Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon – How to Defeat the HC Helicopter Boss Fight

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The PCA Heavy Combat Helicopter, or simply the HC Helicopter, is the first boss fight in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and has proved to be quite the first hurdle for players to get over in FromSoftware’s latest entry in their popular mech franchise. This flying fortress which is the boss found at the very end of the game’s first mission, Illegal Entry, is heavily armored and just as heavily armed and will quickly send would-be pilots to the scrap heap. This guide will tell players how to defeat the HC Helicopter Boss Fight in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon.

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Since this is the boss of the very first mission, this battle isn’t about builds or the right weapons since players are forced to use a pre-selected build and a limited collection of weapons. This means players will need to rely on what they have learned in this first mission and truly apply it to overcome the boss The main mechanic that players will need to utilize is the Attitude Control System, or ACS. This is the yellow bar found above both an enemy’s health bar and the player’s health bar. This meter represents how close someone is to becoming staggered, stunning them and leaving them open to Direct Hit Damage, which acts as this game’s Critical Hits and provides massive damage. Players will need to really understand how to fill this meter up in order to take down the HC Helicopter.

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