In a new patch, Armored Core VI will get ranked matchmaking for online multiplayer along with a bunch of new parts.
Patch 1.05 released today will feature a new ranked match setup for online multiplayer. Starting as unranked player, you will work your way up to the lofty S rank tier, much like in the arena. Naturally, there will also be online leaderboards.
In addition, there will also be some new nameplates you can mess around with, which is a nice touch.
Considering that the PvP setup for Armored Core VI was fairly barebones, this new ranked mode will hopefully spice things up a bit. Especially as we are also getting some new PvP maps.
However, the surprising addition here are a bunch of new parts. Specifically, two new hand weapons, that of the WR-0555 ATTACHE Heavy machine gun and PFAU/66D Pulse missile launcher. Two new back weapons, the DF-GA-09 SHAO-WEI Gatling cannon and VE-60LCB Laser cannon. As well as all-new lightweight frame parts by the name of Lammergeier (which is another name for a bearded vulture, in case you were wondering).
The latter frame parts also look lot like they have been designed by Ikuto Yamashita, of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame.
The new patch also has a massive amount of balancing changes for various parts, which is not surprising considering how much the multiplayer meta for the game has evolved since its launch.
While I was expecting a new patch, mostly for balancing purposes, all the extra (and free!) content is very much welcomed. Hopefully, FromSoftware will also continue to support the game for a while after this as well.
Although the next big question is what happens next for the Armored Core series. Back in the day, we would get a follow on expansion type game within the same numerical branch.
This time though, I’m not so sure. It may make more sense to offer DLC this time around.
That would obviously be great, but after the decade long hiatus Armored Core fans had to endure, I am still uncertain how the series continues on from here.
I suppose that we will just have to wait and see.
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