We Want DLC

[H&K]

Comment +! if you want to see DLC.

[Gerbera]

It doesn't work like that but ok i'll do it

+!

[Hariman]

I too would enjoy DLC... but this is about the same as a Change.Org petition:

Good for getting support on the post/petition, but not much else.

I suspect we've got another year or two before AC7.

[AC_R4VN]

At this point I'd be okay if they just chuck us a free gun in a balance update. ANYTHING new would be welcome.

[Vert]

At least we got a new AC game...lost kingdoms 3 will never happen ; ;

[Maverick]

HERE HERE!

[Captainbeastfeast (Rat-ee-JiK)]

+1111

[Blackmage]

I'd rather go straight into getting AC7 if the next installment will be more of a culmination of all the best features that have ever been put in an Armored Core game, and exodus of the worst - and to take the opportunity to improve on features that need it.

One of the biggest problems for me with AC6 is I feel it's was over-reliant on super-robot bosses to make the game "hard," and there were too many of them. I don't play Armored Core for super robot battles, I'd play DxM if that's what I wanted. And something is only super and special when they're the exception, not the rule.

I also didn't like how we're given infinite free retries to do complete missions in AC6, and you cannot continue with the game until you beat them. Yes, this is very standard game design. But I really liked how in the original games when you failed a mission; you paid the costs for failure with your wallet and the game would progress and give you your next set missions. This encourages careful planning and smart gameplay from the player - in other words, to actually use your head, not just your reflexes.
This is also how debt was implemented.
But the real boon with this approach is it comes with an incredible amount of potential for storytelling and different endings. It would be a crime to squander such an opportunity. To achieve that end, I'd want to see AC7 defaulted to Iron Man mode. So whenever you got an ending or went too deep into debt, you start over from the beginning - but you get to keep all the parts you've acquired.

I also think we can all agree the tuning system of AC6 is an insult to our intelligence.
For a tuning system, I would like to see a fusion of what we got in Last Raven and AC4: accumulate tuning points by completing missions (gain extra for doing well), then use those tuning points to improve stats on individual parts - but you cannot max out every stat because each part can only hold a certain number of tuning points.

Then my usual laundry list:
- Remove Stagger. It doesn't belong in Armored Core and doesn't actually contribute anything meaningful to combat.
- Remove Repair kits. The same function of repair kits can be achieved by adjusting AP and/or damage values. Whether you got 8000 AP + 3 kits or 24000 AP, it's the same.
- Hard lock can stay if they bring back turning speed - which would also make quick-turn boosts actually useful like they were in AC4.
- Reintroduction of both major and niche mech features and stats, like: heat, ECM, and nightvision.
- Return of extension and option parts, like flares, mines, and ECM generators, as well as shoulder mounted radar.
- Make supply drops cost money again, like they did in AC5.
- Bring back the congested HUD. Everything is widescreen now, we can spare the extra screen space.

[lukandroll]

+1

[sudokek]

I hope we get DLC! Give us content! I'd pay 20usd for an expansion! Just dont betray our trust!

[Blackmage]

Originally posted by Terrifying Turnip:

Probably not happening. The game sold 3 million copies by July of this year. Even if it did very well during the sales period at the end of the year, I doubt it broke 4. Less than half of steam players have completion credit for the last mission before the endings split. If you figure that holds up for consoles as well, then half of players never finished the game, so only 1.5 million would contemplate buying a DLC. If less than half of them actually buy a $20 DLC, then you're looking at maybe $7.5 million in gross sales. That doesn't cover much development when you consider marketing, profit, store cuts, etc. They'd probably do better making an asset flip game with the AC6 engine.

You'd be surprised. Armored Core is FromSoftware's baby. They've been making these games since 1997 and kept making more even if they weren't top selling games. They're also very good at recycling assets, which reduces costs.

I think it will come down to whether or not Sony successfully cannibalizes Kadokawa - FromSoftware's parent company. Buyouts typically result in a big change in personnel and management, layoffs, and changes in direction of ongoing and future projects.

[NONAME]

+1

[RyGuy]

+1 100% needs DLC, would buy full price

[HomongUS]

amen +1

[Frid]

Originally posted by SKS:

Comment +! if you want to see DLC.

introduce co-op mode so I can invite and buy this game for friend.
theres pvp and yet theres no option for a friendly match.

[Detective Costeau]

Originally posted by Frid:

Originally posted by SKS:

Comment +! if you want to see DLC.

introduce co-op mode so I can invite and buy this game for friend.
theres pvp and yet theres no option for a friendly match.

https://www.nexusmods.com/armoredcore6firesofrubicon/mods/3
It's a mod, but it does exist.