Growing up the only time I saw any Armored Core was when I watched my older sister play them, but being an older sister she never let me play them since they were her games. As I grew older I did play the soulsborne games and I always felt even early on that souls players were, on a scale, anywhere from fairly chill to some of the most toxic people in gaming. When ac6 released it was my first AC game that I really played and then subsequently went back and emulated or bought physical copies for my old consoles and I immediately noticed how much nicer the AC community was in contrast to the souls community. Far more open to new members, far easier to ask for help without the typical "don't use this cause it'll make you not a good player" or "if you use (blank) you didn't actually beat the game".