The complete guide to kicking in Armored Core 6 along with 5 tips & tricks to improve your gameplay 

That's a great point!

Wheelchair boost kick is the best in the game imo.

@@securatyyy that one is pretty great

It is such great movement tech for tanks and just feels perfect using.

It is indeed! A small detail, but very important. Glad it was helpful.

I also didn't notice that info, good to know

Never thought I would see another! 10 long years.

Good tip. I'll cover melee canceling in the future too.

Haha maybe a tip I should include. Kick your way to victory!

If you aren't kicking, you are missing out on so much of the combat.

Sadly, the kicks aren't as easy to land on pc (without hardlock, which disengages at the slightest movement), so i have been missing out on that, only landing my first kick on ibis while trying to cheese it

@@ferro9926 that's what I hear. I'm on PC but use a controller.

@@LikelyFeral it's mostly because assault boost gives you a tiny fraction of the dpi speed from recent use. Along with it's startup, it rarely feels worth it to me, so i've been using it like a sprint button 💀

Sixth. Technically gists are an option and auto used when out of ammo

Great tip. I imagine the timing is tricky on that one, but would certainly catch people off guard!

That is super inconsistent in my experience. However, if you click hard-lock while assault boosting slightly off-target, your kick almost always connects.

Great tip

The game lacks longevity to be honest. Multiplayer feels incomplete and possess a lot of issues. You can get all achievements in like 35 hours without much struggle. Hope the next AC will have a better integrated multiplayer.

@@Graati Multiplayer IS incomplete, Fromsoft said that it would receive updates later on but they wanted to ship the single player correctly first.

@@antarescypher2551 I think they mostly mean balance patches. Don't get your hopes too much up

@@Graati I just beat sea spider and now I’m going back to finish the check boxes from the chapter. You binged the game all at once ?

It is great, and there's alot of depth to be explored for sure. I do hope that there will be some multiplayer improvements, but it's very fun regardless. While I plowed through my first playthrough in the first day my second two I did gradually over the week. I've still got a few things left to wrap up. Mostly S ranks. It's a shame so many creators have dropped it, especially after it's reviewed well.

Nice tip. Hadn't timed that

Great advice 👍

Extremely satisfying 😌 👌

Good advice

They can be a bit more finicky than some of the others. Now you know why!

but the most satisfying! @@LikelyFeral

@@FSVR54 haha could be. I'm partial to the RJs claw kick myself.

​@@LikelyFeralsaaame

Tanks just ram, I find quads spin kicks the most satisfying

AC is notorious for not explaining everything, though this game is way better about it. Still tons to dive into though.

It only sounds like a bit more, but it FEELS like a big difference.

RJs get a initial distance and base damage boost to the kicks as well, before weight is factored in, they do 100 more damage than anything else at the same weight range

this is what I do in pve

Makes a huge difference for sure. My biggest advice for Balteus to new players is to be more aggressive and kick alot.

​@@LikelyFeralwhy, Balt was nerfed into the ground

It’s a fantastic piece of the whole combat system. Creates so many great openings and enables combos/mix ups. Looks/feels great too.

@@kylew1950 I actually haven't played him since the patch. That's a shame.

You're very welcome!

Haha, Zimmermanns got a hold on you.

@@LikelyFeral just shotguns in general

@@phailupe2941 FAIR

Always room to improve :)

👍I'm glad

It's a struggle with mouse for sure!

I'm glad, they certainly do.

🤣💥

Yep, that build will do it.

For sure! My advice is to be REALLY aggressive with balteus. Assault boost and kick him more if you aren't already.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks

Very welcome.

Minus the differing stats, it actually had an extra animation as well! I'll cover that soon hopefully too.

Awesome! There's a lot to be overlooked or taken for granted.

@@LikelyFeral hope you make more videos with these quality bro, the game at first glance was simple, But right now I starting to think that if they drop a big dlc or patch, these game could be an excellent competitive ranked game

Hard to pull off on a moving target, but if they are staggered or it's PvE might as well.

A good tip. I've actually got that one included in an upcoming video as well. Would have been good to I clue here too.

Maybe its weight of the target? I havnt tested it but its a theory

I think it depends on if you Stagger them with the kick. Maxing the stagger bar sends them flying back farther I believe.

A good tip, I could have potentially done more/better for the chain kicking demo. It also of course works even better with Zimmermans, but then again what doesnt...

Haha glad it's helpful.

Wheel-chair is peak fun for sure.

Yea, adding in some kicks should definitely help with some of the S ranks, along with the high damage of melee for some bosses

@@LikelyFeral very true. Using A Dash to kick then attack can stun immediately saving up time for those time based missions. During 1 v 1 missions it helps get in more damage during combo strings. Definitely something useful overall Haven't done much PVP tho coz there are no PVP based trophies/qchievements. Maybe in the future after getting all S Rank.

It is a fun animation for sure.

I've got a bunch of videos to make, but I'll definitely add it to my list of ideas.

I DID hear you all like kicking

Not that I've noticed

From testing by myself and others, speed doesn't seem to play a role. Even the same weight with different boost speeds will hit the same.

Hmm, I'm not positive on that one. I'll have to test it out!

@@LikelyFeral After some testing, it seems to occur when ending your boost-kick at ALT 0, if you aren't holding a movement input, you are unable to chain into another assault boost. Unlike in mid-air, which you can chain by mashing a single button. This affects Bipeds, Tetrapods and Tank legs. It's more noticable on the tetrapods because they actually show the landing animation. This probably won't affect usual gameplay being how simple it is to outright negate it, but it's interesting to note at least.

I'm guilty if the accidentally kick too. Controller on PC. Mouse suffers the issue of struggling to hard lock at all :P

You should be able to pull it off right beside them. Maybe it's a lock break or soft lock issue? Not sure.

While I'm not 100% on it as I've unlocked them all and haven't tested it, I don't believe it's affected by any of the upgrades. Just your weight.

Good tip. Guess I skipped it since most things get a large direct hit bonus. A good point though.

Oh no! Haha well second playthrough should be different lol

Yea, a few high ping issues that can also contribute to that.

The Nachtreiher are bipedal, regardless of how they look. They are classified that way. The actual demo on this one is shown with the Kasuar unless I messed up somewhere :P

@@LikelyFeral oh yeah, you're right, i always assumed they were reverse joints because of how they look, that's what i get for not reading lol. Yeah, you used the Kasuar i looked at it again while writing my comment. Also, thanks for this video, Kicks are a huge part of my playstyle and this helped lot!

@zjay you are BY FAR not the only one to do that. I did it before the game came out in my know parts list lol.

@@LikelyFeral knowing that makes me feel better lol

Life and work 😢 I've been away from gaming/youtube for a bit. Hopefully back into it though with the new year!

I'll add some more in. Tank legs have two big perks to kicking. First, tanks often have difficulty getting decently airborne quickly, but a kick against an airborne target is a pretty massive amount of vertically compared to their usual mobility. Second, tanks maintain momentum after a kick, unlike all others, meaning it's generally less committal or punishing if you miss, since you're not standing in place, and can even be immediately converted into more distance if you're an otherwise ranged build being closed in on. However, it also means that things like a kick scoring a stagger, and then being able to reliably follow up with Songbirds or a pile bunker or something is a bit less reliable. These two things mean that tanks in general get a lot out of kicking frequently and aggressively as a general part of movement, and less out of using it as a combo extender/securing hits with them. A final unrelated thing. If you're good at managing your bar, kicks complement the Coral generators really well. If you can reliably kick to deplete the last of your bar, you buy most of the time to recharg during the interaction. And, of course, the opportunity to follow up with the defacto increased Assault Armor damage.

Chain kicking really good in pvp for shutting down charged and stationary weapon fire. Really helps pin down and start a kill combo on rifle/missile boat builds. Of course it's easier to do with quads but I've practiced with light bipeds and it's pretty much about finding the right time to kick some one. Quick boost recovery is one good window to catch someone. Just observe the target and may ping have mercy lol

The nachtreiher legs are bipeds not reverse joints.

Despite the Nachtrieher looking like RJs they are actually bipedal. PvP chaining can be heavily timing and weapon dependant, and is of coarse much easier against lightweights with lower stability.

Nope. It doesn't seem to affect kicks at all.

Only for melee weapons. Booster stats have no effect on kicking.

Hahaha that should do it!

Certainly could. For a while I had a bad habit of ending my assault boost by clicking the stick rather than pulling back, so kept kicking by accident.

🤣 amazing. Yea, that may have though! I'll have to check that out.

I wish, sadly it's not.

🤣

Kicking from soft lock can miss even if you are moving directly at your opponent and they are centered in your camera. I don't know why. It's annoying AF. Toggle the hard lock on just before you kick to ensure it connects. Even playing with a controller on PC I find this is essential in PVP. Also remember that the Quick-Turn can be used to do hard 90s while assault boosting.

Not really. I haven't touched keyboard and mouse much. I heard someone suggest lifting the mouse up so you can't "move" it.

@@LikelyFeral Yeah that's just silly, picking up the mouse.

​@@JaggedJack1just hardlock as you boost and keep your mouse still

@@JaggedJack1 silly it is lol

Nope. Kick range seemed to be static from what I tested.

Yea melee range seems to only affect weapons that boost you to the target.

Haha 😄 use your kicking powers for good not evil

Haha a fair enough comment. Check that control layout :P

Yep 311 base. Though I find it interesting that reverse joints are the only exception to everything.

@@LikelyFeral ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KWo-02Hsab4.htmlsi=CbeHhYioFf96Oj24

You win this round 😆

Fair enough for tip 4, but for tip 2 you can see the difference during the demonstration. There is a little more stagger and it does 44 damage as seen on screen. Hit boxes are more difficult, especially as you have to be assault boosting to kick. I can definitely say I've hit people beside me with quads, and I've hit someone behind me while coming from above when I overshot them.

Hmm, potentially should.