Seriously?
Really?
Keeping the same OP information as last time since it didn't really get off the ground.
For all newcomers, Armored Core and all JP mecha discussion here. You are welcome to shill western stuff with JP influence.
AC pastebin: http://pastebin.com/Ek3kMtZW
Read that if you have any questions. If the pastebin doesn't answer whatever question you may have feel free to ask us in the thread.
/acg/'s partially approved recommendation list:
http://pastebin.com/Wjv8sukr (updated february 13th)
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/armoredcorevg
/acg/ PLAYS
SCRIMMS
>yesterday,
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ANSWER
>January 17th
SATURDAY AFTERNOON VERDICT DAY
>Now I need a place to hide away
Official Strategy guide PDFs for 2, 3, and Nexus :
http://www.emuparadise.me/magazine-comic-guide-scans/Armored_Core_2_Another_Age_Prima_Official_eGuide/1833
http://www.emuparadise.me/magazine-comic-guide-scans/Armored_Core_3_Prima_Official_eGuide/1635
http://www.emuparadise.me/magazine-comic-guide-scans/Armored_Core_Nexus_Prima_Official_eGuide/2226
Leaving those there for now in case somebody wants to grab them.
And remember, even when you're playing video games, you still need to make sure the thread is doing fine.
>>127690529
>And remember, even when you're playing video games, you still need to make sure the thread is doing fine.
I have failed you all....
I'm playing AC2 now. Does anyone know of any specific USB mice that work with the PS2? I don't want to make an emblem with a controller.
Oh, almost forgot.
Real talk about For Answer night.
I don't really have a good idea on when that's going to start because there's a Gatewatch prerelease that day and I have every intention on attending that. So I'll probably do that, get dinner, drive back, and then make a post kicking things off. Or y'all can get started early.
>>127690529
>pic
shouldn't Great Wall be a better choice?
live on
heyyyy guys
>>127703690
heyyy anon.
>>127702908
>There will never be a Chromehounds 2
Thought you guys would like to see this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdG6bzX2y54
>>127690529
A buddy of mine said AC4 was shit and was just a gundam knock off since it's just land gundams
I was like what the fuck
>>127709094
Please tell me you stop being friends there.
>>127706598
When did /acg/ made a video?
>>127712258
W-we're not a dead community anymore.
>>127714817
Community maybe but the general is still dead as ever.
>>127706598
>9 minutes
S-should I?
>>127706598
Love how he notice that some pilots really have a IA that match their description.
>>127716017
why not? is a love letter to AC3.
>>127706598
>I want to talk about it so badly
We are not alone in that feeling.
>>127718153
I too splurge at my friends about how much i love Armored Core like a total geek.
>>127719785
I do the same, but it's kill me a little in the inside when I realize (once again) that they don't have a grain of interest on the serie.
I can hear some of the music as background sound.
favorite piece of OST?
>>127716515
Just watched it. Had alot of good points.
>>127721749
Red Butterfly from nexus comes to mind.
>>127721749
The menu theme from Ninebreaker. The only redeemable thing from that walking, talking trash heap.
Jesus, is AC2 supposed to be hard, or am I just awful? I'm new to the series, by the way.
>>127734220
Yeah it can be difficult but you can always cheese it by picking up the sawa and limit release.
>>127734220
If easy is left and hard is right, then I'd say 2 is just to the right of dead center.
>>127691521
I couldn't find anything too specific or reliable, but from what I'm seeing, 2 is apparently compatible with a mouse and any standard USB mouse or trackball should work on a PS2. Give it a shot with whatever mouse you have laying around.
>>127734220
>pic
old games really have bad covers.
last one, survive until morning.
Have a Ranker bump acg
>>127734220
It was the 2nd hardest. hardest would be AC2: Another Age. Dont worry, itll toughen you up for AC3: silent line and make IBIS your bitch. And Im pretty sure you will have good time with nexus and last raven.
>>127718153
to be fucking honest, that part of the video really hit me like a fucking truck.
I just want to talk about armored core man. The corporation. The arena. The build.
why cant I have no one to talk about it. Why normies insists on gendums being the only japanese mecha thing ever came out. Why nobody cared about the AI behavior of each pilots and its backstory. The arena effects when you kill them on missions. Fucking why.
>>127745115
Well the gendum games were fun back in the PS1/2 era. G Generation F were the peak of that series and that char's counter attack game was really good. Feds versus zeon dx and gundam versus zeta were the masterpieces of the versus games. TOO BAD that my normie friends all decide to stop playing them and jumped ship to the flashy seed versus games. What I am trying to say is AC games lacks the pickup and play availability when compared to the gendum games. Give my normie friends any versus games they'll be able to understand the game in a few minutes. Show them any AC games all they'll notice that why are we reading so many numbers, is this a math game or a mech game. So yeah AC games are like those 600 page long encyclopedias without a gimmicky cover and something you can recognize but if you do sit down and read it you might just learn a thing or two.
>>127748538
Implying the thing that put people off AC was the numbers and not the goddamn awful control scheme.
>>127748816
>AC
>bad control scheme
Yeah. I'm gonna need to ask you a favor:
Mmmmmmmget gud.
>>127749067
AC's controls were fucking awful until Nexus, don't try to deny it.
>>127749213
In all seriousness, there was a trick to learning the controls, which made it pretty easy to manage without the analogs._________________________________________________________________________Git gud
>>127753020
>tell the objective reason why his favorite franchise is dead
>replies with shitposting
I should've known better.
I have armored core 5 for my ps3 and I could never beat the first mission. Like their bullets lock on perfectly and mine miss even if I lock on.
>>127754473
Did you red-lock?Am I being baited?
>>127753197
>franchise which continued 8-10 installments after nexus
>"le controls killed it"
>>127753197
>Controls have been fine ever since developers figured out how to dual analog 12 years ago
>Game has only reduced in popularity since then
Are you sure m80?
>>127756390
>counting the PSP rereleases
>game is niche as fuck and probably was always made at a loss
And the point was that the horrendous control scheme scared new people off, which is true.
>>127756608
Which is why AC2 is the highest selling AC game of all time, right?
>>127758138
>being surprised that a platform launch title sold a fuckton
Anyone finish rengoku II yet?
>>127758307
>game with the "worst controls"
>selling a bunch
>>127760084
It's a fucking launch title, people buy those regardless of their quality. There's also the fact that people that see that the controls are shit in one game usually won't bother with the sequels.
>>127760348
>There's also the fact that people that see that the controls are shit in one game usually won't bother with the sequels.
If that's true, then why did a SEQUEL sell more than the original ACs? Even being a launch title shouldn't have canceled that out.
Morning bump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZVUQI2QKk
>>127744131
> And Im pretty sure you will have good time with nexus and last raven.
Nobody have a great time with LR at first, NOBODY.
>>127745115
At least your normies friends know about gundam, my friends don't even care for anything that resembles a mecha. The only piece of sci-fi they like is star wars. At least I have the general.
>>127769516
I need some context on that pic.
bump for acg
Well, the control scheme of all Armored Core games put people off of them just like Monster Hunter. When you also consider how niche the series is, and how little marketing they get...
I mean, Armored Core for Answer got internet ads on gaming forums, for christ's sake. I almost didn't even know it was coming out.
And there weren't regular threads until after its release. This was before /vg/, if I remember right.
So, a lack of marketing, poor UI for normies, and controls with a sharp curve to 'get good' with, means that people just aren't going to pick it up and stick with it.
"Who doesn't like big robots" might be a rhetorical question, but if you can't pick it up and play, it's not going obe widely received.
Contrast this to how Demon's Souls was a sleeper hit. Tight controls, UI wasn't much better, but it was understandable, and Dark Souls, which got tighter, easier to control, meant that it was easier to blame yourself for mistakes than the game.
So, yeah, normies get turned off because normies don't like to 'get gud' if they can't even scratch 'mediocre' at first.
>>127786347
So once again, the normals ruin everything. It's so easy figuring out that no skill lynx up wih bratty kids. It's enough to drive a guy stark raven mad.
>>127786347
Will the expirience of working on DS make the next AC more easy to get in for normies?
>>127709094
For Answer kind of is...
>>127790558
That really depends on what they do with it. We'd first have to know that a new Armored Core is coming. A lot of the UI can be kept, but some of the graphic design really needs to be fixed. The controls need to be c hanged a bit -- obviously they can't be changed too much without losing the feel. The emphasis on 3D movement is a big one -- something that the Souls series just doesn't have to consider, and that adds more complexity, too. Really, focusing on it playing well, actually getting some proper marketing, and some UI tweaks would go a very long way before you'd ever need to work on the controls.
It might be a good idea to just make 'Normal' mode easy enough for beginners to get into with a STABLE difficulty curve, with hard mode being as hard as the colloquial normal mode, and a Raven mode that would be like the older Hard modes. There are plenty of things that can be done to change up the game without sacrificing anything WE like from it...it just requires that effort. Considering where From Software comes from, its niche, how it has sustained a grown, they might not be ready to put in that effort...
>>127789114
Malapropisms like that are a diamond dozen. It's a doggy dog world out here, so you'll have to try better than that.
>>127772021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo62NTsqcUg
Downloading Verdict Day right now. What should I expect from the multiplayerfor PS3?
>>127805621
>What should I expect from the multiplayer for PS3
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh wait, you're serious. I'm sorry.let me laugh even harder.
Have a nice bump
>>127805621
You should expect more games than if you bought the 360 version.
>>127735653
I tried to use my HP wireless USB mouse with it, but it wouldn't work. I might try a Logitech one. I wonder if the fact that my PS2 is softmodded has anything to do with it.
>>127805621
Expect occasional multiplayer spats online. Come here to know when.
>>127819674
Just tried the Logitech one. It acted weird and I couldn't fix it. Oh well.
>>127706598
>that last part
Right in the feels.
Wish this game had mods.
AAnyone keeping up with AGDQ? It's interesting.
bump
late bump
So, if FromSoftware does make another AC game, what is the most likely direction the game will go? They seemed pretty determined on making it squad based. Maybe they'll slow it down to try to force an even harder Chromehounds vibe. They could also polish their current idea, go back to 4's designs, or go back to standard AC designs. Which would most people prefer?
>>127862753
Money-wise, it's up in the air. Each era had a varying degree of success, so any one scenario could happen.
Bump again.
>>127863894
or they will try something new, again.
>>127745115
>why cant I have no one to talk about it. Why normies insists on gendums being the only japanese mecha thing ever came out. Why nobody cared about the AI behavior of each pilots and its backstory. The arena effects when you kill them on missions. Fucking why.
yeah it sucks having no one to talk about it
everyone i know is a total normie
but the thing that REALLY sucks is that what you said no longer applies to just armored core, it's basically ALL good games now
nuanced game design like that has all but vanished these days and i feel like those of us that appreciate that kind of stuff are also disappearing
point is we have to keep the love alive
thanks kzm good morale booster
even in hopelessness
Wasn't there a way to play Chromehounds with modded 360? And why the fuck did its servers get shut down anyway?
How hard is Metal Wolf Chaos?
>>127889281
>no longer applies to just armored core, it's basically ALL good games now
The sad fucking true, and normies are happy to take anything that have a huge publicty campaing, it doens't matter if the game is actually good and it doesn't matter if the 60% of the content is DLC or you have to get everthing by microtransaction.
But we are still here, to show some of that love those forgotten but good games deserve. Survive until the end /acg/.
have a survival bump acg
>>127890375
Pls respond
>>127891736
This is probably my favorite Ayy Pool character imagination i've seen so far.I call dibs on her and i'll make her wear glasses and thigh high socks.
>>127902778
glad you like it.
>>127890375
Not that I've ever heard of. But maybe I just missed the news.
Servers went down because servers cost money to keep up and Sega wanted to cut costs.
>>127890375
Why did Chromehounds not function on a similar server system to AC4?
>>127890375
>>127900406
>>127910346
>>127908173
This is tied to how From Software cut ties with Sega. Sega, during its localization process, cut a lot from AC4. Rayleonard's Closed Plan, O'Brian's attack on Anatolia, and the reason behind it. They broke contract to do so, and From Software had a fit. Eventually, this led to cutting ties with Sega, and within the week, the Chromehounds server was shut down.
Chromehounds' design required a persistent world, like Planetside. Where AC4 and fA used a peer to peer system, Chromehounds used that, plus the persistent server, to link them all together. That's why it was possible to play Chromehounds through a work around -- the persistent server acted as the gateway the to peer to peer connection. Notably, AC4 and fA don't have that.
This is why they switched to Atlus, Ubisoft, and Namco for later games. This culminated in a number of fallouts for Sega, leading to a collapse of their contracts for other games, too.
Simply put, you don't break contracts, chucklefuck.
>>127912949
Why didn't anyone try to emulate its servers? It wouldn't have been the first time something like that happened (see: MGO1/2, RE Outbreak).
>>127914729
Not enough demand, maybe, or lack of the source code because Microsoft, perhaps. I couldn't tell you, honestly.
I can tell you I'd be first in line to buy Chromehounds 2, though.
...Just as long as chickenwalkergrenadelaunchers don't become a thing, again.
Fucking spacershields, man.
>>127916901
>lack of the source code
That didn't stop the cases I mentioned. Those games didn't have a persistent world, but still.
>>127917026
The persistent world is one that we really need to have for it to function correctly, or at all. It must just be, then, that the lack of that persistent world, which acted as a gateway to multiplayer, made it too difficult to work.
>>127917264
Who has the IP rights for Chromehounds anyway?
>>127917550
Probably Sega, still. The localization and publishing business is a crock of shit. They're no better than Harmony Fucking Gold.
>>127912949
>it really was Sega's fault
Damn you Sega. I hope your autistic blue furry platformer fails for this.
>>127923363
Well, seeing as how it HAS since, I'd say From Software has got their comeuppance.
So the world might be mended.
>>127920482
Nice Gelgoog.
Any PS3 teams recruiting? Not sure if the pastie with the /vg/ teams is up to date.
>>127934286
>Any PS3 teams
Good question
>>127934286
Teams are all dead. Some anons still play regularly but a lot of us just wait for gamenights that happen every now and then, generally on a monthly basis.
Also if you get online and get bodies hardcore don't be afraid to ask how to get good. We've all had that learning experience and can pretty swiftly point out what you might need to be doing that the game won't have told you about.
>>127930313
hooray for justice. Sweet justice for us never getting patches on time.
>>127937982
Ok. Thanks for the info. Currently trying to see if I can play with anyone but honestly everything feels ded despite the world map showing activity. Is this what Verdict Day truly is like?
>>127946868
>People either living underground for the next cycle or living on Mars
>NDW and Lynx War irradiated much of the surface
>Skirmishes between Zodiacs and then Reaper squads under fascist regime
Of course it's dead. But it will be reborn, again and again, as the cycle continues into perpetuity.
Or did you just think it was a coincidence for another series, titled with the same initials, to bear this?
Remember what Menno-Ruh said?It's all a lie, Raven. All of it.
>Namco Bandai publishing Armored Core
>developing Ace Combat
>AC
>AC
IT'S HAPPENING. LEASATH DID EXAVIL
>>127950952
>AC will die out like AC
I wouldn't wish that on any series.
>>127958067
But AC isn't dead, didn't you read?
AC is a cycle that continues in perpetuity. We only await day when the sleeping Old King awakes.
Besides, AC7 exists. The next Armored Core can't be too far behind.Crazy theories are good bumping material
bump again
go up
Been stuck on the last mission of AC4A for months, send help
>>127979838
Carpals? Just use kojima weapons.
>>127963226
>AC7 exists
>Joint Assault director
It's going to be that one exclusive you buy a console for, only for regretting it after two weeks.
>>127990659
Already own a PS4....for Bloodborne. No regrets on that one. Ys 8 is gonna be on that, but I might go full onsokumaru and get it on Vita instead.
Better than getting the x bone.
>>127991203
Well good for you then. Just don't expect AC7 to be anything great.
bump bump
Main System: Engaging Bumping Mode.
>>127991203
>ys 8
They're still making installments for that? Yeesh, youd think after Felghana and Celceta and Napishtim and Whingrim-Pulkingtom that they'd give it a rest.
At what time does the mock battle happen today?
You guys dead yet?
>>127979838
Which path?
If it's Occupation of Arteria Carpals abuse the wall trick.
>>128010398
>not beating them legit.
>>128012973
it's actually possible?
>>128019839
Yes, sniper rifles and split missiles does wonders with a fast setup.
So I've only just gotten back into verdict day, are people likely going to be online tonight on PS3/ if yes around what time?
>>127819674
>>127825194
Well crap. No idea what to tell you, then. Have fun with the d-pad.
>>128019839
Yeah. I can do it in a heavy tank with only hi laser weapons.
>>127946868
Just a couple teams, mostly new players with junk UNACs, who are all on at different times of the day and do those boring vs. AI missions.
>>127889281
>point is we have to keep the love alive
So what you're saying is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4c6N1q1_1E
>>128027089
>>128019839
OB. They'll OB to catch up, lead them aroudn the facility.
Low PA from OB, sniper rifles and rail cannons.
>>128006250
So I take it no Saturday scrimm.Guess it's back to working on these UNACs.
>>128032324
I can host SNFA if anyone is interested.I hate 5th gen of AC.
>>128033221
>I hate 5th Gen AC
You know, I find it hard to HATE it, I think maybe it's because it came after 4 and fA. You can't really top some of that, see. It felt slower, it played worse than fA on PS3, and its signature armor-type system had glaring flaws in both games.
If you went from Last Raven to V, you'd be blown away like we all were when we went to 4, then fA. Got too much hype. Otherwise, they're fairly decent.
>>128033221
>>128034115
Please avoid a...continue.
>>128034504
You know what? You newbies don't know suffering enough.
What do you say, Ahab? Should we show them THAT video?
>>128034946
What video? Also I seriously cannot believe that none of you fags has ever played Metal Wolf Chaos.
>>128033221
>I hate 5th gen
>likes crappy not!gundam 4th gen
>>128038638
I find 4th gen AC's to be pretty meh.
>>128036875
>original Xbox title
>never got out of japan
>>128039270
Yes, and? OG Xboxes have almost always been cheap, and a modded one doubled as a pretty noice low cost media center.
>>128033221
>>128038638
>I hate 5th gen
>Claims to be an armored core fan but doesn't love all games
>your the reason AC 6 isn't in development... yet*
Have a survival BUMP
>>128045097
I'm a fan but i'm also critical about each game, i just do not enjoy the mechanics in 5th gen or the designs of 5th gen.I like 3rd gen the best.
>>128051798
I will forever miss those cores with gun barrels on it.
>>128052115
>>128053381
Mah nigga.
>>128054117
I actually have a plan of modding one of my gunpla to look like a Gen one AC. However work and other kits keep me away from finishing it.
>>128055462
please post progress when you have time.
>>128055929
I will and I finished my V2AB kit a few days ago. Was going to post it for Vass but the last thread died before I could post.
rise!
Survive.
Fear nothing.
Forgive nothing.
Destroy everything.
>>128067208
>Destroy everything
My favorite past time.
>>128034946
Oh, you mean the one in the pastebin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe2B8Skwybg
Oh, and you're going to be there on the 17th, yes?
>>128036875
Getting an X-Box is on my to do list. Eventually. It'll also give me a reason to get the Steel Battalion setup.
Maybe after I graduate and make some sweet engineering dosh.
>>128069746
>highest quality
>240p
I'm already mad.
>>128052115
What, you don't like car doors taped onto your machine?
>>128069746
Anime when.
>>128072268
We got Armored Core: Limit Release being worked on and releasedin another dimension.
>>128072843
>Limit Release
Meant to say Fort Tower Song.
>>128072264
Is not like that, I like the car door, but I simple love those guns barrel.
>>128073005
that freudian slip, any news on the limit release project?
>>128071616
It's a video from an older, less Googlish Youtube.
>>128073916
https://youtu.be/G32Yw1f_sHI
Dude just gave up and released it as a 14 minute OVA. It's...ok.
>>128074028
Makes we wonder if I can find my old Armored Core compilation from 9 or 10 years ago.
>>128074707
Weren't they working for a new better version?
>>128074707
>AC3 era using a VOB
Triggered.
>>128075382
From the description.
>A sequel is in the works, but it is going incredibly slow if you want to help speed it up please PM me! I will get back to you as soon as I can :)
I guess there is another version coming out unless the description is outdated.
Finally beat the last mission of 4A
Regulation 1.0 missles OP
>>128075894
They are working on something, is more you can vote for how the MC will look right now, check their facebook if interested.
webm version of moodydata's video.
Anyone interested on online games of Last Raven PSP version?
http://www.mediafire.com/download/oxupycb6lp363yg/ppsspp+%28ACLR+Netplay+Build%29.zip
It looks you just need to get the LR-PSP ISO and use hamachi.
>>128077982
>128077982
Does that work with legitimate copies of the game?
emg bump
bumpo
Live
Bump before I sleep. Hiya acg
>>128105658
Good job with the bumps anon but those nubs on that gunpla. Its not as bad as the blue destiny but its close.
have a morning bump acg
>>128109151
Thank mang, I was just about to bump
>>128111804
Lapdog....
>>128105658
>That random can of tuna.
If anyone wants i can host some SNFA matches tonight, how does 8pm EST sound?
>>128125958
Interesting. Got a total headcount so far?
>>128129309
No idea, that's why i'm asking if anyone wants to join.
>>128069746
Be here where on the 17th? That's a Sunday, right? What time? I've got a clearance renewal interview on that Monday.
live
How do y'all build your sniper support ACs for Verdict Day? Trying to figure out how to build mine when I have to deal with the fact that Ready Position weapons can't be switched until they're purged.
bump
>>128112402
To go on the crackers on the left I assume
lotta art floating around here. Requesting anything featuring the TYPE-HOGIRE or Noblesse Oblige from AC4A.
>>128161691
>>128164465
Ok.
>>128164465
>>128170474
>chromehounds comment
alternatively, the awkwardly worded
>gee amuro why does the woman who could be like a mother to me let you have two times as many funnels?
>>128173776
I'll follow that with another awkward comment. Because Char can only get it up with little girls.which I have no problem with and Quess is love
>this general is still alive
Is there a more dedicated general on /vg/? This place has been here years and I keep forgetting it exists.
>>128176008
It's been falling off the board and dying a fair bit.
The very few, the proud, the ravens.
Are there any recorded matches of /acg/ playing VD?
>>128177134
vagrant guns videos counts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8-3RQnhVLc
>>128177570
>not available in your country
No, I guess it doesn't.
>>128176008
These may not be our best times, but we are going to continue even after the end.
>>128178502
At times I often think of this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIAMAqGNIY
We'll stand the line and die fighting for /acg/.
>>128176549
Who among us would be the
Last Raven
to persist with these threads?
>>128176008
I find it hard to forget about Armored Core at all, that's why I come back. Something about the allure of the battlefield and the AMS.
I won't quit being a Lynx any time soon.
>>128180417
That title would be a honor and a curse at the same time
The Last Raven, the Raven that manage to survive until the end, the one standing at the top, he is the only one that Remember us, surviving the Fall of the serie, standing among the ashes of a forgotten fanbase, surrended by the ghost of thousands pilots, after thinking about his situation he would say.... nothing, since there's little need for words at that point.
He is the Last Raven, the last to person to know our story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn1K1zkl1oo
>>128182712
I am literally tearing up right now. Didn't realize I was such a sap.
>All the online achievements for AC4A
bump bump
>>128191140
FA has achievements?!
>>128196169
360 version does.
ruse!!
bump ruse
>Tfw you get to the final boss, then he kills you in one hit after a long battle where you were sure that he had like 0.0001 armor points left
Nineball, Zinaida, LiV. You name it.
morning /acg/.
>>128180360
if only we could get a mercenary chapter on 40K
Good day acg
>>128228639
Good day.
bramp
this place is dying.
