Armored Core 6: Maining the HAL 826 Preset (S Rank PvP)

I finally got around to compiling some more footage of the HAL 826 in action. This is a mix of regular ladder games and those from the most recent set of promos, collected over the last couple months.

Hopefully you can see how much more proficient I've become with it since my original S rank climb, and this is backed up by my numbers--I managed an over 70% winrate on my climb back to S after the most recent rank reset, and got through promos on my 3rd attempt (compare to my 19th last time!).

The two biggest improvements I made to my gameplay were 1) Realizing that the disadvantage from stancing the WLT rifle could be mitigated by spending as much time in the air and in assault boost as possible, letting me play a very strange kind of half-joust, half-kite kind of style unique to the HAL; and 2) Maximizing the coral blade's utility with a kind of 180-degree riposte to punish builds that close the distance. You'll see me do this quite a lot in the match vs. double melee.

My next project: Defeating enough top 100 players with the HAL 826 to fill a video of similar length to this one. I'm most of the way there already, so look forward to that.

P.S.
The amazing reskin of the HAL 826 I'm using in most of these matches was done by u/Jojonskimyounabouken over on the r/armordecor subreddit--you can find the build code there if you want it.

(The changes are purely cosmetic, with no part substitutions compared to the preset).


Timestamps:

00:00 Trueno Tonk
03:25 BVO
07:12 Double Melee
11:03 Therapist Kite
16:00 Zook Tet
19:00 Therapist Kite 2: Electric Boogaloo
22:40 STEEL HAZE [Preset vs. Preset]
25:34 Dual WLT Tet [WLTs in 3/4]