The Armored Core 6 Roguelike Challenge ALMOST broke me…

[@chewbacachunks8644]

In the Ayre fight. All of her laser sword attacks can easily be dodged by just jumping and flying over her. You don't even need to use your quick boost. Once I figured that out Ayre become a cakewalk. I've beaten her without taking damage a few times now.

[@Ghorda9]

you can also dodge those by tricking her targeting, she tries to lead the shots

[@AlphaOmega1237]

Reverse joint legs are great for fighting her.

[@GusMortis]

Nothing but solid advice in this thread. You all are doing God's work.

[@Pale_Kingg]

I wish i read this earlier this day.

[@Hammer-n-Anvil-Official]

DOUBLE ZIMMIES AND DOUBLE STUN NEEDLE, WITH BASHO HEAD TIAN QUANG BODY, TIAN LAO ARMS, AND BORNEMISSZA TANK LEGS, EZ

[@jjjjhijj9806]

Did you know this man has the German debuff

[@whisperingdorito1456]

What's the german debuff?

[@somepvpguy69]

​@@whisperingdorito1456being verman = debuff

[@_Astrum]

"And people say Germans aren't funny"

[@upper_case_T]

I sometimes happen to forget how to speak english, so we just call that my "german debuff" lmao

[@JLM-y5g]

@@_Astrum That can't be true, we get so many great WW1 and WW2 jokes out of them...

[@slinderb.4592]

Ain’t no way he clowned on Ayre with Pepsi man 😂

[@upper_case_T]

I just had to do it to her

[@RyanWithersAway]

Okay, Time for round 2. But instead of check points what if you have to sell the parts you die with until you can no longer build an AC and that is the true "loss" where you have to start over.

[@upper_case_T]

I actually really like this idea, gonna note that down somewhere!

[@RyanWithersAway]

@@upper_case_T Hell yeah, Anything to feed my addiction to this game haha

[@dizzykrogan]

That would be kinda similar to the original armored core. Where you would go in debt and eventually get a game over.

[@joneydew4739]

So a nuzlocke? Very nice.

[@du5k.17]

Bruh, Day After Day playin during the Ibis fight just hits different. Great vid, makes me wanna redownload AC6 ngl, had no reason to pick it back up after I 100%'d it but this challenge looks really frickin cool.

[@upper_case_T]

Yeah this challenge is a great excuse to go back to the game. I hope that everything goes smoothly for you if you do decide to try this out!

[@svartrbrisingr6141]

I remember playing the roguelike myself when it was newly released. It is a wonderful ruleset to play the game by and can end up creating some interesting builds that I otherwise would have never come up with without the roguelike limiting me. It also was what started me trying to see what in the game i could beat with the starting setup provided. just the jailbreak, fists, and worst interior parts. really fun challenge in of itself.

[@upper_case_T]

I wouldn't dare to try out a jailbreak and fist only run... I'm just not built like that... But it's always great to see people make their own fun in games like these!

[@svartrbrisingr6141]

@@upper_case_T it is brutal. It's easy enough until the strider which actually turned out to be really hard on that set up. Wallclimber was hard but nothing to hard. then the next challenge was the watchpoint. Sulla took a few times to get a pattern down as he likes to dodge but he ain't to bad. Balty though is rough. that shield of his makes it a very long fight and with low ap you get worn down. I'm still stuck on balty even. but its a fun challenge I do suggest at least giving a try. I use all OS tuning as well which makes it a bit more managable. but it was a very fun wallclimber fight weaving back and forth with the boss.

[@AlphaZSniperTheOneAndOnly]

40:52 brother was so shocked that he became a meme for the joy he has of seeing this weapon shine in the darkness like a angel coming down from the sky like a fucking orbital laser fr fr

[@TheLaXandro]

I think optional objectives giving loot one tier down from what you're supposed to get would be fair.

[@joyless95]

I must try this myself

[@ColtonGamingTV]

do it, you will have a blast though it can be frustrating when you don't roll anything good.

[@buckettv799]

Pretty intresting challege, i would like to try it but thinking im not ready for that. You're good youtuber! Keep going!

[@thefunkyfish5640]

The passive FreQuency stats increase granting you your first victory against Cel240 is amazing

[@benjaminurra2019]

Woah, now I gotta reinstall AC6 to try this! Amazing gameplay, the boss fights were very enjoyable to watch

[@upper_case_T]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@_Astrum]

Perfect timing. Just got 100% for the second time and looking for more content. Hopefully the upcoming multiplayer patch actually exists. Right now it's kinda hard to find matches.

[@AluminiumPanda6]

47:27 My gosh... that fight was pure poetry. Well done there.

[@r1zmy]

AC rouglike is just the partsbin kitbash experience

[@BillNyeTheBountyGuy]

If this mod manifests in a big way 'Kitbash Roguelike' would be a great name.

[@Jaq_Of_Blades]

Somebody get this pilot a beer and his own commercial. 😂🍻 That was great! 😂🤝🏼

[@TheValiantBob]

Here's a thought for an extra rule. What if every time you killed a named AC pilot, you get a bonus roll from what they have equipped? Gives higher chances to get something specific, and may make the optional objectives more appealing on certain maps

[@psmmajus]

In the first guardian fight he made EVERY, SINGLE MISTAKE you could in this fight and I am almost IMPRESSED by that Failed to dodge the first beam, superboosted forward immediately draining his own battery while in melee, stood still for the bubble attack and didn't dodge the thrusts like…damn man XD

[@Sephiroth69]

Underrated and entertaining Also i didnt know ac6 had a randomizer rouglike mod

[@Surr3alD3sign]

5:46 oh hes gonna get a second weapon for the exact same arm isnt he 😂

[@NSDeepDish]

Video so good I came back to watch it again :3

[@upper_case_T]

Thanks and glad to hear that you enjoyed it enough for a rewatch!

[@haloGod268]

52:55 "The shitbox who burned it all" Ive been laughing at this for 10 minutes and its still just as funny

[@ALoneGamer317]

damn, how do you have only 3k subscribers on yt, your editing is so good 😅😅

[@upper_case_T]

Thanks man, appreciate it! Slowly making those subscriber numbers climb up

[@rabidrivas]

They really need to mod this into the game

[@upper_case_T]

I'm honestly considering to look into this myself, but it would be a fairly big undertaking as I have literally zero modding experience

[@sovietmaori]

PEPSIMAAAAAAAN

[@alastor8091]

22:50 >know the ins and outs of your build >doesn't know how to fight Spider Classic.

[@upper_case_T]

I had to remove some audio at 16:50 because of some copyright claim. Don't worry, your headphones aren't broken :) (sad I had to remove this as it was a funny little bit)

[@maskedperson0165]

Yeah this deserves a sub my guy

[@AmbientMusician1898]

I thought I heard the Pepsi Man theme at near the end and nearly spit out my drink

[@hannabelphaege3774]

I'm amazed how long it was before he equipped the Kurosawa

[@4blasphemy]

real amazing challenge and it does fit quite well but, i do have to say that if a "rougelike" or survival mode fits for any fromsoft game it has to be bloodborne, and that is exactly what i did and made rules for that the whole point of it is to play chalice dungeons (because there is a LOT to play) and the idea is that you only use what you find (so blood vials, bullets, every consumable) and with weapons that can be an option too up to a certain point, permadeath obviously and the "base run" you go from depth 1 pthumeru to depth 5 pthumeru but there is a lot of flexibility with the rules that are way too many mention

[@BlackMammoth25]

That looked... painful.

[@upper_case_T]

It was for a little bit (mostly during stage 2), but at the end of it all I still had a ton of fun

[@BlackMammoth25]

@@upper_case_T Gotta be honest, seemed kinda shitty of the creator's slot machine to dictate specific arms to use these weapons on. I would have at least allowed players to put hand weapons on either arm when possible.

[@PeachDragon_]

We are making our own rulesets, our community is STARVED fromsoft, ac7 pls

[@thatorangeboi]

gamer it's only been one year chill

[@thatorangeboi]

you think you're starved, try being a hollow knight fan

[@VegitoJawbreaker]

And Halo:Master Chief Collection type deal for all the AC games would be better than AC7 tbh, since there's new AC fans that didn't get to experience the older ACs.

[@VegitoJawbreaker]

Shitty-knight fans when they see a silk worm (silk song?!?!)

[@Dysxnix]

Somebody, please mod this into the game

[@shane225]

Lmao, i lost track of how many playthroughs of ac 6 I've done, but this is i first time seeing that "ghost" 😂

[@siicis1986]

This is awsome❤

[@st._john_henry2241]

This as a full mod would be so good

[@upper_case_T]

I believe that there actually is a mod for this now, it just didn’t exist when I was doing it a couple months back lol

[@rattled6732]

Did you know this man has the German buff?

[@upper_case_T]

True and based

[@sooskuh6044]

love the irl doges

[@Mastercheap]

19:29 It him, john left hand

[@teamwithskins3752]

never saw anything about armored core VI, did not understand shit but cool video

[@upper_case_T]

Thanks for watching anyways! lmao

[@dhoffnun]

(hi) This was such a fun video

[@Vanamonde]

One tweak to this I'd suggest is allowing a choice of 1 (from a selection of 3 to 5) generic R hand weapons as a primary to start with. Like the starting rifles and basic pistol or sweet sixteens or something. Most actual roguelites give you a starting weapon or a few to choose from. Or at the very least have guaranteed drops for a primary weapon when you don't have one.

[@InfmsKon]

Gonna do this after I get all endings

[@reactorraptor9755]

At 26:00 the song is "Stranger I remain" and the full song is an absolute banger that's on both my racing and Armored core playlists

[@Escion_and_on]

I'd argue this is more of a nuzlocke... maybe a weird mix between a roguelike and a nuzlocke?? looks fun tho I'll try it myself!

[@ColtonGamingTV]

My first completed run was a rj with dual turners and dual mlt-10's and can't tell how many times I failed before I got a winning run. Also, didn't use checkpoints though going forward that would be better. Also, you have to do all three endings for a full run, granted the second is easier but allgazu is still pretty hard!

[@commediaDollArte]

26:07 hit so hard it made me dissociate holy fuck man

[@ashspika7339]

The therapist stun bomb launcher is classified as an energy weapon, so having an FCS and generator tuned for energy weapons will not only boost its damage, but also it's stun buildup. Got to s-rank plenty of times running it with dualies and the moonlight blade😅

[@almightytwinkie2171]

I remember unpatched Baltaeus. The most fun I had in AC6. Took me 29 attempts to beat unpatched Baltaeus, and genuinely made me a better AC player. It gave me the keys to beat all 3 endings. I did it all with the Basho set cause I thought it looked way cooler than any ither set Full Basho for melee Pile Driver or Whip for massive stun damage, as the Whip has amazing utility as pressure and range melee AR for upkeep Missiles for stun and general damage

[@jonathanmarcelthome]

Now I know that hell is real.

[@CerotheDemon]

I deem this AC, “LEFTY” for the fact it can only wield left hand weapons

[@MoeHasubandoAbsolver]

You should have re-rolled the build on every failure instead of locking yourself to the same build for the entire checkpoint system. Would have been way more fun for all involved I think.

[@GangsterYoda_Kodex]

Idk what is sadder. The tester pilot or the V. Pilot that Snail left out to dry before we fought the "Malenia of AC6"...

[@twisted2739]

I messed around with this mod, super cool but holy shit i didnt get a single weapon or booster until the ice worm fight, first drop was the energy orbit drone and after that was just armor and a single generator that boosted energy damage by a FUCK ton... really funny how it turned out

[@MN-vz8qm]

I am using a mod on nexus which proposes that. For now, I never passed the Wallclimber mission. Even Destroy teh Strider mission can be ridiculous, if by that point you stil have no weapon (killing the propotype AC with bare hands just before is funny tho). I have repeated those first missions so much that they got easy despite having no weapon, and started to look like speed runs. Careful, in the mod, the starting AC is worse than the jailbreaker we know, I think because the internal parts also are terrible.

[@danielm.595]

35:18 I haven't fought it yet, but given From's history, I will take a shot and say that the Cataphract was easier than the alternative, where you would end up fighting a "human" sized HC in an enclosed space.

[@skullkurr5724]

i'm doing this challenge right now. after beating both the pca officers in attack the old spaceport, i decided to roll until i got my FIRST booster. 89 rolls. 1 booster. EIGHTY. NINE.

[@TyroneSmith-n2t]

The steel haze, and ayre fights are the best.

[@gryphondarkstryder3675]

love this idea but if you do it again i would reroll the items you previously unlocked up to the checkpoint(as if you played over from the start) to keep things changing

[@elrobotman9856]

I'm trying this

[@neonkbfalcon]

i have to do this

[@joegemini332]

Now the true path?

[@robertmcpherson138]

... but only one ending...

[@TornaitSuperBird]

I'm going to play this challenge but just equip any weapon gotten into any slot- At least for the first successful playthrough.

[@komierror5129]

So maybe I'm just dumb but why does the website only say stage 1-5 for the rolls when there's significantly more than 5 stages I really wanna do this but I wanna do it correctly, do I just roll 1 on installations, 2 on grid, 3 on transport, 4 on tester and then just 5 onwards or... The rules are kinda too vague for my smooth brain and leaves out a few too many details/doesn't specify enough for me tbh especially since it just says "based on the stage you're on in the challenge" but not sure what that constitutes as

[@upper_case_T]

The "stages" don't refer to the individual missions of the game, but they act more like chapters. The challenge tries to devide the game into 5 chunks that are a bit more evenly spaced out than the actual chapters of the game. Somewhere on the website it should say, when a stage starts and ends. If it hasn't been changed since I've played this, stage 2 should start after beating the Mission "Operation Wallclimber" for example.

[@chocolatecrud]

What’s the song at 47:30 during the Ibis boss fight, reminds me of classic AC

[@chezlordtheinevitable5726]

Its called day after day from the armoured core verdict days ost

[@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776]

What waa that song you played during the Ibis fight?

[@upper_case_T]

that was "Day after Day" from the Armored Core Verdict Day OST!

[@RexSu-n7e]

I wanna cry with you

[@snarfbomber298]

No shot that’s what your voice sounds like

[@upper_case_T]

Please elaborate, I've been sitting here laughing for the past 3 minutes, not being able to figure out what you mean by this lmao

[@dizzykrogan]

I wonder what would be a good trade in optional rule. There’s been a couple times where i got some pretty good weapons butt not getting a single generator really hurt.

[@half-kratos21]

What is that on your ac's left sholder at 5:06 to 5:08 to me it looks like BML-G1/P07VTC-12

[@purplefood1]

Most roguelike's feature a meta progression so you don't have absolutely nothing to start again with?

[@Eric-kt6kv]

Help, I need the song from 26:26

[@upper_case_T]

That's the "Devil Trigger" Eurobeat Remix by Turbo here on youtube! (Absolute banger)

[@Naetheon]

Idk if you go over this later in the video but wouldn't it be smart to get the os tuning for weapon bays? Idk if this breaks the rules but if you get a right weapon to replace your current one couldn't you just place your old one in the bay?

[@upper_case_T]

This was actually something I completely forgot to mention while making these vids... I did get OS Tuning upgrades after missions every now and then , but I don't fully remember when exactly. This was recorded at the start of the year lol (weapon bay was one of the first I picked tho)

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

49:10 music name?

[@upper_case_T]

"Day after Day" from the Armored Core Verdict Day OST!

[@Mobileglint]

Whats the website name

[@bruhredsus08914]

44:07 what background music is this?

[@upper_case_T]

"Kick Back" Eurobeat Remix by Turbo on YT!

[@crimeman621]

alright. put Day After Day in your AC video and i will subscribe

[@Jormyyy]

After watching this video, I have ONE takeaway criticism of your playstyle in this game; STOP HARD LOCKING ON! You're *less* accurate because of it. Tracking enemies with your camera and "soft" locked on let your AC targeting system adjust for enemy movement. You shoot where the targeting predicts they will be, instead of shooting where they *were*.

[@alyantza]

Don't listen to this if you're fighting bosses that frequently leave your screen. Hardlock for Balteus, Ayre, Cel240 and defense weapon is crucial for your wrist/elbow/shoulder health.

[@Jormyyy]

@@alyantza the key is to swap between the two. Lock on when needed, like when they're preparing to dash past you. Unlock when they're strafing/ hovering. Or if you're unlocked and they move off your screen, you can use the quick-turn OS tuning upgrade (I use it often, very helpful)

[@alyantza]

@@Jormyyy sure, if it works for you. Against bosses I find that you don't need the increased accuracy from soft lock, since they have predictable recoveries after attacks, like Balteus' flame strike or Ayre's pause after her Malenia combo. Though against ACs there really is no need to hard lock, quick turn will suffice as you advised.

[@Harpy-with-Legs]

nerd

[@Jormyyy]

@@alyantza depends on the build and how much they move around

[@michaelmeme256]

What's the song at 12:00?

[@upper_case_T]

"What We Fight For" from the Furi OST

[@nameputhpong9041]

I stopped watching once you started setting additional rules for yourself. Boo… just end the vid and say you failed.