Recording summary · August 2023
This ARMORED CORE 6 Build is OVERPOWERED
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Overview
Daniel showcases an Armored Core 6 build featuring dual Zimmerman shotguns to stagger targets and dual shoulder-mounted Earshot cannons for explosive damage, testing its effectiveness across arena challenges and campaign boss encounters.
The build incorporates maximum thrust boosters and OS tuning for kinetic and explosive damage, alongside combat tactics centered on hard lock-on, forward thrusting, shotgun stagger, and cannon follow-ups, though Earshots necessitate heavy legs or tank tracks due to their weight.
Campaign testing against Sulla and Balteus makes the Balteus encounter significantly easier than previous strategies using plasma missile pods, plasma rifles, and pulse swords, alongside criticism regarding the inability to replay boss fights directly without restarting full missions.
Themes
Armored Core 6 build composition, including Zimmerman shotguns, Earshots, maximum thrust boosters, and OS tuning for kinetic and explosive damage.
Combat tactics involving hard lock-on, forward thrusting, shotgun stagger, and following up with cannon fire.
Critique regarding the inability to replay specific campaign boss battles directly without restarting entire missions.
Previous weapon strategies against Balteus, including plasma missile pods, plasma rifles, and pulse swords.
Developments
Daniel defeated the final arena boss in 11 seconds.
Daniel completed an arena run in 16 seconds after accidentally equipping a Songbird instead of a second Earshot.
Daniel completed two subsequent arena attempts in 14 seconds each.
Daniel defeated Sulla and Balteus during campaign test runs.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether an Earshot missed during the initial 16-second arena attempt or did half of its standard damage for another reason.
Whether Armored Core 6 includes a settings toggle to keep hard lock-on active automatically at all times.
Whether the shotgun and Earshot build would perform well against Balteus before Daniel initiated the battle.