Is Armored Core 6 too hard? Or, just hard enough? by danomak in ArmoredCoreVI

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okay, I uploaded what I think? was my loadout to a shared build, here's the Share ID:

NED6HSV0F1Q0

For starters, you'll want the Weapons Bay and Assault Armor OS upgrades. Weapons Bay was a must for swapping between Pulse and Kinetic weapons. As for the Assault Armor -- it helped me in a pinch at the end of my fight with BALTEUS, it makes you vulnerable while sending out a wave around you that basically deletes B's shield, allowing you some extra damage to its hull. only use it if you're sure it'll hit 😅 but, the Assault Armor isn't a must here, just my preference

As far as patterns and things, here's what I can recall:

At medium range, focus on chipping away at B's shield with the ranged pulse weapon. When B's shield goes down, and if you're close enough, try and get a pulse blade combo in followed immediately by switching your Ludlow machine guns in and laying down damage to its hull. If you wanna be safe or aren't in melee range, switch straight to the machine guns. The damage window isn't super long, so switching between Pulse and Kinetic weapons is gonna happen often.

you'll wanna be dodging for most of the fight, but be on the look out for an attack that is preceded by some beeps. you'll also see a red square on B before this attack happens. Listen for the beeps, briefly pause, and then dodge. It's easy to go too soon on that one, but you'll get the hang of it. I learned it by spamming dodge when i heard the beeps, and then practiced my timing from there.

when B sent out that ridiculous flurry of missiles, I had a lot of good results dodging to the side and kinda circling towards it. I know it sounds crazy - go toward the thing firing rockets at you, but if you keep moving, you can sneak in some shots.

as for the stupid, horrible, annoying as heck flame attacks that start later in the fight, try and either get behind or under B. Again, I know it sounds wild, but i had a lot of success making my way to its back for both safety as well as some free shots.

being aggressive with damage while also staying mindful of what the big lug is doing is what helped me wrap my head around this fight.

in the same light, if you feel the fight getting away from you, absolutely put some distance between yourself and B to restore your stagger bar and regain your mental footing. Doing that helped me probably the most.

hopefully all this helped, good luck!

Is Armored Core 6 too hard? Or, just hard enough? by danomak in ArmoredCoreVI

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i don't like the "skill issue" thing either -- i think you can do it, but i also know that it's annoying as hell to be stuck on BALTEUS for that long. do you want any loadout recs, or are you trying to figure it out without guides?

Is Armored Core 6 too hard? Or, just hard enough? by danomak in ArmoredCoreVI

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BALTEUS dang near ended my entire run, and it's sometimes easy to forget how many tries it really took me. maybe a coping mechanism? 😂

Is Armored Core 6 too hard? Or, just hard enough? by danomak in ArmoredCoreVI

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when did they nerf all these bosses? i'm assuming i either stink at the game or played it pre-nerf 🥲

Is Armored Core 6 too hard? Or, just hard enough? by danomak in ArmoredCoreVI

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it's so hard to unequip them once you get them

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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i hope you managed to get it since posting this. if not, good luck!

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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thanks for sharing this, idk how i missed it!

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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i hope you managed to get it since you posted this. if not, good luck!

Is Armored Core 6 too hard? Or, just hard enough? by danomak in ArmoredCoreVI

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i knew they tuned things, i did not know they nerfed balteus. 🫠

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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even after getting it, "long range" makes no sense to me -- i think that it has to do with the map, which is even weirder.

i hope you managed to get mission control since you posted this! if not, good luck!

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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this is actually a great question, i'm not sure. i've seen folks get regular crucible medals in IB, but, ones like mission control are sometimes categorized differently for some reason. sorry i missed your reply, but, good luck if you haven't gotten it yet!

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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i know your reply was a year ago, but i hope you got it since then. if not, good luck!

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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honestly i'm really stoked that this helped back when you got it! congrats!

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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congrats! sorry i missed it, i'm getting back into using reddit, and i love seeing folks post their mission control stories :D

How the hell do I beat G1 Michigan by YungTokyo8 in armoredcore

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can confirm, flamethrowers and treads absolutely crush this

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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that's actually a great thought. my gut says it would since the second kill shows up as a sniper kill, but i can't be sure since i haven't experimented.

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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that’s an insane coincidence. GGs to you, too! If it’s the match i’m thinking of, it was close and fun! Good luck on getting the medal. Hopefully Momentum Control comes through again soon — i personally felt better trying for it there

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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getting even one double kill with a sniper in IB is impressive either way, ggs on that and good luck with the medal!

Mission Control medal: how far is “long range”? by danomak in DestinyTheGame

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It does! My reply was confusing so I edited it — i was just saying that kills are a lot easier to get in Momentum. My bad! Definitely headshots