Official Armored Core Thread

[Zybertech]

Originally Posted by CrimsonPhantom922

I use neither lol. I used to use the ELTINAN, that really EN efficient one with like 14000 attack power, but I found online, that I rarely ever ended up hitting anyone. So I switched to that laser blade that has 20 length, and so far, I am getting quite a bit more hits online than I was getting before lol, even against lightweights. Also, this laser blade weights about 300 less than the ELTINAN, so I am even faster... although I lose out on about 800 EN recovery using this blade compared to the ELTINAN :/... but I suppose part balance is part balance, you cant have it all. MOONLIGHT can only really be used with a dedicated blader build, but even so, it is still quite heavy, EN consuming, and also the interval between blade strikes is quite high. So in terms of my Main AC, I have freed up about 600 weight, and also a bunch of tuning points, and I used to max out the QB of my main and back booster, but I found out the back booster QB only works when you are backpedaling, and I though it also helped when you are QB'ing forward (like when blading). So I switched my booster setup from a Virtue/Aaliyah/Latona, to a Virtue/Latona/Judith.... and I shave off a lot of weight, and horizontal booster en consumption this way. So, my build is now a lot more efficient. I am loving having 1000 lockon speed lol, helps with blading and rifle a lot. I just wish the *** players I usually play online were a bit slower and stayed to the ground a bit more so I can grenade spam them lol. They fly around quite a bit with their LAHIRE frame lightweight builds, it gets soo annoying lol. With the nature of my FCS, my AC is a mid to short range build, as my max lockon distance with this FCS is 650 meters, but I guess I can still play like a "long range" because I have a sniper rifle. Its just that the LATONA arms I have may more be able to support the recoil and weight of the sniper, so I have to give a bit of tuning to my arms maneuverability and firing stability. Also, only 6 more missions (out of normal and hard mode) to S rank before I get the SS rank and unlock 9 Balls emblem!!

Nice. I only have the Hard Mode Missions to S Rank. I got about 12 of them left.... and believe it or not, Occupation at Alteria Carpals is not one of them :P

Though I still have a little trouble with Defend Alteria Cranium.

I can never remember which parts I have. All I know for sure is that I have that Sniper Head and Sniper Arms with high aim precision... other than that, I know nothing. In AC4, I combo dual Sniper Rifles with Dual Grenade Cannons that hit at 24,000+ each. In AC4A, I use a Sniper Cannon and Rail Cannon for maximum range and piercing. I love my Sniper... it's so dangerous

[CrimsonPhantom922]

Originally Posted by shadow17

Nice. I only have the Hard Mode Missions to S Rank. I got about 12 of them left.... and believe it or not, Occupation at Alteria Carpals is not one of them :P

Though I still have a little trouble with Defend Alteria Cranium.

I can never remember which parts I have. All I know for sure is that I have that Sniper Head and Sniper Arms with high aim precision... other than that, I know nothing. In AC4, I combo dual Sniper Rifles with Dual Grenade Cannons that hit at 24,000+ each. In AC4A, I use a Sniper Cannon and Rail Cannon for maximum range and piercing. I love my Sniper... it's so dangerous

Nah I decided to be a cheesy ass ******* for Arteria Carpals lol. I used a super lightweight quad dual blade AC, since it literally pokes the blade into the opponent, you lock on, poke them, they get stunned, poke them with the other one, stun some more, and repeat like one more time, and then they are dead lol. Got S rank on both normal and hard on the first try lol. I actually S ranked all the missions last night lol, so now I have acheived SS rank status for all missions. Its funny, I had about 18 total missions to S rank yesterday @_@. Also, for the "Defeat Unidentified AF" mission, the one where you have to take out those moving Sol Dios cannons. Make a EN defense reverse joint AC, equip it with the Broken Bazooka on the right arm, a lasrer blade on the left arm, and a slug gun on the left back. Those Sol Dios cannons die maddddd easy to bazooka and slug gun hits, I lost like only 2000 AP that entire mission. This build is also good for the mission where you have to protect some allies in the Loro Desert, and you have to face two Land Crab AF's with laser cannons, a ****load of Normals, and those 2 laser cannon floating things. Also, for "Defeat AF Answerer", for both normal and hard, just make an EN efficient build, with good EN weapon efficiency arms, with dual laser blades, and also some shoulder flares. Fly up like hell, use flares on missles, and get to AF's core, and start spamming laser blades one at a time, not together. It should die in 20 seconds, and should only hit you with 1 AA attack. Also, lemme know any other missions you are having a hard time S ranking, and I can suggest some schematics that will help.