its not *just* for traversal altho its plenty useful for that. you can also quick turn 180 and assault boost away from a target to quickly create distance if theyre charging up something like assault armor. you can be creative with it, theres more to the game than just tetrapod hovering lol
@iiisixstringiii8285 the best way to process this video is: all the explanations about how stats work and what they do in-game is really good information; but all the opinionated babble is mostly drivel that got lots of things wrong, probably because he was still learning when he made the video. So that's it, the stats' explanation is good, the opinions are mostly bad takes though.
Actually the pile bunker is one of the best weapons in the game. Especially when used in tandem with the laser lance (you need the weapon bay upgrade for this). With maxed out melee and direct damage specialization the pile bunker can kill almost every damaged AC before they even have the chance to use the repair kits. The highest damage I ever seen was 10348 damage on one charged attack.
@@ARod3 Use the AA-J-123 Basho arms as they boost melee the most and AB-J-137 Kikaku booster since it has the highest melee attack thrust. For the right arm weapons I prefer the Zimmerman to stagger enemies for which the laser lance alone isn't enough. Make sure the generator has enough output and capacity as melee attacks consume energy and you don't want be out of energy when you're right about to hit the staggered enemy with the pile bunker. The rest of the build depends on your liking.
The 2nd generator you showed off (Aorta) also has 2 important bonus stats you did not mention: Post-Recovery EN Supply - Amount of energy recovered after going redline, not through regeneration. This can be great for bipedal/tetrapod aerial builds and if you aren't very good with energy management because you can mostly ignore regen with this. Energy Firearm Spec. - This will boost your energy weapons.
Came here looking for this comment. “Good in short bursts” bruh I redline my EN so fast in my reverse joint build and the generator goes hard with that resupply
A fun fact, with the Aorta, and some heavy weapons, and some decent efficiency, you can attain nigh-perpetual flight with bipedal and reverse joint builds. Like, one example is using songbirds, as by the time they reload, you are run out energy, and by the time they stop firing, you have more energy. While maybe not the best for combat, it is pretty great if you want to be cheesy or just never touch the ground
thank you for explaining this, ive been using this generator because it makes my boost color red, and i would get so confused, sometimes it felt like my boost came back super quick but sometimes unbelievably slow, now it makes sense why. this generator is lowkey OP.
Weapons bay is useful for any double rifle build that wants to bring a sword. Ballistic weapons have excellent direct hit modifiers, so having a sword to build stagger is handy. The right shoulder can mount a normal shoulder weapon, in my preference a missile launcher or grenade cannon to add another weapon good for building stagger.
@@Valzack Stumbled on a stupid combo: Plasma Lance to close the gap and stagger enemy and then Piledriver to punish the stagger. In those multi-phase AC fights (when they heal) landing that combo is usually a phase ender, often dealing more then 50% of their health bar.
It was also insanely useful for me in the final boss of Ch.1 to avoid the missile barrages It also enhances all attacks during it Honestly its quite good in combat
Got the coral gen backwards. Takes 4 seconds to start recharging when not depleted. It's the gen you want to redline all the time in a sort of rhythm to perpetually fly and have dodges pretty much always up. But it can also make you very predictable and gimp your AB unless you're always using it from the full charge. It's good but definitely has its trade offs and needs good skill to use well as it makes timing things and taking advantage of opportunities less consistent unless you're the one controlling the flow of battle. Where it's not so good is on the ground or with reverse joints. You're just not spending as much energy to stay airborne. Quick to start and overall faster recharging gens are better. You don't have that gap in energy because you're managing it. Can AB more consistently. Redlining can get you killed if you're in a bad spot.
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I love pilebunker, I use pulse blade and the duel grenade lancher to stagger enemies, swap to pilebunker at the start of the stagger then deal a massive finishing blow, though I'll l admit the timing and spacing can sometimes be tricky but, it's very satisfying to pull off especially in pvp.
I use that giant coral generator in every one of my builds. You actually WANT that generator to run out of energy because it will recover most of ot's energy in about 2.5-3.5 seconds depending on your other modifiers, whereas if you simply stop using EN in order to recharge it, it will still take 3 or more seconds to start refilling but will recharge starting from where you emptied it to instead of getting a giant instant refill of most of the bar. I believe this is the effect of an "advanced" stat listed in the details of generators that I can't remember the name of. Either way, that generator is so much better than every other generator for pretty much every playstyle that I have seen no reason at all to use anything else, and I've definitely been trying to use the other generators for their EN weapon multipliers or their chinesium recharge rates. Nothing compares to having 20 QB worth of energy that you can recharge in combat easily as long as you're paying attention and setting yourself up to touch the ground for three seconds. A little bit of training yourself to pay attention to your EN management can unlock a world of unlimited energy, and assault boosting 50km on one EN bar. Or staying in the air for literally 2 minutes as a tetrapod.
26:05 I don’t think it is that niche, actually this upgrade is what allowed me to beat the last 2 major bosses much easier, as i could dual MG them to stagger then swap my left MG to a blade and 2x combo, and theres even more you can do from there.
Weapon Bay is good for switching out a blade or a launcher (grenade/rocket), for a more regular gun though, mostly for the left side. For instance dual wield machine gun while still having a melee attack.
It’s also useful for swapping between melee weapons as they go on cooldown, or just having more options without the weight and energy drain of shoulder weapons; my all purpose biped AC uses an AR in his right hand but keeps a pulse gun on the right shoulder for eating through shields.
I really appreciate all the work you put in. You make amazing, educational content on great games. Only thing I say would be incorrect is on not using Assault boost in combat. You didnt make an exception but there are several i would say. Using several of the melee weapons without AB into position is just not using your kit. General following highly mobile AC's and bosses when you have close range builds. When you cant do anything at range, you have to stay close with AB. In Pvp especially but most encounters positioning is crucial and sometimes you need to change position quick. Find cover, reload, reset EN. Repositioning quickly to disorient other players catches people off all the time. Some of the maps allow this and AB use has paid off heavily for me in combat in several situations. I love your guides. Found you right after i finished my first playthrough of Elden Ring. You make great content. Cheers
That Aurora circular generator is actually really good because it's designed to be bottomed out and then it regains 3/4th of it's Energy after depletion
The weapons bay upgrade is actually quite useful for melee weapons. Allowing you to take a more general use one like the pulse blade and then switch to something more situational like the pile bunker when you need it. Or you can also use it to cycle between melee weapons while waiting for one to recover its consecutive hits
I like having a pulse blade in my bay, I break the target with twin pistols then quickly swith to the blade, deal chonky damage, the switch back. Plus in longer missions it's always great to have a melee back up for when you run out of ammo I miss AC: 4A hanger units.......
The best way is to exploit that specific use of weapons bay is to equip 2 guns as that will build stagger really fast, then switch in to melee weapons for a huge punishment, makes so many of the tough bosses look really stupid. If you pair this strat with a very well thought out lightweight build you can fully exploit the close range style since it's more risky vs heavily armed opponents. There are lightweight builds that will let you spam dodges, are also lightning quick on normal movement and then you use a strat like that you'll stagger enemies super fast and kill them in no time.
@@Zfighter218 yeah this strat is really broken for most of the bosses, you need only the pulse guns for the ones that spam shields, but otherwise the handguns will rekt anything and then you go in with a melee weapon and it's over in like 20 secs.
So the Aorta, isnt meant for you to "manage" your EN Supply. If you look at the post-recovery its 2000. Meaning when you run out it will be 1-2secs to 70-80% energy back. Those generators are meant to be tapped out to recover ALOT faster than more gens. In theory you can fly forever with those corals if you use kinetic weapons that give push back.
I’m sorry I was trying to listen to this at work but it’s killing me that you are giving information that simply isn’t true or wrong. Assault boosting is absolutely for combat. Heavy bipedal legs absolutely have a place in builds with my main build now I use all heavy armor and still have a boost speed of 300 with almost 12000 AP. I don’t want someone to get the wrong idea and pigeon hole themselves into one build because someone told something was useless and shouldn’t use it. Thanks for the effort though man. Video was made well regardless :) EDIT: I forgot to say, with the assault boost if you get the boost kick tune up and figure out how to time it properly you trivialize almost any ac fight in the entire game unless you’re getting spammed with energy weapons or missiles XD easier to hit than the sword too depending on the situation
LOL "Assault Boost shouldn't be used in combat" Literally used it on every boss with my melee build You know you have a dodge during assault boost right, you just tap left/right and you dodge. Or just quick boost out of it
Funny thing about the Aorta generator: it's actually MEANT for you to empty your energy bar because once it's regeneration DOES kick in, it basically recovers the entire EN bar instantly. It's a weird and powerful generator but I can't say I'm a fan of how it demands brief but intense energy usage followed by lengthy pauses. If an AC is built to somehow offset that high delay on recovery it might be really good.
That's why it's broken for tetrapod and reverse joint builds since they'll still be hovering/floating high when the recharge kicks in making them effectively perpetual flyers.
If you are looking to make a melee build the weapon bay is essential. You can cycle your melee cooldowns effectively my fav is laser lance into piledriver. If you land the whole combo you stamina break as it ends swap to the pile driver to do a charged follow up for massive damage
I made a moment by moment essay as I watched your video but this one deserves its own comment: Retract what you said about weapon bays. You are wrong and you are misleading players with bad advice. Most of your video is solid, and while I picked almost all of it apart, these were nuanced clarifications or corrections. At a surface level, 95% of this video is a great resource for new players. But this last comment crosses a line. Blatantly.
Assault boost should primarily be used in combat. Rather then making you easier to hit as you said, makes you hard to hit from most directs aside from the front, however you can dodge forward attacks well assult boosting as well, assault boost also lowers the damage you take from impact damage, such as melee attacks and collision, though it also fully nullifies recoil damage taken from when collision if you assult boost in to a target who is not attempting to ram you, additionally assult boosting in to a target does enough damage to destroy many mass produced units, with can be done back to back to destroy whole groups of fodder enemies with out wasting ammo, or w8ing for melee cooldown if you can a melee weapon, combined with the previous fact that you don't take any recoil damage from assault boosting I'm to a target making assault boost a very useful tool to improve melee combat and even make up for a lack of melee weapons, however on top of this you can unlock the ability to boost kick as part of an assult boost to do even more damage, being able to 1 shot pretty much every non AC or Boss enemy, and doing a good amount of damage to AC and bosses, well also inflicting high stagger and knock back, it's even able to extend the stagger time of some enemies by kicking a staggered enemy knocking them back and resetting the stagger time. It is also just an effective way to close distance for melee or close range guns, even increasing melee damage to my understanding. And it's one of the best ways to avoid certain AOE hazards like Baltarious, half way point shock wave, and he phase 2 attacks.
Pile Bunker also has some of the most damage and speed in exchange for its terrible hitbox. You can use the light attack pretty reliably because of this, even though heavy does a billion damage I've had it miss point blank on stunned targets since I wasn't touching them.
Lol Assault boost is the best way to dodge stuff and you're just as vulnerable if not less than you are just standing there. Assault boosting into your attacks or dodges is synonymous with Armored core games. If you aren't Assault boosting during combat, you are playing half the game.
Also, weapon bay is for weapons with longer cooldowns or reloads, extremely good if you're wanting to run duel high explosives without having to slide waiting for your weapon to cooldown. Duel minigun with Duel bazookas if anyone's having trouble with Balteus.
Superbly explained, i thought i understood the stats but turns out after watching your vid, that I've barely scratched the surface. Thanks a lot bud ! +sub from me
The Aorta, and the other coral generator, are designed to be fully depleted. They take 5s to recharge when partially depleted, but recharge to full after just 2s if fully depleted.
The weapons bay attachment is actually quite good for lighter builds, although often I have it set where I can swap my melee out with a gun, and then have my right shoulder weapon open for any missiles, cannons, launchers, etc. this way I can maintain perpetual pressure, even when my melee is in cooldown. Plus, it can be good for having some versatility in terms of weapons. Like having dual shotguns on standby, or just for the sake of saving weight but not losing overall firepower. In short, if you know what you’re doing, it’s great
Terminal armor has literally saved me dozens of times and meant the difference between winning or losing at the end last moment. Also charged weapons have cooldown and are rarely worth losing the gun for a cooldown for a single shot. Melee weapons are for once the enemy is staggered to deal massive damage. You want a high impact weapon with them to quicky stagger and unleash that melee heath bar melter.
I use weapon bay for left right hand vvc760pr & vp66lr combo with a light weight mech, they overheat at pretty much the same time when I would just switch to a different pair on the back, allows me to non-stop button smash consisitently chewing most bosses down while focusing on movement.
Weapon bays can be extremely good, as weapons in the bay will cool down and reload, meaning you could switch out as your weapon overheats or runs out of ammo to have zero downtime, or just have double melee weapons to eviscerate your enemy
Hes said "assault boost for traversal only" in at least 2 of his vids, and i just dont understand how he got past balteus if he didnt assault boost outta those missile barrages
Hanger bay allows for almost no downtime in dps. This is because the weapons in the bay reload/cooldown when stowed. Also, vertical launch should weapons are great, unless you’re in an enclosed areas. In which case they are useless because they hit the ceiling instead of the target.
Weapons Bay carried me through a bunch of early-game walls, specifically Balteus. I had a setup to destroy his pulse armor and then switched to a setup to capitalize on his low armor rating
I think "thrust" stat is not just how fast you on straight line It make you moving faster when press circle (O) when boost on, or sprinting in shooter games, it will help you strafing left and right faster while shooting But i have feel this also connected to what type of gun you carry feels slower with same part
You should use the aorta generator on your tetra it takes some getting used to but if you hover all the time it's the way to go because when you hover high usually by the time you fall when your energy hits red it already refills.
Want a fun build? Get 2x COQUILLETT pistols with 2x ZIMMERMAN shotties on both shoulder weapons bays. Build out the rest for a ski-speedster. When you're out of ammo on the COQUILLETTS, chances are they are about to stagger. QB up into their face while swapping to the double ZIMMERMANs and blast their faces. QB back out and revel as they stand there trying to figure out what hit them. You can mix it up mid-fight by either blasting both pistols at the same time or alternating between them. Same goes with the ZIMMERMANs. If they ever get comfortable with you blasting both at the same time, delay the second shot and peg them after their reactionary QB. It's kinda like roll-catching in Dark Souls.
the weapons bay allows you to load out two melee weapons, it's incredibly effective and cost efficient 👌 pulse blade and pile driver, combo with your favourite rifle and missile launcher of choice.
Hard hard disagree on weapons bay being bad. Weapons bay is very useful especially if you're accounting for weight on your builds, which back weapons eat a lot of. I use rifle+mgs and i have a blade as my back up, and still have 1 sizeable missile pod as a third weapon, for example, so i can swap to blade to push for more damage if i get a stagger. The switch animation is also very fast, and if you have weapons that need reloading, you can just swap to a different fire arm to keep the pressure as most back weapons are hard hitting, but slow to fire as well. It all depends on the build.
Bipedal legs are better at turning, at least that was the case in AC4 and AC4A, but that may have changed. Though there are simpler stats here so that may no longer be the case.
You forgot to mention vertical missiles, and other missiles that don't just fly straight, maybe useless indoors. And the Weaponsbay feature, is for people who are not interested in the back weapons, like veterans who want to replicate the old manual aiming playstyle and button-mapping. Weaponsbay is also for people who prefer hand weapons, like the handguns that are lightweight and hard to dodge, or, are doing a challenge that excludes back weapons. Then, there's people who love dual-wielding, but need a blade as backup, when they run out of ammo. Then theres people who carry two blades, so they can cut with one, while the other is on Cooldown, or not right for the situation. There are many different play styles & strategies. I dont think anything is ever useless in an Armored Core game.
I politely disagree about not using weapon bay. Having two melee weapons on the left, especially the lance and the pilebunker, is amazing. Also it's pretty satisfying to have duel gats to use until they overheat and then switch to two laser rifles (and charge them) or something. Not to mention if you choose the basic bazookas you get 70 rounds in them a piece. There's also two different handheld missile launchers as well.
First of all, I appreciate your good intention so don't take my comment as anything negative, but here are a few things you get backwards in this video. I want to point them out so beginners don't get misinformed, it's gonna be a bit long. Many have pointed out the assault boost already so here's another: EN Recharge Delay It's the delay before you recharge if you *don't* deplete the bar, the coral generator you highlighted is actually the perfect demonstration for this. If you don't deplete the bar you'll have to wait almost 4 seconds to recharge, but if you deplete it then it starts recharging much faster, as it fills the bar almost instantly. So your comment of "use it in burst" doesn't apply to this generator since the optimal way to use it is to use the whole bar at once. Also I don't think you should make strong statement without fully experimenting it. Your weapon bay comment is very ill-informed. It serves many purposes, such as switching out melee weapon when it's on cooldown, to another gun or *another* melee weapon. Or you could switch out a strong gun when it's reloading, best example of this is 4 shotgun build which is very strong right now. "Melee weapon primarily should be used to build stagger" is also a bit of a backwards understanding, it should be used *after* you've staggered the enemy since they do massive damage and it's almost guaranteed to hit since your enemy is not moving. Building stagger is better done with ranged weapons. Don't rely them as openers because if the enemy AC is assault boosting it won't interrupt them and they can kick straight through your melee (and the kick will interrupt you). Also yes, assault boost should *absolutely* be used in combat. They teach you this on the first helicopter boss. It doesn't make you vulnerable at all, you get damage reduction, and you move very quickly so weapons have harder time hitting you, and you get increased impact for all attacks. It also gives you access to one of the best moves in the game: the kick. Abuse the kick.
The old gen Armored Cores were a nightmare with stats that may or may not have even had a gameplay impact. I hope they continue to support pvp beyond Season rank resets now that we're post-launch. Ideally we'd get a DLC expansion but who knows..
@5:10 That reactor is weird, is says it takes 4.2 seconds or whatever to recharge but it can hit full level if you keep moving with regular thrusters as you descend after losing all generator power. I dunno that reactor is weird I always use the one with the highest output and heavy weight.
the aorta gen is made to run out of energy. if you look you can see that it has a 2000 en recovery on full en depletion. even though the recovery time is 5 seconds its still better than waiting for it to recharge.
Nop the aorta, coral generator, is better to be used, as un burt out cuz the massive, Regen you get at the end, both actually cuz there is a bigger size generator of coral to. If you burn them out you get a faster recharge. You can kind of fly with em of you know what you are doing.
It’s interesting to see how different peoples play styles turn out, mine is like the complete opposite of this guy’s. Just a shame he doesn’t see the value in other play styles and advises against them :/
There is some serious misinformation and misunderstanding of stats and mechanics in this video. The bit about assault boost not being good for combat was painful. Its literally called an "assault" boost... it is not only for travel... if you are only using it to travel, you are using it wrong. You are not more vulnerable when assault boosting, it is in fact the opposite, you take less damage when assault boosting and also deal more damage yourself... this is explained to you in the very first level of the game... There are alot of people who are going to be playing wrong and assuming the game is just fucked or something because they were given false information in an incredibly confident manner. Thats the opposite of what people need. Just seeing how few items you have in your inventory is a red flag. This is why the current attitude of trying to rush to be the first to post is a huge problem. Finish the game before you try to tell other people how to play it. Im in NG++++ and am still learning new things. You dont even have access to all the items until nearly the end of NG+++, and even then you have battle logs, arena matches and chests to find before you have everything. It sucks that this is the state of "guides" these days. You are more likely to get misinformation then you are to find actual facts. Its like how every single "guide" to get all the endings are just flat out wrong and full of assumptions. And thats from big name companies who can afford multiple staff to research simultaneously. Take most of these videos with a grain of salt. It seems there is a very small percentage of creators that are actually taking the time to learn the game and give accurate information.
did I miss hear you on the Aorta? you need to deplete it,...thats the trick you get 70 percent back in about 1 sec that way. The almost 5 sec part is for recharging from using some action.
I prefer usual legs. Most universal and adaptive and fit the best for my melee-oriented combat style. And I HATE tank configuration because my mobility drops to negative. Among weapons I like laser guns as I'm very familiar with charge time on guns in different games, electric weapons and I use a wide specter of melee weapons in different builds. Despite I like melee combat I never use shields, I put on second melee weapon or laser drone instead. And you are wrong about changing shoulder weapon for arm one. It can be very helpful in light builds as arm weapons are mostly lot lighter then shoulder ones. So it's a good solution to have one shotgun and one pistol/rifle and switch between one another when you need more spammy or burst damage weapon. And be a lot faster. Most bosses are easily defeatable by fast robots.
Game is way too busy for me to truly enjoy. You have to be a f'ing anime fan and like shiny things for this to hold your attention. It's like playing a sports game with multiple balls in play or like watching a Michael Bay film.
do you know that with 4 legs you can use some "rear' cannons more effectively? try it out! also the recoi of back cannons is much less! ♥ TIP from an old AC player (2,3,4) btw excellent video. see ya in the game this weekend 18-11-2023 ♥☺
Assault Boost *should absolutely be used in combat* as it not only reduces incoming damage when you perform it, but it increases damage dealt during flight.
Yeah I wanted to mention this - it is named 'Assault Boost' for a reason. That big attack helicopter at the start is very easy with AB and a sword...
I know a mission will come I'll have to change but strongly riding an AB sword build
You can also get a kick move to end it iirc, which seems pretty good against both ACs and smaller enemies.
Yup and there is also boost kick that hits like a truck, its basicaly sword you can equip for free.
Kick helps with that. You should use kick often.
Target Tracking is more how quickly your arms will point your weapon where your aiming computer wants it to go. It's a subtle but important distinction: If anything stands still for long enough you will hit it 100% of the time.
The AORTA generator's meta is to dump your EN because emergency recovery is faster than waiting for the charge lag. It flips the meta from avoiding EN dumps to incentivizing them.
FCS assist stat values ARE INEXTRICABLY TIED to target tracking. The target tracking value is a base stat that is modified by the FCS assist values.
Tank legs are currently the low skill legs, since they run circles around opponents while spamming high impact weapons with no pausing or recoil. Their only real drawback is their poor aerial combat, which is not nonexistent.
Direct Hit Adjustment is modifier to base weapon damage, not necessarily a flat damage value dealt to a staggered enemy. There are weapons with lower adjustment values than their base damage. This is obviously not a decrease in damage or many weapons would be stupid choices.
Weapons with heat/cooling mechanics do not inherently lack a magazine. The curtis rifle is a good example of a hybrid kinetic weapon that can be charged to increase the damage of a single shot which incurs heat. It still has a magazine, and both mechanics are in play simultaneously. Heat and magazine mechanics are not mutually exclusive.
Charging a weapon increases its recoil, which biped legs and bird legs must brace for, necessitating that they stop moving when firing.
Weapon bay installments are not niche. They expand the loadout opportunities to choose from. Most shoulder weapons are burst weapons, in that they fire a brief salvo and have lengthy reload times. The majority of arm weapons offer sustained damage, and many arm weapon functions are cannot be duplicated by shoulder weapons. If you want a laser blade AND a machine gun AND a shotgun, and would not benefit from 1 or 2 shoulder weapons, weapon bays allow you to still bring more firepower without being constrained to two arm weapons and two shoulder weapons. If you primarily use melee attacks on staggered enemies, your left arm is not doing anything for most of a fight. You can swap to a left handed gun for a double trigger style and switch back to your blade when appropriate.
@iiisixstringiii8285 Weapon Arms was OP broken shit in AC4A for a good bit.
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I'm playing the old trilogy of AC Nexus, Ninebreaker, and Last Raven. I love weapon arms. They can be devastating for fighting another AC, but only 1 maybe 2 ACs. They are lighter then normal arms holding projectile weapons, and can both fire at the same time, with one button press, great for hand comfort, but when empty, you can't drop them.
And for big missions, the only unlimited weapons, that you don't really have to worry about ammo, are energy blades, the energy blade-arms, and the energy Exceeded Orbit drones, that recharge ammo when you put them away.
I don't know if there is anything like weapon arms and energy EO in AC6. But it's looking like I have to get used to dual-weilding/double-trigger. I already dual-wield with R1 and R2, and boost with L1. But it's very uncomfortable for me to attack with R2, do to a hand condition. Maybe there's a mod to dual-weild with one button, or, I just have to glue or tape a stick or something to R1 & R2, and pick the right controller for that.
I've seen there are back weapons in AC6, the behave like the EO drones in the old games. But I don't know if their ammo recharges like the old games.
And the Weaponsbay feature is just like cycling through weapons in the old games. So if someone is used to weapon arms, EO, and cycling to a dual back weapon, or to 1 back weapon with nothing or an antenna on the other back. Then they can replicate that somewhat in AC6 with manual targeting, and everything else I described.
It also seems like the aiming window dosen't change size with FCS. So to practice for AC6, I should only use the small windows from Sniping Rifles and NarrowDeep FCSs. And because Fromsoft were real azzh0les back then. In the Nexus generation, dual weilding is so frustrating, because not only is the aming window & range reduced just from holding projectile weapons in each hand. But also, there is a delay with the left arm, because it is not always pointing where you are looking, like the right arm is.
And, on top of everything else making the Nexus generation so frustrating. How easy it is to overheat, how easy it is to run out of energy, blades force you to dash forward on the ground, human-plus/Op-Intensify is unavailable to the player without hacking, making the vast majority of back weapons useless to fragile & agile builds, because anything not rockets, missiles, orbit-cannons, and antennas, IMMOBILIZES you for many seconds just to fire them, no crosshairs for manual targeting weapons like rockets, instead it's the stupid horizon animation.
On top of all that. What makes me prefer weapon arms over dual-weilding, and even over blades. Is the dipsh!t developers mapped the Left arm attack button, to also being the switch button.
Soooo, you may not be able to use your left arm weapon in a doorway, because the game thinks youre trying to activate a door, or worse, you may end up accidently shooting or slashing a tank of fuel, just trying to dissarm the b0mb on it, with the same button.
And there is no way to separate those functions, other then using non-blade weaponarms, that leaves the left arm button for just activating switches.
The Nexus generation trilogy is difficult for the wrong reasons. Just nerfing and messing with the player. And even though a vast majority of back weapons are basically unusable for high mobility builds. Other characters in these games, still have Human-Plus ability to use them while moving.
I will forever hate Fromsoft for that.
I shouldn't have to get a hacking device for PS2, or hack PC emulation for that, just to make this trilogy fair, and actually more fun. So much of those 3 games, is just building around the stupid BS the devs did to the player. I wish they would just let us buy Human+ for billions of credits, or did some special mission. That would have been better, then what they did to us, and better then the BS of the older games, where you purposely have to go into debt, to be experimented on into being a Human+ cyborg.
What the F were they thinking?
building an AC that not only perfectly fits your playstyle, but also looks badass af is so much fun, wasn't super into trying out new builds at first, but now, half way through NG+ I'm trying out everything. Can't wait to get some Coral weapons.
Assault boost can be super useful in combat. It's definitely meant to be used if you know what you're doing, also it has some damage negation. I wouldn't totally write it off
It also adds dmg to some wpns namely melee I thought
I love your channel so much! You helped me tremendously with learning Elden ring and I have just started AC6 and LOVING it!!! You’ve been an awesome as usual!
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That's actually wrong, the two Coral generators may take a long time to regen energy while you still have some left, but a massive benefit that they have is the fact that they recover almost your entire energy bar in a second or two from empty.
This
I was going to make the same remark
It actually INSTANTLY fills a percentage of the bar when empty, the big advantage of this generator is that you can use energy only builds without penalty.
@@ghoulbuster1 Yes, that's what I said.
Assault boost is also very useful. It's a solid approach tool for melee, can dodge certain projectiles easier, and it eats less energy than spamming quick boost for what it's intended for, especially vertical approaches. Kicking enemies is also good free damage, shield break, and stagger build up. You can stunlock your target too with spamming assault boost kicks if you have the energy
Regarding Booster stats, the QB Reload Ideal Weight is by far the most important stat as it directly effects your QB Reload Time, ie how often you can dodge.
Now given your build, I'd recommend the BST-G2/PO4 as that'd drop your QB Reload to around .65 seconds which would do far more for dodging enemy attacks than 30 Boost Speed or 15 QB Speed.
Firearm Specialization does not affect Guidance or Lock On, only Target Tracking, which is of no use to Missiles. This can be tested using the Wrecker arms, which have the lowest Firearm Spec while using the Handheld Missile Launchers, which have no issue hitting the Trainer AC when fired in succession to bait out its dodges, the same for any other arms.
Regarding Weapon Bays, if you begin reloading or overheat a weapon, the reload and cooling will continue even when swapped out. So, they are wonderful for both small mag and energy weapons.
It's not a vital upgrade since anything it's useful for can be trivialized by using a no-skill, monke strategy instead, but it's far from useless.
As someone who just bought the game and was very hesitant on purchasing armor core 6. Since I have never touched an armor core game ever. So just now, I'm experiencing it. I know absolutely nothing about the stats or parts or anything I was completely lost when starting up the game. So this has really helped give me a better understanding of everything. I really appreciate your video!
you will punch the wall very hardly once you meet cel 240
Yeah that's what I've been hearing. That some of the bosses in this game have made people uninstall the game
The stat explanations are very good, and definitely a good thing to learn, but try to ignore the personal opinions in the video, they are subjective takes that sound like hard facts the way they are presented. A good example is weapon bay. Flat out saying “Don’t use it it’s bad” is a horrible take, there are many ways to use it effectively. Also Assault Boost, definitely use it in combat once you figure it out, it’s very good
@@darx8181 quality over quantity
@pacman5800 try try again and iff you faill rerun missions and build for the boss you'll find later also more options for pvp
Get that kick upgrade and experience the wonders of introducing your foot to the enemy's face during a assault boost.
while assault boosting u deal increased impact damage and take less and also get access to the kick which is a very strong stagger builder with decent damage that improves the heavier your AC is, assaulting boosting has its place in combat, its just like everything in this game it comes down to your timing and decision making. its not *just* for traversal altho its plenty useful for that. you can also quick turn 180 and assault boost away from a target to quickly create distance if theyre charging up something like assault armor. you can be creative with it, theres more to the game than just tetrapod hovering lol
@iiisixstringiii8285if you pay attention, all of these are actually explained in game, try reading, it's really helpful in ac6
@iiisixstringiii8285 the best way to process this video is: all the explanations about how stats work and what they do in-game is really good information; but all the opinionated babble is mostly drivel that got lots of things wrong, probably because he was still learning when he made the video. So that's it, the stats' explanation is good, the opinions are mostly bad takes though.
The coral generator is a actually really good if you red line your energy, it will like instantly fully recharge your bar rather than quickly refill
Actually the pile bunker is one of the best weapons in the game. Especially when used in tandem with the laser lance (you need the weapon bay upgrade for this). With maxed out melee and direct damage specialization the pile bunker can kill almost every damaged AC before they even have the chance to use the repair kits. The highest damage I ever seen was 10348 damage on one charged attack.
How does it work? What’s the ideal build set up armor and weapons.
@@ARod3 Use the AA-J-123 Basho arms as they boost melee the most and AB-J-137 Kikaku booster since it has the highest melee attack thrust. For the right arm weapons I prefer the Zimmerman to stagger enemies for which the laser lance alone isn't enough. Make sure the generator has enough output and capacity as melee attacks consume energy and you don't want be out of energy when you're right about to hit the staggered enemy with the pile bunker. The rest of the build depends on your liking.
The 2nd generator you showed off (Aorta) also has 2 important bonus stats you did not mention:
Post-Recovery EN Supply - Amount of energy recovered after going redline, not through regeneration. This can be great for bipedal/tetrapod aerial builds and if you aren't very good with energy management because you can mostly ignore regen with this.
Energy Firearm Spec. - This will boost your energy weapons.
This thing made my life so much easier
Does energy firearm spec affect melee weapons like the pulse and laser blade? Or only. Well. Firearms?
Came here looking for this comment. “Good in short bursts” bruh I redline my EN so fast in my reverse joint build and the generator goes hard with that resupply
A fun fact, with the Aorta, and some heavy weapons, and some decent efficiency, you can attain nigh-perpetual flight with bipedal and reverse joint builds. Like, one example is using songbirds, as by the time they reload, you are run out energy, and by the time they stop firing, you have more energy. While maybe not the best for combat, it is pretty great if you want to be cheesy or just never touch the ground
thank you for explaining this, ive been using this generator because it makes my boost color red, and i would get so confused, sometimes it felt like my boost came back super quick but sometimes unbelievably slow, now it makes sense why. this generator is lowkey OP.
Weapons bay is useful for any double rifle build that wants to bring a sword. Ballistic weapons have excellent direct hit modifiers, so having a sword to build stagger is handy. The right shoulder can mount a normal shoulder weapon, in my preference a missile launcher or grenade cannon to add another weapon good for building stagger.
I saw someone using the bay for a Piledriver in case he ran out of ammo, quite smart.
@@Valzack Stumbled on a stupid combo: Plasma Lance to close the gap and stagger enemy and then Piledriver to punish the stagger. In those multi-phase AC fights (when they heal) landing that combo is usually a phase ender, often dealing more then 50% of their health bar.
One thing I say about assalt boost is that you use it in combat. If you are a blade fighter. And can side boost and boost turn
It was also insanely useful for me in the final boss of Ch.1 to avoid the missile barrages
It also enhances all attacks during it
Honestly its quite good in combat
@@nhall129and you take less stagger damage while using it.
9:57. Good lord the Tank Legs can Fly.
Got the coral gen backwards. Takes 4 seconds to start recharging when not depleted. It's the gen you want to redline all the time in a sort of rhythm to perpetually fly and have dodges pretty much always up. But it can also make you very predictable and gimp your AB unless you're always using it from the full charge. It's good but definitely has its trade offs and needs good skill to use well as it makes timing things and taking advantage of opportunities less consistent unless you're the one controlling the flow of battle.
Where it's not so good is on the ground or with reverse joints. You're just not spending as much energy to stay airborne. Quick to start and overall faster recharging gens are better. You don't have that gap in energy because you're managing it. Can AB more consistently. Redlining can get you killed if you're in a bad spot.
Yes!! I love your videos and been a fan back throughout ALL of the ones you did for Elden Rings, big fan of yours. I’m thrilled you’re covering AC VI now also and looking forward to all the tips and tricks you put out, like this one. Cheers and thank you!
I love pilebunker, I use pulse blade and the duel grenade lancher to stagger enemies, swap to pilebunker at the start of the stagger then deal a massive finishing blow, though I'll l admit the timing and spacing can sometimes be tricky but, it's very satisfying to pull off especially in pvp.
exactly why weapon bay is a good os upgrade. also I also use this loadout its so fun to watch ur enemies healthbar just instantly drop.
I use that giant coral generator in every one of my builds. You actually WANT that generator to run out of energy because it will recover most of ot's energy in about 2.5-3.5 seconds depending on your other modifiers, whereas if you simply stop using EN in order to recharge it, it will still take 3 or more seconds to start refilling but will recharge starting from where you emptied it to instead of getting a giant instant refill of most of the bar.
I believe this is the effect of an "advanced" stat listed in the details of generators that I can't remember the name of.
Either way, that generator is so much better than every other generator for pretty much every playstyle that I have seen no reason at all to use anything else, and I've definitely been trying to use the other generators for their EN weapon multipliers or their chinesium recharge rates.
Nothing compares to having 20 QB worth of energy that you can recharge in combat easily as long as you're paying attention and setting yourself up to touch the ground for three seconds.
A little bit of training yourself to pay attention to your EN management can unlock a world of unlimited energy, and assault boosting 50km on one EN bar. Or staying in the air for literally 2 minutes as a tetrapod.
26:05 I don’t think it is that niche, actually this upgrade is what allowed me to beat the last 2 major bosses much easier, as i could dual MG them to stagger then swap my left MG to a blade and 2x combo, and theres even more you can do from there.
Weapon Bay is good for switching out a blade or a launcher (grenade/rocket), for a more regular gun though, mostly for the left side. For instance dual wield machine gun while still having a melee attack.
It’s also useful for swapping between melee weapons as they go on cooldown, or just having more options without the weight and energy drain of shoulder weapons; my all purpose biped AC uses an AR in his right hand but keeps a pulse gun on the right shoulder for eating through shields.
Just started AC6 and this will inevitably be a necessary reference. thank you and have a great one!!
I really appreciate all the work you put in. You make amazing, educational content on great games. Only thing I say would be incorrect is on not using Assault boost in combat. You didnt make an exception but there are several i would say. Using several of the melee weapons without AB into position is just not using your kit. General following highly mobile AC's and bosses when you have close range builds. When you cant do anything at range, you have to stay close with AB. In Pvp especially but most encounters positioning is crucial and sometimes you need to change position quick. Find cover, reload, reset EN. Repositioning quickly to disorient other players catches people off all the time. Some of the maps allow this and AB use has paid off heavily for me in combat in several situations.
I love your guides. Found you right after i finished my first playthrough of Elden Ring. You make great content.
Cheers
Watching your videos on AC6 gives me the motivation to join the ravens in steel and soul. See you on the wall.
That Aurora circular generator is actually really good because it's designed to be bottomed out and then it regains 3/4th of it's Energy after depletion
The weapons bay upgrade is actually quite useful for melee weapons. Allowing you to take a more general use one like the pulse blade and then switch to something more situational like the pile bunker when you need it. Or you can also use it to cycle between melee weapons while waiting for one to recover its consecutive hits
I like having a pulse blade in my bay, I break the target with twin pistols then quickly swith to the blade, deal chonky damage, the switch back. Plus in longer missions it's always great to have a melee back up for when you run out of ammo
I miss AC: 4A hanger units.......
The best way is to exploit that specific use of weapons bay is to equip 2 guns as that will build stagger really fast, then switch in to melee weapons for a huge punishment, makes so many of the tough bosses look really stupid. If you pair this strat with a very well thought out lightweight build you can fully exploit the close range style since it's more risky vs heavily armed opponents. There are lightweight builds that will let you spam dodges, are also lightning quick on normal movement and then you use a strat like that you'll stagger enemies super fast and kill them in no time.
@@Zfighter218 yeah this strat is really broken for most of the bosses, you need only the pulse guns for the ones that spam shields, but otherwise the handguns will rekt anything and then you go in with a melee weapon and it's over in like 20 secs.
So the Aorta, isnt meant for you to "manage" your EN Supply. If you look at the post-recovery its 2000. Meaning when you run out it will be 1-2secs to 70-80% energy back. Those generators are meant to be tapped out to recover ALOT faster than more gens. In theory you can fly forever with those corals if you use kinetic weapons that give push back.
I’m sorry I was trying to listen to this at work but it’s killing me that you are giving information that simply isn’t true or wrong. Assault boosting is absolutely for combat. Heavy bipedal legs absolutely have a place in builds with my main build now I use all heavy armor and still have a boost speed of 300 with almost 12000 AP. I don’t want someone to get the wrong idea and pigeon hole themselves into one build because someone told something was useless and shouldn’t use it. Thanks for the effort though man. Video was made well regardless :)
EDIT: I forgot to say, with the assault boost if you get the boost kick tune up and figure out how to time it properly you trivialize almost any ac fight in the entire game unless you’re getting spammed with energy weapons or missiles XD easier to hit than the sword too depending on the situation
LOL "Assault Boost shouldn't be used in combat"
Literally used it on every boss with my melee build
You know you have a dodge during assault boost right, you just tap left/right and you dodge. Or just quick boost out of it
Yeah that' was weird advice. Assault boost in the best way to get to aerial bosses or to get behind their backs for damage modifiers.
Funny thing about the Aorta generator: it's actually MEANT for you to empty your energy bar because once it's regeneration DOES kick in, it basically recovers the entire EN bar instantly. It's a weird and powerful generator but I can't say I'm a fan of how it demands brief but intense energy usage followed by lengthy pauses. If an AC is built to somehow offset that high delay on recovery it might be really good.
That's why it's broken for tetrapod and reverse joint builds since they'll still be hovering/floating high when the recharge kicks in making them effectively perpetual flyers.
love your clean positive vibe in your videos man. keep up the good work
If you are looking to make a melee build the weapon bay is essential. You can cycle your melee cooldowns effectively my fav is laser lance into piledriver. If you land the whole combo you stamina break as it ends swap to the pile driver to do a charged follow up for massive damage
Aorta is actually better if you let it fully drain, recharges from 70% instead of 0
Reverse joints are my favourite boosting around like sonic is fun as hell though its not optimal its the most fun
I made a moment by moment essay as I watched your video but this one deserves its own comment: Retract what you said about weapon bays. You are wrong and you are misleading players with bad advice.
Most of your video is solid, and while I picked almost all of it apart, these were nuanced clarifications or corrections. At a surface level, 95% of this video is a great resource for new players. But this last comment crosses a line.
Blatantly.
Assault boost should primarily be used in combat.
Rather then making you easier to hit as you said, makes you hard to hit from most directs aside from the front, however you can dodge forward attacks well assult boosting as well, assault boost also lowers the damage you take from impact damage, such as melee attacks and collision, though it also fully nullifies recoil damage taken from when collision if you assult boost in to a target who is not attempting to ram you, additionally assult boosting in to a target does enough damage to destroy many mass produced units, with can be done back to back to destroy whole groups of fodder enemies with out wasting ammo, or w8ing for melee cooldown if you can a melee weapon, combined with the previous fact that you don't take any recoil damage from assault boosting I'm to a target making assault boost a very useful tool to improve melee combat and even make up for a lack of melee weapons, however on top of this you can unlock the ability to boost kick as part of an assult boost to do even more damage, being able to 1 shot pretty much every non AC or Boss enemy, and doing a good amount of damage to AC and bosses, well also inflicting high stagger and knock back, it's even able to extend the stagger time of some enemies by kicking a staggered enemy knocking them back and resetting the stagger time.
It is also just an effective way to close distance for melee or close range guns, even increasing melee damage to my understanding.
And it's one of the best ways to avoid certain AOE hazards like Baltarious, half way point shock wave, and he phase 2 attacks.
Very informative, thank you for your hard work!
Pile bunker used after youve staggered the enemy for big damage. Its properties are different from the pulse blade which is used to build up stagger
Pile Bunker also has some of the most damage and speed in exchange for its terrible hitbox.
You can use the light attack pretty reliably because of this, even though heavy does a billion damage I've had it miss point blank on stunned targets since I wasn't touching them.
Lol Assault boost is the best way to dodge stuff and you're just as vulnerable if not less than you are just standing there. Assault boosting into your attacks or dodges is synonymous with Armored core games. If you aren't Assault boosting during combat, you are playing half the game.
Also, weapon bay is for weapons with longer cooldowns or reloads, extremely good if you're wanting to run duel high explosives without having to slide waiting for your weapon to cooldown. Duel minigun with Duel bazookas if anyone's having trouble with Balteus.
Superbly explained, i thought i understood the stats but turns out after watching your vid, that I've barely scratched the surface.
Thanks a lot bud ! +sub from me
Lots of little details in here are incorrect and even more complex! Beautifully complex game
A fair bit of what he said here is wrong...
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Weapon bay was vital to my build through most of my first playthrough so, no, it's not useless.
The Aorta, and the other coral generator, are designed to be fully depleted. They take 5s to recharge when partially depleted, but recharge to full after just 2s if fully depleted.
The weapons bay attachment is actually quite good for lighter builds, although often I have it set where I can swap my melee out with a gun, and then have my right shoulder weapon open for any missiles, cannons, launchers, etc. this way I can maintain perpetual pressure, even when my melee is in cooldown. Plus, it can be good for having some versatility in terms of weapons. Like having dual shotguns on standby, or just for the sake of saving weight but not losing overall firepower.
In short, if you know what you’re doing, it’s great
Been playing Armored core for over 10 years and never knew what FCS stood for 😂
Terminal armor has literally saved me dozens of times and meant the difference between winning or losing at the end last moment. Also charged weapons have cooldown and are rarely worth losing the gun for a cooldown for a single shot. Melee weapons are for once the enemy is staggered to deal massive damage. You want a high impact weapon with them to quicky stagger and unleash that melee heath bar melter.
I use weapon bay for left right hand vvc760pr & vp66lr combo with a light weight mech, they overheat at pretty much the same time when I would just switch to a different pair on the back, allows me to non-stop button smash consisitently chewing most bosses down while focusing on movement.
Weapon bays can be extremely good, as weapons in the bay will cool down and reload, meaning you could switch out as your weapon overheats or runs out of ammo to have zero downtime, or just have double melee weapons to eviscerate your enemy
I really need an OST chip build video please! I’m having trouble comparing the value of each chip type
Hes said "assault boost for traversal only" in at least 2 of his vids, and i just dont understand how he got past balteus if he didnt assault boost outta those missile barrages
Hanger bay allows for almost no downtime in dps. This is because the weapons in the bay reload/cooldown when stowed.
Also, vertical launch should weapons are great, unless you’re in an enclosed areas. In which case they are useless because they hit the ceiling instead of the target.
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Weapons Bay carried me through a bunch of early-game walls, specifically Balteus. I had a setup to destroy his pulse armor and then switched to a setup to capitalize on his low armor rating
Thank you for making this guide for newcomers!
This video was so helpful. Thanks!
I think "thrust" stat is not just how fast you on straight line
It make you moving faster when press circle (O) when boost on, or sprinting in shooter games, it will help you strafing left and right faster while shooting
But i have feel this also connected to what type of gun you carry feels slower with same part
You should use the aorta generator on your tetra it takes some getting used to but if you hover all the time it's the way to go because when you hover high usually by the time you fall when your energy hits red it already refills.
Want a fun build? Get 2x COQUILLETT pistols with 2x ZIMMERMAN shotties on both shoulder weapons bays. Build out the rest for a ski-speedster. When you're out of ammo on the COQUILLETTS, chances are they are about to stagger. QB up into their face while swapping to the double ZIMMERMANs and blast their faces. QB back out and revel as they stand there trying to figure out what hit them. You can mix it up mid-fight by either blasting both pistols at the same time or alternating between them. Same goes with the ZIMMERMANs. If they ever get comfortable with you blasting both at the same time, delay the second shot and peg them after their reactionary QB. It's kinda like roll-catching in Dark Souls.
Thank you, Dom!
the weapons bay allows you to load out two melee weapons, it's incredibly effective and cost efficient 👌
pulse blade and pile driver, combo with your favourite rifle and missile launcher of choice.
Hard hard disagree on weapons bay being bad. Weapons bay is very useful especially if you're accounting for weight on your builds, which back weapons eat a lot of.
I use rifle+mgs and i have a blade as my back up, and still have 1 sizeable missile pod as a third weapon, for example, so i can swap to blade to push for more damage if i get a stagger.
The switch animation is also very fast, and if you have weapons that need reloading, you can just swap to a different fire arm to keep the pressure as most back weapons are hard hitting, but slow to fire as well.
It all depends on the build.
Weapon Bay is meta for players very skilled with cooldown/ reloads and switching effectively.
Good job! Thank you so much.. I love your coolnest
Been playing this all weekend. Game is enjoyably hard
I usually use weapons bay for my melee build to have extra blade that can be used while my main one is on cooldown.
Thanks for this!!
Pile bunker is pretty good at dismantling sea spider XD. 1 pile, 1 bazooka and 1 shoulder cannon
Great explanation of stats but don't sleep on weapon bay. Very useful just find your comfort zone and even better in pvp
Well done!
"Use Tank legs cautiously."
Maybe not so cautiously, Tank legs basically carried me through this game.
Bipedal legs are better at turning, at least that was the case in AC4 and AC4A, but that may have changed. Though there are simpler stats here so that may no longer be the case.
You forgot to mention vertical missiles, and other missiles that don't just fly straight, maybe useless indoors. And the Weaponsbay feature, is for people who are not interested in the back weapons, like veterans who want to replicate the old manual aiming playstyle and button-mapping. Weaponsbay is also for people who prefer hand weapons, like the handguns that are lightweight and hard to dodge, or, are doing a challenge that excludes back weapons. Then, there's people who love dual-wielding, but need a blade as backup, when they run out of ammo. Then theres people who carry two blades, so they can cut with one, while the other is on Cooldown, or not right for the situation.
There are many different play styles & strategies. I dont think anything is ever useless in an Armored Core game.
Not really interested in this type of game but I love watching your videos bro, you're legend :).
No thanks fake account ^^
Thank you!
I politely disagree about not using weapon bay. Having two melee weapons on the left, especially the lance and the pilebunker, is amazing. Also it's pretty satisfying to have duel gats to use until they overheat and then switch to two laser rifles (and charge them) or something. Not to mention if you choose the basic bazookas you get 70 rounds in them a piece. There's also two different handheld missile launchers as well.
First of all, I appreciate your good intention so don't take my comment as anything negative, but here are a few things you get backwards in this video.
I want to point them out so beginners don't get misinformed, it's gonna be a bit long.
Many have pointed out the assault boost already so here's another: EN Recharge Delay
It's the delay before you recharge if you *don't* deplete the bar, the coral generator you highlighted is actually the perfect demonstration for this.
If you don't deplete the bar you'll have to wait almost 4 seconds to recharge, but if you deplete it then it starts recharging much faster, as it fills the bar almost instantly.
So your comment of "use it in burst" doesn't apply to this generator since the optimal way to use it is to use the whole bar at once.
Also I don't think you should make strong statement without fully experimenting it.
Your weapon bay comment is very ill-informed. It serves many purposes, such as switching out melee weapon when it's on cooldown, to another gun or *another* melee weapon.
Or you could switch out a strong gun when it's reloading, best example of this is 4 shotgun build which is very strong right now.
"Melee weapon primarily should be used to build stagger" is also a bit of a backwards understanding, it should be used *after* you've staggered the enemy since they do massive damage and it's almost guaranteed to hit since your enemy is not moving. Building stagger is better done with ranged weapons. Don't rely them as openers because if the enemy AC is assault boosting it won't interrupt them and they can kick straight through your melee (and the kick will interrupt you).
Also yes, assault boost should *absolutely* be used in combat. They teach you this on the first helicopter boss.
It doesn't make you vulnerable at all, you get damage reduction, and you move very quickly so weapons have harder time hitting you, and you get increased impact for all attacks.
It also gives you access to one of the best moves in the game: the kick. Abuse the kick.
The old gen Armored Cores were a nightmare with stats that may or may not have even had a gameplay impact. I hope they continue to support pvp beyond Season rank resets now that we're post-launch. Ideally we'd get a DLC expansion but who knows..
you should 100% use weapon bay to use a pile bunker and laser lance both at the same time
there are legs you unlock later in the game that let you hover that aren't tetrapod legs
Thank you for that
As a vet in the game weapons bay is dope if you are carrying weapons with long cool downs
Now over boost in your your enemy, realize it does damage, and do it with tank parts to hit them like a truck smashing into a Hyundai .
Stopped watching at "don't assault boost during combat, traversal only". The cracks had already started to show but enough is enough.
@5:10 That reactor is weird, is says it takes 4.2 seconds or whatever to recharge but it can hit full level if you keep moving with regular thrusters as you descend after losing all generator power. I dunno that reactor is weird I always use the one with the highest output and heavy weight.
the aorta gen is made to run out of energy. if you look you can see that it has a 2000 en recovery on full en depletion. even though the recovery time is 5 seconds its still better than waiting for it to recharge.
Nop the aorta, coral generator, is better to be used, as un burt out cuz the massive, Regen you get at the end, both actually cuz there is a bigger size generator of coral to. If you burn them out you get a faster recharge. You can kind of fly with em of you know what you are doing.
Its called ASSAULT boost for a reason. It shines in combat
It’s interesting to see how different peoples play styles turn out, mine is like the complete opposite of this guy’s. Just a shame he doesn’t see the value in other play styles and advises against them :/
There is some serious misinformation and misunderstanding of stats and mechanics in this video.
The bit about assault boost not being good for combat was painful. Its literally called an "assault" boost... it is not only for travel... if you are only using it to travel, you are using it wrong.
You are not more vulnerable when assault boosting, it is in fact the opposite, you take less damage when assault boosting and also deal more damage yourself... this is explained to you in the very first level of the game...
There are alot of people who are going to be playing wrong and assuming the game is just fucked or something because they were given false information in an incredibly confident manner. Thats the opposite of what people need.
Just seeing how few items you have in your inventory is a red flag. This is why the current attitude of trying to rush to be the first to post is a huge problem. Finish the game before you try to tell other people how to play it.
Im in NG++++ and am still learning new things.
You dont even have access to all the items until nearly the end of NG+++, and even then you have battle logs, arena matches and chests to find before you have everything.
It sucks that this is the state of "guides" these days. You are more likely to get misinformation then you are to find actual facts.
Its like how every single "guide" to get all the endings are just flat out wrong and full of assumptions. And thats from big name companies who can afford multiple staff to research simultaneously.
Take most of these videos with a grain of salt. It seems there is a very small percentage of creators that are actually taking the time to learn the game and give accurate information.
did I miss hear you on the Aorta? you need to deplete it,...thats the trick you get 70 percent back in about 1 sec that way. The almost 5 sec part is for recharging from using some action.
I prefer usual legs. Most universal and adaptive and fit the best for my melee-oriented combat style. And I HATE tank configuration because my mobility drops to negative.
Among weapons I like laser guns as I'm very familiar with charge time on guns in different games, electric weapons and I use a wide specter of melee weapons in different builds. Despite I like melee combat I never use shields, I put on second melee weapon or laser drone instead.
And you are wrong about changing shoulder weapon for arm one. It can be very helpful in light builds as arm weapons are mostly lot lighter then shoulder ones. So it's a good solution to have one shotgun and one pistol/rifle and switch between one another when you need more spammy or burst damage weapon. And be a lot faster. Most bosses are easily defeatable by fast robots.
Game is way too busy for me to truly enjoy. You have to be a f'ing anime fan and like shiny things for this to hold your attention. It's like playing a sports game with multiple balls in play or like watching a Michael Bay film.
Your guide is good and helpful but would have been even better if you demonstrated how stats change performance rather than just describing it.
If you are "Still getting your head around" something, don't include it.
me in class: 🛌
me watching this video knowing damn well I don't have ac6: 🤔📝📝
not bad - thanks
do you know that with 4 legs you can use some "rear' cannons more effectively? try it out! also the recoi of back cannons is much less! ♥ TIP from an old AC player (2,3,4) btw excellent video. see ya in the game this weekend 18-11-2023 ♥☺
Yeah cognitive overload is the reason I am avoiding any charge weapons. Forcing myself to use the Karasawa will help with this.