Combat Styles
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There are five major styles of combat in armored core, each verry distinct from the others. Even though you might be covered under one broad style, you most likely have a somewhat unique way of combat for yourself. This kind of thing is what makes the game intresting. If your new to armored core, you might get an idea of what kind of pilot you want to be from this page.
Sniper-
Pilots that prefer long distant combat, trying to force other AC's into a trap. Trapping is one a specialty of this kind of pilot. Its recomended that you use a long range weapon (snper rifle, mid sized mistle) for this style of AC. (duh) Most typicly these pilots use lightweights, although its not limited to any size or shape, as long as it works.
Blader-
AC's that use a blade as their main weapon, typicly a lazerblade. The parry blade and energy sheald or second blade will also work for this style. (if you can master the parry blade) These are close in killers, even agenst the longest range AC's these pilots have a nack for closeing gaps fast and dilivering massive dammage, even in mid air!
Close Combat-
This type of pilot can switch between close and midrange combat, and seems to be the most common style. They are proficent with atleast one meylee weapon and one midrange weapon, and tend to prefer quick AC's with the defence of a heavyweight, sacraficeing a little offencive ability. This is a bit harder of a style to master though, to be good at it you need to be able to dodge attacks at midrange easly and keep a good head in meylee combat.
Missle Boat-
This can fit many styles of AC and is preformed around the principal "the more you shoot, the higher chance you will hit." These pilots tend to take in as much ammo as possible, typicly mistles, and fire as much as possible agenst their enimeys in an attempt to beat them down. This is pointless for a raven that dosent know when to fire, due to the mistles flaw of wanting to take the shortest way to its target.
Assassin-
Stealthyer, quicker AC's that match blade skills with pureblader pilots. They also are proficent with stealth attacks and can massacar heavyer AC's if they arnt carefull. A typical thing these pilots train for is to get behind their oppoenents and work the lazerblade, causeing massive dammage in a few blows. Some like to use the Crow extentions for the effect.