Is There Any Reason Not To Use The Best FCS

[Nifty]

The WLT 001 essentially had perfect stats for close, mid and long range targeting.

Now you might think this comes at the cost of missle targeting but not really.

Still 100, it's very hard for me to convincingly reccomend any other aim chips except for very specific circumstances.

Zimmerman build you want max up close, missle air ship you want max missle lock etc.

But for the most part the WLT 001 is just kind of the best.

Thats a little dissapointing.

[Nifty]

Also Zimmerman are free wins for me, stop using Zimms they are only good if somebody is bad.

Two S tier Zimmerman games losing to C tier launchers I should keep a tally of free wins.

[Elimm]

WLT 001 is not THE best for each of the ranges, so that may be a drawback when the build is focused specifically for a certain range.
Also it is relatively heavy and cost a lot of en, so some extreme build will find that inconvenient.

[Shiver]

The high EN cost is the major issue. Also, some other FCS have better stats at short range, long range, or missile correction. It is a very good-all rounder if you're not going for an energy weapon build or worried about the extra weight of an over-sized reactor to cover for its EN costs.

[Blackmage]

If your goal is to win, the "best" part of any part type is the one that best suits the circumstances and gets you that win. Anyone who says otherwise is full of ♥♥♥♥. It's not your fault Zimmermans are powerful, or that missile boats are like the plague of PvP. FromSoftware's inability to balance weapons is a problem that has haunted Armored Core ever since the beginning - observe the KARASAWA in the first Armored Core game for the perfect example. It turned all your competition into melted butter.

You usually want a FCS that supports the range you will be attacking from the most, which is determined by the optimal ranges of your weapons. The WLT 001 is the highest performing well-rounded FCS, allowing you to attack effectively from all ranges. But that high performance comes at a high EN cost. Rule #1 for every Armored Core game is EN management is king. Usually the ideal method is to use the part that gives you the highest gains at the lowest EN cost.

Observe the FC-008 TALBOT, for example, it's almost half the weight, almost half the EN cost, with comparable close range, mid-range, and missile lock capabilities - you only lose out on long-range lock... but you probably aren't attacking from long range anyways, so the loss on long-range lock doesn't affect you at all. IMO, this would be a better FCS for a Zimmerman + missile build. Also, the ABBOT and OCELLUS should offer comparable abilities.

[azathoth0013]

No such thing, each one does something better than the others. It all depends on the rest of your build.