Ya know what also absolutely crushes the arena? Dual Hu-Ben gatling guns and dual Songbird grenade cannons.

Absolutely love the Evangelion mech 🔥

would just like to confirm to anyone considering this build that it got me through pretty much the whole game and is fun to use

Don' t want stagger "nukes" to be the only go too strategy. Shinobi was a bit of a pain, but gave me hope for smaller frame builds and different strats.

Hi Ermin. Off-topic, but just wanted to say your rF2 videos are great. Recently got into rF2 (moving from ACC) and your setup/ guide videos were really helpful. Thanks!

For me its dual pistols with the laser canons. Its just unreal how easy the game is when you realise that you need to go on the staggerbar.

Theres absolutely nothing wrong with using build guides for AC6 i genuinely wouldn't have enjoyed this game if not for the variety of builds KZfaqrs have already put out enjoy the game how you want to and don't let anyone tell you how you should or shouldn't play it

I remember back in the days of ps1 and ps2 that there were no build videos, we had to learn through trial and error what build was sufficient. 😂

I'm running two Zimmerman's and two Diffuse Laser Cannon VP-60LCD for a quad-shotgun build, smashed everything in the arena and works just as well for late game.

Great strats! I'm moving through the game pretty slow, but with these videos it helps build foresight on what to expect and potential builds later on.

Liked the video even before I watched it. Love your work. From sim racing, to bass guitar presents on Paralax. You know no bounds!

Subscribed. I really appreciate your advice on alternate options, thank you my fellow raven.

Stagger seems to be the strongest strategy in this game, i have essentially the same shoulder weapons but i carry the biggest rocket launcher in the right hand for the maximum stagger potential and the stake-driver as melee left hand to pretty much oneshot everything inmediately, tho the stake-driver definetly has some hit detection issues... the hitbox is quite vertical and will almost always miss if you are slightly over your target.

Nice vid! One alternative I found works better, is to use a closer range target assist chip, and use dual needles, fired point blank. It’s almost impossible to dodge when you fire the shotguns and needles at melee range.

clicked on a whim and am so thankful I am a curious person. will scrub this down in more detail when I get home. builds along with appropriate playstyle are rare and very much appreciated.

Laser pistol + lance + dual songbirds or dual Zimmerman’s + dual songbirds is what got me through the entire game. But I also have a large ass generator and use assault boost. Halfway through ch. 3 in NG+

Most enemy ACs are speedbumps compared to the Trtrapod MTs, if only because of their ap pool. I just watched this to see another build lol. Honestly, pretty good!

I've tried numerous builds in this game now and besides just cheesing the whole game with tank + gatlin + songbirds easy mode, this is by far my favourite build for all content. Great one.

NO WAY DUDE XD I had no idea you would hop on this magical game someday too, hopefully I catch you in the arena someday man. it will be amazing to see how well you fight

Arena been super easy so far, I just run two song birds, build mech for close range and explosive damage. Songbirds will stagger and do big damage, then any decent arm weapons for when songbirds are reloading, mini guns are nice but I’ve mixed it up a lot and it’s always effective. I’ve found this build and tetrapod legs for hover are very strong and versatile. 😊

Amazing build, great explanation, a true lifesaver!

Ive actually been using double shotguns and the needle launcher too, just without the songbirds but on a much lighter ac

Haha that's crazy I have this same build already. But the arms and FCS did help me out. FCS was the FC006 Abbot. It was top notch close range but yours works well too

I've been running a full EVA-1 color, dual shotgun build since chapter 3. This video makes me quite happy lol

I am running very similar build. But with melee to deliver the last hit. Downside is melee may bot land if u r in a bad position whilr enemy gets staggered. But the satisfaction of 1 shot kill is just too sweet. Assault boost plus changed nail punch is too satisfying.

thanks for the setup i totaly underestimated the shotgun. used the energie weapons but this setup is just crazy

I love becoming a hovering mobile artillery platform by using 2x 12 vertical missile launch platforms and dual gatling guns. Fun as hell.

Here I went full tank leg build with two DF-GA-08 gatling guns and two SONGBIRDS. This build literally helped me a lot. But only two places till now, Intercept the redguns and Reach the Coral Convergence.. I managed to finish G1 Michigan... but the other mission with the two phase boss .. I turned off the game to rest after I was surprised there is Phase two and couldn't finish it.. The arena was very easy with the tank build and finished the last S rank with it. I will try your build also. Thanks for sharing it!

Thanks for this video gied bro ima try it out ones i get the rest of the parts have a nice time gameing bro

been using this for awhile, its so good, it feels so fun

The Slow Motion after you've taken out an A.C or Boss... CHEFS KISS 👌 🎉

I've been using the dual gatling and dual stun needle on a 4 leg. It's nice to try something new. this is a pretty good build to brute force things but requires some timing against ACs

I really wish they expanded on multiplayer in this game😭 at least in an update, because the game is soo good.

"i just about had it with yo Evangelion lookin' ass, super go emerald time!" *Laugh track ensues*

Was struggling at the beginning of Chap3. Put on this build and stayed in close to mid range. Melted the game

I use the other shotguns, on a lighter AC and spec it for speed. Pulse buckle on left shoulder to help close in and 10-tube missiles to keep pressure ( been dipping my toe with the slow homing one too) I’ce been wrecking nest lol

Been running something pretty similar as well, nice build 👌

Your builds are fire 🔥

Build is godly dude. Nice!

I was having some trouble with arena, so I thought I'd try out with one shotgun. it trivialized the rest of them that I had unlocked. It still took some time to actually beat them, but that's probably a skill issue on my part. I'll have to give this build a go if I find myself struggling again!

yeah i used dual medium ranged shot guns and 2 rocket pods (the kind that split into a shit ton of smaller ones) on my back and never had to change for the whole game and im well into ng+ without issue

I like keeping Assault Armor handy in case I find myself needing to reload all of my weapons when I stagger my enemies. Served me well in the Arena and it has even dealt final blows to some of the enemies.

You did a great Evangelion reference there

Sim Racing and Armores Core, this man has exquisite taste.

This build is great, thanks.

When I fought the campaign I came across the heavy tank AC where you can only deal damage at the front of it. This was the moment I build a double shotgun and double Songbird AC, using pulse armor I rush to its face and unload everything I have at it, done that 3-4 times in a row and the boss fight was over. Out of curiosity I took this build to arena, surprisingly this work very well. This build is also newcomer friendly, this is my first AC so I don’t know all of the mechanics, but this dual shotgun load out makes engagement easy for me. Go in, unload your shot, if you miss then back out, if you hit then keep up the pressure.

lol that last arena guy took me exactly 18 seconds as well on my first try. i used mind alpha legs, the same shotgun, 2 sets of songbirds, as well as the laser lance melee weapon to get right in his face with a charged attack before unloading. if you hit well the lance alone can stagger, but if not the shotgun usually does the rest. what's also really fun is using the lance in combination with the pile bunker for a double melee strike, but that's probably a less reliable method than point blank songbirds or stun needles.

This game is dope I haven’t played an AC since the button layout was L1R1 was strafe and L2R2 was look up down lol

Bro, that thunder needle is even crazier than you realize. It has a direct hit multiplier of 225. If you hit them while staggered with both of them as your shoulder weapon you will do 80% of any mechs health. You can easily stagger or near stagger things with the laser lance. The laser lance also puts mechs into hit stun and you can almost always follow up with a launcher to instantly stagger any enemy in the game. When you combine all of these together you can one combo almost all arena mechs and it trivializes even the hardest bosses in this game. The last boss in chapter 4 you can do 60% of its health with this one combo. I also one shot the 2nd final boss in the game with this.

New to mech games/ armored core and I'm absolutely loving it

This is what i accidentally found out today lol, dual shotguns, not the first gen or laser gen but the 3rd kinetic shotgun you get which is an assault type is absolutely OP! lol. The stagger stats ontop if just phenominal.

I found the dual shotgun build early in my play through and now i am stuck with it ✌️

Lance, Gatling Gun, Double split missiles on both back slots Constant pressure and shreds when you stagger

I’ve played most of the game with a similar build. Had more fun with duel handguns, laser sword and songbird on the back tho. Mostly get them to use up boost and build a little stagger then hit with aoe of songbird into sword. Bonus points if you can throw a kick to the face in there.

As soon as I got the tutorial mission for duel wielding weapons I've been trying to devise the perfect duel shotgun build.

You deserve more views and subscribers

You could use this complicated build that require skill, knowledge and a good chunk of mental stability to use effectively. Or alternatively you could just use 4 missile launcher and the missle chip for easy mode

I made this build accidentally and it got me through the game almost no problem. The last boss took some finesse(the one that revives) but still got it done..absurd build

I beat all 3 endings with the double zimmerman shottys with reverse joints, right shoulder being either the double donk grenade launcher or the big howitzer round one i cant remember the name of. my left should was always a melee weapon of some sort, use the right shoulder and double shottys for stagger, use melee, switch to shotguns again and it flowed extremely nicely to combo. the final boss of ending 3 gave me the most trouble with this build, and so did the IBIS series on my first encounter with it.

You guys would get such a chuckle out of my arena build lmao. I run dual 8-pack or 10-pack rockets on my shoulders, and the 4-pack missile launcher in both hands. Rocket lock fsc on a quad-leg thicc mech. Dead simple

From SimRacing too Raven LMAO, Luv your Content Bro

I use duel flamethrowers and duel stun needle with the wheelchair tank legs. Just zoom in, barrel stuff them with the stun needles while blasting flames, rince, repeat. kills ACs in 2-3 cycles of the needle reload

I’ve been rocking duel mini guns and duel songbirds and haven’t had a signal issue in arena. Spend all your ost points on kinetic and explosives.

Nice Evangelion reference. I use Gundam references in my AC paint jobs. I used to build a lot of GUNPLA, this games customization really hits that pleasure center in my brain.

I found the arena super strange when it came to the ranking system, there was fights in D,C and B that I struggled with more than anything that was in A and S tier.

My strat has been to use dual songbirds firing at the same time to almost immediately stagger and then melt with dual miniguns

The gatling guns / Songbird cannons are a shoe-in for MVP loadout for arena and boss fights. But my favorite arena and boss-killer build was just a light, reverse-jointed AC with dual laser pistols and sweet sixteen shotties for stagger damage. Totally devastating and easy to use. Step 1) stagger with laser pistols while jumping/strafing. Step 2) once staggered, dash in close and unload shotties. Will take most arena mechs down to 50% or less. Step 3) Assault Armor blast. You can even dash away before the enemy AC recovers from stagger.

My go to is either light reverse joint with Dual laser pistols(ar range and damage with machine gun fire rate and can be buffed by generstor) and the dafeng generator with the highest capacity that weight a tone, paired as many missiles as possible. The other build is the same but with heavy reverse joints Snd twin stun nedle lounchers. Staying mobile with the stagger and fire power of a quad/tank is truly amazing. Then it s slils thrusters obviously and FCS is up to you

With double Zimmerman and two VP60-LCD(shoulder laser shotguns) this "Final" can be done in ten seconds(and even less then 10 if don't miss a single shot). With OS chips all in damage of course(kinetic and energy).

Loving the Barney build.

love the EVA unit 1 colors

this is a testament of how busted the songbirds are

Great build, also works well with two chainguns.

I've been using this build as well unknowingly but pile bunker instead of songbirds

I like that the gimmick weapon is actually useful in AC6 unlike every other fromsoft game’s gimmick weapon.

The build that worked for me from start to finish was full tank ap build with chain guns and songbirds. AB into them while firing chain guns. On contact, fire grenades. Repeat. Easy peasy.

This is essentially how I beat the game, the same two shotguns and the same reverse joints but with the larger single shot shoulder mounted grenade launcher and a sustained guard shield

really impressive! can you make your own version of melee build?

I love the Stun Needle launcher, but I really do wish there was a proper sniper cannon back weapon.

wow... this really show's the difference to those who are only just trying out AC than those who played any mech game.

been running dual shotgun and needle cannon. stagger with 2 close range shots from shoty's then tear em a new one with dual fired needle cannons.

I did a similar build but used an arm blade to swap. I'd blade boost up close get the stagger and swap for damage. With boost kicks I dealt so much DMG and stagger locked them to instant death. Dual shotguns made the lighter mechs stupid easy.

Me with duel mini guns going through the entire arena

Use the needle gun for stunning (VIENTO). Upside is it's light and projectiles have fairly high velocity - you just need to aim properly. Downside is it has mid ammo capabilities. You can't spam it as you'll quick find yourself out of ammo. Hit it right, and you will stagger your enemies fairly quickly.

My build is similar but I use the Nebula and a Gatling, tactics are the same but I prefer having the ability to both AP race and stagger as wanted with the plasma rifle

After the nerf I went dual songbirds, gou Chen and laser lance. Nice combo with explosive and melee os tuned

I miss this

I beat the game using dual Zimmerman shotguns, and dual stun needle launchers, with the VE-44 AC set. My second favorite build is dual Hu-Ben gattling guns, songbirds on RS, pile bunker on LS, Basho head, Tian Qiang body, Melander C3 arms, Wrecker legs, BST-G2 boost, FCS-G2/P05, VP-20S engine.

ive been running a tank with dual gatling and dual song birds. longest arena upto B class was 35 sec

I ran a pretty similar build. but I went full ultra light with missiles, I'd leverage my mobility to hit them PB with the shotties for an instant stagger and the missiles would catchup a moment later for follow up burst, carried me through the entire arena and story once I settled on the build, took it to pvp as well and it has served me well, though admittedly much like in any game, speed is life, stop dodging and you get staggered and die.... but that's the fun of it isnt it?

Thanks Doc.

Try double minigun with double grenade cannon (the one on your left shoulder) just focus on getting that sweet dps of the miniguns on the staggered target i want to add is pretty cool we got a similar approach

"Shinji! Get on the fckin robot!"

It's less about the parts, and more about the shotguns and songbirds. I did the whole game with a pair of Zimmermans and a pair of Songbirds once I unlocked them. You don't even need the inverted legs. I did it all with a medium build with humanoid legs. But I actually used a close-range FCS. Shotguns work best at close range, after all. The explosions from the Songbirds don't harm the user. So feel free to use them at point blank range. This build made it feel like I was cheating AC6. It wasn't fun, but it was better than getting brick walled by bosses, like the C Spider and Ibis.

Im only missing the shotguns for this build because i havent tried them yet. The needle and grenade combo really hurts but its probably best to stun the enemies first.

Thank you! 😊

What a well put together video. On par with Vaatividya. Subscribed!

this is great stuff, let's make it more OP by putting in tank legs and all the heavy stuff for 2x the AP

I managed to beat the spider boss with the double shotgun. It was so satisfying.

Should try this build in PVP!