hey want a unltimet ac,

well its hard to get fiirst u must get op- intensify skills use cannons without kneling and boster praformence. missle enctment is optional

then get the lietest legs, arms, and head.

get the best generator and the lieghtest radiator.

then buy two back moaunted machin guns

now you have an AC that can boost around wining any aponent even exile withiout touching the ground.

beleive me i even tryed a extra aren battle with ace and bb. i started it by picking the weakest partner then and let him get killed. then i go a 2v1 and i win.

only if your AC was 200 lighter so you can put on a expantion part somthing crow, the rader jammer. you will be invincible

Trying not using Op-I, that will prove if you're a good AC player or not.

yeah I must agree with that! Ignore the OP-I if you think you're as tough as you think!

well really there isnt a ac that wins it all cause every ac u can make has a weakness imo.

Finding and improving your weaknesses is how you become better and that goes for AC designs and fighting styles. Try using styles that conceal or banish your weakness.

Yes, but, its a trade isn't it? You can build a great AC, but it won't be the best at everything, and that is a potential weakness, one that can't by removed without replacing it with another, so I agree that there is no greatest AC, but many great ones.

Of coarse, there is no best anything. There is no invincible AC, and a AC is nothing without a pilot and all pilots are not perfect. You can only get better, or worse, but you can't get invincible.

Fyre's right, making AC's isn't about exellence, its about style. You can't make an AC that is best in every feild, they always have weaknesses.

C l o s e Y o u r E y e l i d s/A n d D i e W i t h T h e S u n

The ultamite Ac.....Light with crow and twin machine guns, will not lose. You OB toward them then use crow and blast them until they start to run. repeat the prossess (while in the air if possible) and you will be invulnerable. A target that you cannot shoot back at that does a horrendous amount of dammage. My AI that I made with it is also anoying but a copy can never be as good as the orrigional.

There are 4 main factors for the best AC ever:

Energy Consumption
Mobility
Ammo
Power

If you can get a good mix of these factors eg; Rght-arm unit moderately powerful but with high ammo i.e. machine gun, and a back weapon that is in the same thread i.e. chaingun or pulse cannon. It is also important to have a high VSMG response, and if you have an EO core, you might want to consider a missile interception system for your extension. Missiles are important if you want a lot of firepower under controlled circumstances, but should not be used in quick-fire situations.A good generator is crucual in the performance of the AC, but heavier is not always the best. Inside Weapons are unreliable at best, and should only be used to give the AC a slight tweak. You may be impartial to sitting a battle out, so use some heavy Reverse-Joint legs on a core that is suitable for long-range battles. Give it one of the quick-booster extensions. To make a great mid-range AC get the EDGE legs with some lightweight Inside parts like generators and radiators suited for lighter AC's and give it a machine gun and maybe a magazine clip for extended ammo storage. It is also a good idea to equip an EO core rather than an OB core, as OB is generally geared towards heavy AC's.

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The ultamite Ac.....Light with crow and twin machine guns, will not lose. You OB toward them then use crow and blast them until they start to run. repeat the prossess (while in the air if possible) and you will be invulnerable. A target that you cannot shoot back at that does a horrendous amount of dammage. My AI that I made with it is also anoying but a copy can never be as good as the orrigional.

While most above points are noted about machine guns, power consumption, armor point, etc. you all seem to be missing the subtleties that go with armored core. Avoiding too much heat and causeing your enemy cores to over heat is one point, others are the size of the sight lock, total weight, and speed for small movements as well as long ones can be the difference in any fight. besides that, dont use intensify....it causes 10% more damage TO YOU from regular shots, so it isnt worth having. Lastly, while some of my parts are from silent line, you get the idea about the core that i use (never had to change for that matter):
Head-------CHD-09-OXI
Core-------MCL-SS/RAY
Arms-------Cal-44-EAS
Legs-------CLM-02-SNSKA1
Boosters---MBT-OX/E9 (strong enough boost, little power)
FCS--------AOX-ANA (largest sight lock)
Gen.-------KGP-ZXV1 (most energy)
Rad.-------RMR-SA44 (good colling for light weight)
no inside--
Extention--MEST-MX/CROW (who dont like stealth?)
Back(s)----MWM-M24/2 (avoids missle traps)
Back(s)----MWM-SM36/1 (only slight less than a KARASOWA shot
R-arm------MWG-SRF/60 (fast, very powerful, adds heat to enm
L-Arm------MLB-HALBERD (LOOONG reach for a sword)

i agree there is no best ac but there can be a ac your best at for my i just deck mine out with tank legs slow maybe but they hold alot lots of hp and vary moble add high attack power energy guns on back unit and high attack power arms [solid] then a rader head only the best and a heavy weight core best generator and radiator weakness slow so the fastest are the hardest low ammo but i make up for that with also making sure the bullets are rather fast and i got awesome aiming strength i can kill you with like 5-3 hits on silent line 6-3 hits on ac2 [i get rid of missle with anti missle thing too] and to lower the hazard of speedy guys i like to hide tight corner as to limit their mobilaty aganst me and blow them apart with my high attack power weapons or just waste all their ammo dogding and just taking in damage sorry if this has been kinda long but i had a lot to say + i wish they had made ninebreakers harder they were like the eazyest part of the game killed nine breaker in ac2 and silent like in like 3 hits and they barly scratched me [sorry if this sounds like bragging cuz IT IS]

NOT THE BEST, but in good hands a mobile AC could be, REMEMBER I SAID COULD BE, considered ONE OF THE BEST. Such as having a quad. leg, 2 chain guns, machine gun arms, light hands, head (with sensor if u dont want to use optional part), but get an ok core, and get a missle intercepting extention NOT ENERGY, MAJOR ENERGY CONSUMTION. Then again, i also have 2 other AC so its not the best but with a good pilot it can do some serious damage.

Like many of the people above have said, it depends on all the capabilities your AC has. But Just like just like any other AC, it is no good without a pilot. So actually you create your own weakneses. I use a mid-weight with a machine gun and the moonlight on the arms, the mare, as a booster and some other ordinary stuff. I don't exactly need the best raidiator because no one can get up close enough to me to use their flamethrower and I dodge pretty much every rocket/missle they throw at me. So it doesm't only matter what design you use because as long as the pilot is as GOOD as they think they are they won't have to worry about cheating.