Armored Core 6 - Giving Ibis the Rubiconian Handshake

[@itmus_a9270]

"So what's the most powrful weapon you get in the game? Some funky laser?" "Nah, steel rod."

[@raghav1026]

“The meta is pointy sticks?” “Always has been.”

[@Guo1234bob]

To be fair this is a 60 foot metal rod that is powered by tnt.

[@piratekingthaszar7912]

Shad proven right yet again.

[@TheMIBWORKSHOP]

Pointy stick strikes again.

[@gigabyteguru2452]

I'm so glad we are calling it a Rubiconian handshake.

[@mrtencza]

Wouldn't be a Balam handshake, as the Ashmead is a Balam weapon?

[@desreploid3353]

Yeah, but it's most effective with BAWS produced arms so... evens out I guess

[@mrtencza]

@@desreploid3353 fair enough

[@BlazeEmerald]

I thought it was a reference to the Shawinagan Handshake, which is named after the place it happened, so Rubiconian Handshake makes sense.

[@ghostdog210tx4]

"Did you just bunk inside me!?" "YOU BET YOUR SWEET BIPPY I DID"

[@raghav1026]

📸🤨

[@MK-vi2cm]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chunkblaster]

WAS THAT AN ED EDD N EDDY REFERENCE

[@The_WumboTM]

“Destroy it before it destroys you” **proceeds to deliver the dap of devastation**

[@raghav1026]

*GET PILE BUNKERED*

[@KABLAMMATS]

Technically, ibis is Rubiconian ☝️🤓

[@raghav1026]

This is true, however i doubt it’s seen the rubiconian handshake before since it’s a relatively recent custom on rubicon

[@danny08390]

Then it'd be familiar with that greeting

[@GhostlyPancakeTheOddMancake]

Yeah it's a Rubiconian, have you seen it's version of a handshake? Not good my guy

[@El_Hornio_II]

Who needs all this fancy schmancy lasers and so on when you can just put even more energy behind a spiky stick

[@redacted144]

"We are born of the pointy sticc, made men by the pointy sticc, undone by the pointy sticc; Fear the old pointy sticc." Wait the quote has more inuendo than I thouht.

[@raghav1026]

The meta has always been pointy sticc. Since cavemen. Unsurprising that the meta is still pointy sticc in the future.

[@redacted144]

@@raghav1026 hell even the shaped charge made to penetrate tank's armor is explosion induced pointy stick.

[@watchyourback8877]

I mean, you really do need the pointy stick to make a baby, so yeah, we are made men by pointy stick.

[@raghav1026]

@@watchyourback8877 😂 Take this like

[@watchyourback8877]

@@raghav1026 I appreciate it big boss.

[@OhThatKor]

I love my danger stick

[@raghav1026]

Pointy sticks have been the meta since cavemen and they will continue to be the meta into the far future

[@Owliare]

"Gg shake my hand"

[@kurdtcoben]

There's nothing that's as exciting as penetrating Laser Malenia and/or Ayre mid-flight.

[@raghav1026]

Of all the words, you had to use that one 🤨

[@kurdtcoben]

@@raghav1026I'm not apologizing.

[@R-XI_Sulla]

You know I started panicking as i saw ayre not taking that much dmg %wise when i hit her with an bunk All u heard was: is tsht all you have

[@TheZ691]

Laser Malenia? Cringe.

[@bullet996]

Dual Ducketts and a handshake is all you need

[@Vinixyon]

Taste the Pile-Bunker!

[@gunsevenwhillans420]

Instead trying to nerf the Pile Bunker From Software should add a Coral-Powered Pile Bunker to the game that's even more powerful

[@raghav1026]

Based opinion

[@genericscottishchannel1603]

That should've been the moonlight weapon instead of whatever it was we got

[@thisguy41487]

My favorite part was where he was like, "PUT 'ER THERE, PAL!" And gave it the ol' handshake.

[@FirehawkSHD]

Not using BASHO arms? Not a true Rubiconian handshake then

[@raghav1026]

I just don’t like how they look lol

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

​@@raghav1026 Understandable.

[@alvarosolorzano5405]

@@raghav1026drip over stats, I can respect that

[@MRX-tm3st]

You can actually land a Rubiconian Handshake on CEL-240's first attack by just assault boosting towards it after dodging the drones

[@raghav1026]

Yeah, i prefer to stagger it first though for that health deletion

[@pixpax1720]

​@@raghav1026 Assault boost then assault armor all over her face Then spike her face

[@driftjunk]

You can do charged laser lance straight into charged shotgun to instantly stager at the start, then give a good Rubiconian hanshake.

[@AlejandroFaustoC]

Man, every comment here got me chuckling. What a community 😂

[@arandantesamus]

Rubiconian Handshake. I love it. I'm definitely gonna try it on my friends. And in the game, too.

[@chunkblaster]

light attack into boost cancel into heavy attack lets you pseudo-dash with a charged pilebunker

[@kadebass6187]

My build is literally the same except the inner modules

[@Crackheadcentral2188]

I think it’s more of a fist bump

[@raghav1026]

Fist bump with a pointy stick powered by explosion

[@atsekaleb7]

surprise prostate exam

[@zedc6072]

sick build, what are the internals? would like to make it myself

[@raghav1026]

R-Arm: HG-004 DUCKETT L-Arm: PB-033M ASHMEAD R-Back: WS-5001 SOUP L-Back: SONGBIRDS Head: HC-2000/BC SHADE EYE Core: 07-061 MIND ALPHA Arms: IB-CO3A: HAL 826 Legs: IB-CO3L: HAL 826 Booster: BST-G2/P04 FCS: FC-008 TALBOT Generator: VP-20C Expansion: Assault Armor The share ID is: 19ZT4LC8419U

[@rednuclearmc3856]

A P04 enjoyer? Nice @@raghav1026

[@Muscle_ManTwit]

The pure enjoyment of hitting a boss with the pilebunker is insane to me

[@jeremy7157]

nicely done

[@TwinkyGlitten]

Pretty sick. Mine wasn't quite as clean. I'm going to have to try ibis with the a melee weapon next time instead of dual gats and needles, but I can't complete his second phase with my melee build + dual ducketts.

[@raghav1026]

Yeah phase 2 still slaps the shit out of me, i can do phase 1 easily most of the time.

[@darkdruidsvale]

I’m not terribly familiar with AC lore but how in the hell do those triple rocket pod things not snap off XD

[@tortugagreen9924]

They've got some deeply magic materials in AC6. The big stationary structures hanging in space over Rubicon are only possible with basically unbreakable materials, so some relatively spindly missile arrays shouldn't be too bad to support IMO

[@darkdruidsvale]

@@tortugagreen9924 hmm fair, it’s just weird to see them working on such a relatively tiny structure going Mach fuck in low atmo XD

[@PolocoV54]

What weapon's name pls? And where do you unlock it because I'm jealous and I don't have it in the shop 💀🥶

[@raghav1026]

You get it near the beginning of chapter 2 i think, not sure. It’s the PILE BUNKER, it deals absolutely insane damage if you can land a charged hit when the enemy is staggered.

[@markgallagher1790]

You get it after Balteus. In the shop. Weapon is the Ashmead, a pile bunker

[@PolocoV54]

Thx bro 👍🏻

[@jamesmcilwain3230]

What’s the Missle on your right shoulder?

[@raghav1026]

It’s the WS-5001 SOUP

[@shepard21]

are you using mouse?

[@raghav1026]

Yes, i don’t have a controller

[@alexandrostheodorou8387]

You think this build could work in pvp?

[@raghav1026]

Possibly, i tried it a bit and got stomped but that is probably because i suck at pvp lol

[@monkeseeaction21987]

3v3 Rank A here, he's got a very interesting AC. Medium heavy weight with a mix of projectile, cannon and missiles. Typically people go specialize in one class and have at least two of the same type. Cases of missile rats/boats typically require 3 to 4 missile weapons. But that's just the meta. The only thing that is difficult here is the pile bunker. That at high level pvp is just an extremely high skill weapon to use, many mechanisms to learn and master to make it land. If you blindly rush in to pile bunker someone with a medium heavy AC you'll just get punished hard. But other than that IMO, if you try to master a very even mix of weapons, you can make yourself not particularly vulnerable to anything and be useful in every situation. Etc. fill ACS, keep mid range pressure, have the cannon threat, and be able to punish. In other words, just go play pvp, you'll learn what works and what doesn't.

[@alexandrostheodorou8387]

@@monkeseeaction21987 Are you really dying to tell everyone your an A Rank…. Buddy I’m an A Rank too on Steam 1v1…. only using a BVO Build.. Im just curious cause there has to be an easier way to give the rubiconhandshake. Most of the time when you stagger by the time to boost in switch and charge it they escape. And forget it if you’re not on the same level as the staggered opponent. Ideally you want to on the same level when they stagger, and more ideally the pilebunker is already equipped. Thats why I ask about this build.

[@raghav1026]

@@monkeseeaction21987 thanks, i just threw this thing together in like 20 minutes lol