/rant

I get it, we like challenging bosses. But this is beyond annoying into miserable.

I'm a veteran of Armored Core- I've played nearly every game since the first game came out. Challenging bosses are fun- but timing of their appearance is important too.

I'm married with a kid and don't have 1200 hours a year to master dodging and blocks for stupid hard bosses.

Short mission with cool, difficult boss appearance? Sure. Long-ass mission followed by a boss you need a specialized build to kill? Fucking terrible.

I'm through Baltheus, on the cleaner. Can I just have a fun challenging battle that didn't require 2- 4 hours of practice and luck to kill?

Fucking bullshit super armor. AC was about the fun of being a big robot destroying stuff- right now it feels like a stupid fucking Dark Souls game - I am glad there is a community for that, but it's not for me. Why is it in my robot fantasy game?

I'm going to have to restart the mission I spent my little free time to play to grind money to buy weapons I don't want to use otherwise. I don't want a second job I want fun robot escapism.

/ end rant