Ever since patch 1.0.3.1, the number of players you meet using zims, stun needles or any of the meta weapons have been reduced considerably, so much so that I've seen people actually trying out new builds like stationary laser drones and linear rifles in game. I'd say the current PvP state is pretty good right now with players actually make diverse builds with occasional meta slaves still hold onto their dual zims or missile boats.
More stuff unlocks on each playthrough up to NG++ and most of the repeated stuff gets easier I feel like. The newer curveballs the game starts throwing at you by NG++ kind of vary between being pretty hard and fairly easy though.
I am almost to the Ice Worm in NG+ and have seen a few of the curve balls. Though there is the mission where you destroy some ships and Rusty's your wingman against the boss where I swear the 2 ACs that come in to fight is were different or at least felt harder than the first time, though that might just be me confusing myself since replay doesn't say anything about differences.
Literally nearly two years on one videogame...where's your lolcow thread?
It's worse: He sunk nearly half of that into Verdict Day, of all entries.
To be fair, ACVD's multiplayer is still alive and well in Japan up until AC6 and I remember some conquest autists still playing on there.
That's provided he plays on Japan servers. I thought the US servers shut down?
no, the 'Global' (US/EU) servers are still up (since 2013, so 10 years now), but JP servers are far more populated, especially after AC6 released. there was enough shit to actually get the online components going as intended.
AC1, ACPP, ACMoA, AC2, AC2AA, AC3, AC3SL, ACNexus, ACLR, ACFF, AC4, AC4A, AC5, ACVD, AC6.
purely because of the multiplayer and base mechanics. people consider 5th gen to be the literal worst because of the fact it just demands you learn its mechanics. gotta learn how to walljump, take advantage of the intricate stagger system, use recon units, use cover, etc. not being able to lock-on through walls (unless someone on your team has a marker gun, and even then good luck) changes the entire dynamic, which is why most people don't end up liking it. it's much more focused on actual urban mech combat, as opposed to the fighter jet aesthetic present in AC4 and AC4A. people don't like change when it's too drastic, but people also don't like it when things stay the same.
Literally most of the games before 4th gen did urban, close-quarters, tanky mech combat better even if it was purely due to design limitation and I highly doubt your supposedly extensive AC cred considering how diehard you're being for 5th gen. Even back in the day before I had any knowledge over Armored Core, I had a friend actively recommending me against picking up 5th gen when I briefly showed interest in it.
People think 5th gen is shit because it's shit. It's a downgrade from 4th gen in every way and having to constantly toggle Scan Mode is cancer. Now you can chalk that first argument up to people not wanting to adapt between 4th and 5th gen, and while that may be true in part, you cannot seem to comprehend that it is going to indubitably feel like a worse game to play overall when you've had people become accustomed to 4th gen. In fact, far as I can tell, most people push 4A as the game for newcomers to really play and get involved with its online community over anything 5th gen, and a lot of people also don't really like how online dependent VD is for the bulk of its gameplay since... You know, it's a game that focuses more strongly on having an online aspect over the offline experience.
Hi, I hate FromSoft Souls'ing everything and have refused to touch most of their library since Dark Souls 3, and yet I still love AC6.
tells me everything I need to know about you
the main point of doing it was to get behind cover first then switch, so that you can have better energy regen, and if you use a recon unit, that you can see where the other fucker is to get ready. all the high-level shit where you see it being spammed is just that, people squeezing out every little bit of min-maxing possible. even 4th gen ended up being guilty of this min-maxing in some way (such as chainboosting and 2nd stage QB) but also oldgen (with the control oversight where you can maintain your speed if your strafe buttons are mapped to buttons as opposed to the stick or dpad)
how do you think oldgenners felt when picking up AC4 for the first time, especially with the sheer difference in its weight and inertia? same thing for 4th gen players coming into 5th gen, which I do agree with. the main point of what I said is not that people will feel skilless when they transition to a completely new gameplay style, but rather saying the game is bad because they either can't or don't want to adapt
4th gen babies do that. actual AC fans will either point you to starting with AC3 or AC1 using emulators, telling you avoid the overpriced copies online as much as possible. hell, if you want a tip, you can literally play every single AC game without issues on a modded PS3, even a Slim one without PS2 support.
i can personally agree with you on this, since there was a LOT of content lost when AC5's servers were inevitably turned off. Type D No.5, Raijin and St. Elmo are just 3 bosses I can mention that are no longer fightable today. bit of a shame, but as far as I know in ACVD, the only bosses that are exclusive to online mode are 2 super versions of pre-existing bosses, Spirit of Motherwill, and Lady in Vortex. everything else you can fight is either a variant or just a repeat from shit you can fight in story mode. at most you'll be missing Conquest Mode and some base attack missions, but if ACVD ever got shut down you'd be basically only missing like 20% of the content as opposed to over half of the game's total content in AC5.
i haven't said the contrary, if anything what I meant is that 5th gen focuses more on it. and even beyond that, oldgen combat tends to be more focused on outpacing your opponent's FCS all while being able to fire back. i'm sooooo sorry that spending 6000 hours in ACVD because I enjoy it is apparently not the same as the rest of the 8000 hours being spent across the rest of the series, you disingenuous 4th gen baby faggot.
Combat just feels the same to me, that same sluggish, shitty slow combat.
I played it on release and the bosses were very souls-like and a brick wall unless you too the 'meta' build.
To me the only game that 6 is slower than is 4 and 4A. I'm glad we've gone back to more normal styled ACs instead of nexts. I also think 6 plays more like an amalgamation of 3 and 5 with primal armor from 4.
I kind of agree, but I can't think of any souls bosses that forced you into a build and they patched bosses in AC6 to be weaker and parts to be stronger.
i honestly can't see why they did it compared to previous titles. the previous 4 games had AP in the 20-50k range depending on your build, and AC5 was notorious for having some extremely long missions (helped by putting in shit like workshop sites to let you refill and repair). i don't see why AC6 couldn't have just 3-4x'd the AP and do away with repair kits entirely. you already do get the supply sherpa before a big boss or a hard enemy encounter (such as the fight against G1 Michigan)
