Balteus (not Juggernaut) - Margit 2.0, but worse

[Caz]

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Having reached Balteus, I feel it necessary to edit this to point out that Jugg is, by comparison, a cakewalk.
I appreciate all the advice. I do want to point one thing out, tho: Cheese strats don't make a boss fight fun.
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This fight is just stupid. Trying to get behind this boss is just infuriating. Trying to close to hit him with your blade is beyond infuriating. He insta-staggers you, on top of taking off 50+% of you AP if you're in melee range of him when moves. Even Margit in ER didn't peeve me off this much.

[REhorror]

Git friggin' gud.

And prepare yo ass for Balteus i.e. the bullet hell boss.

[ZTL-Altima]

Got first try with double machines and curved legs. Boss is definitely a bad design, though. With this fast build he can't hit you but getting his back is a chore. There must be a cheese as always...
The game still looks like "I don't know what am I doing". LOL

[Caz]

Originally posted by ZTL-Altima:

Got first try with double machines and curved legs. Boss is definitely a bad design, though. With this fast build he can't hit you but getting his back is a chore. There must be a cheese as always...

More than anything it's trying to get behind him that made the fight so infuriating.

[Bustin Jieber]

Reverse joints are your friend in that fight.

[Mike.MAK | ZTM]

Originally posted by ZTL-Altima:

Got first try with double machines and curved legs. Boss is definitely a bad design, though. With this fast build he can't hit you but getting his back is a chore. There must be a cheese as always...
The game still looks like "I don't know what am I doing". LOL

I cheesed it by flying right above it and the AI will just stay there and let you melee it to the death.

[Samexz1_]

Can anyone help me pls
i have exactly the same requirements for recommended rig and the performance is awful what is happening?, i have an unstable 40-60 fps at 1080p, in medium settings and even in low anyone can help me pls? i love the game but sucks to play like this.

heres my specs,
rtx 3060
Amd 5 3600
nvme 1TB

[child of glue]

Originally posted by Apex In The Circle:

Reverse joints are your friend in that fight.

bump

[Caz]

Originally posted by Mike.MAK | ZTM:

Originally posted by ZTL-Altima:

Got first try with double machines and curved legs. Boss is definitely a bad design, though. With this fast build he can't hit you but getting his back is a chore. There must be a cheese as always...
The game still looks like "I don't know what am I doing". LOL

I cheesed it by flying right above it and the AI will just stay there and let you melee it to the death.

Man, I tried this and none of my melee would hit. :(

Originally posted by Apex In The Circle:

Reverse joints are your friend in that fight.

I'll have to give that a try in NG+ if I struggle with him again.

[angelsenvy228]

someone recommended vertical missiles as well to bypass his shield and deal a lot of stagger

[trigger11121987]

AFAIK, the CC already noted that frontal assault is futile... unless you can get him rekt'd by bazookas and missiles coming from above and behind.

considering it got fast ramming speed, i would recommend try getting some altitude everytime you try to attack him to have a better angle at the back side.

switch to reverse leg if you want better height without eating too much every.

learn from your mistakes and how the enemy move.

do keep in mind that we're free to alter our builds. take advantage of it.
it will save you the troubles.

[CasualitieZ]

Yep a few hours ago i was defending this game but yeah this ♥♥♥♥ is just straight up souls. I've been playing AC since the third one and this is just not Armored Core, its Dark Souls with robots, moving like lightning and shooting 1000 rockets. I expected this game to be like its predecessors but it isnt.

[Snek!]

I dunno how the Juggernaut even manages to hit people that aren't running a tank build lol. It just sorta sits there and fires easily dodgable grenade shots, and that's it. I've never actually seen it try and ram anything, it just fires shots off and runs away if you fly over it to get damage in (Which works, it just takes a min or two).

[JonWoo]

I found just flying over him and aiming down at his back to work pretty well. Staying in the air also makes it easy to avoid his bombs and cannon shots.

[Mike.MAK | ZTM]

Originally posted by Caz:

Originally posted by Mike.MAK | ZTM:

I cheesed it by flying right above it and the AI will just stay there and let you melee it to the death.

Man, I tried this and none of my melee would hit. :(

Originally posted by Apex In The Circle:

Reverse joints are your friend in that fight.

I'll have to give that a try in NG+ if I struggle with him again.

Fly just above it, and slowly wait to almost land on its butt then melee.

[Rena Ichigawa]

First tried with the plasma cannon left unit, and the charge laser rifle in the right. Wasn't hard. Annoying? Yeah, a lil, but not hard.