Upgrade Core

Upgrade Core
General Information
Weapon Class	Titan Core Ability
User(s)	Monarch

The Upgrade Core is the Titan Core Ability for the Monarch Titan. It allows the user to upgrade their abilities and defences as they go along.

Operation

Upgrade Core does not work along the lines of the other core abilities available in Titanfall 2. Instead of dealing direct damage to enemy Titans, the Core instead recharges Monarch's shields to full (granting 2,500 health), and upgrades Monarch's abilities - this is done through three tiers; with each subsequent activation of the Core, Monarch will progress a Tier from Tier 1 (First usage) to Tier 3 (Third usage). In selecting Kits, the user will be given three additional options to coincide with each level of the Core alongside the basic Kit 1, Kit 2 and Titanfall Kit. These kits are listed below;

Core Upgrade 1

Image	Name	Description
	Arc Rounds	"XO-16 rounds deal more damage to Shields and drain energy from Vortex and Thermal Shields. Increases ammo capacity."
	Missile Racks	"Rocket Salvo fires twice the amount of missiles."
	Energy Transfer	"Hitting friendly Titans with Energy Siphon gives them shield."

Core Upgrade 2

Image	Name	Description
	Rearm and Reload	"Faster Reload and Rearm speeds."
	Maelstrom	"Electric Smoke is intensified, dealing more damage to Titans and Pilots."
	Energy Field	"Energy Siphon affects a large area around the point of impact."

Core Upgrade 3

Image	Name	Description
	Multi-Target Missile System	"Hold Rocket Salvo to lock onto heavily armored targets. Missiles deal more damage."
	Superior Chassis	"Upgrades Monarch's max Health and removes weak point vulnerabilities."
	XO-16 Accelerator	"Installs the Accelerator mod for the XO-16, increasing its max fire rate and damage."

Strategy

The first core upgrade a player should choose is almost always Arc Rounds, as it allows Monarch to absolutely chew through shields, increasing their DPS and giving them substantially better matchups against enemy titans with shields such as Ion. Energy transfer can also be a fun albeit weak strategy in the Last Titan Standing gamemode.

The three level 2 core upgrades are all pretty weak, but that also means that choosing any of them won't have many good/bad consequences. Rearm and Reload is the most popular, while Maelstrom exists as a surprisingly powerful alternative. Avoid picking Energy Field, as it's mostly useless.

The choice between XO-16 Accelerator and Superior Chassis can be a difficult one. While the latter does drastically increase survivability, XO-16 Accelerator actually increases your survivability too. This is because extra cores can be granted after your third, but all they give Monarch is the extra shield. Because this ability increase Monarch's DPS substantially, it allows them to gain cores faster. Ultimately, the choice between the two is up to the player, with XO-16 Accelerator being a popular choice for skilled players who are able to pump out massive amounts of DPS with good aim and positioning, while Superior Chassis exists for players who want to continue wrecking with Monarch for longer. Sadly, Multi-Target Missile System is absolutely terrible, and never worth using.

The most popular and "meta" upgrade path are the 3 XO16A2 Chaingun upgrades, which includes Arc Rounds, Rearm and Reload and XO-16 Accelerator.

Notes

• With Multi-Target Missile System installed, you must hold the ordnance button to acquire locks; tapping it will still just fire the regular unguided missiles.
• Rearm and Reload does not reduce Rearm's cooldown, only speed up the actual animation of rearming.
• After getting your third core upgrade, Monarch will continue to be able to earn cores. These cores won't give any extra abilities, but will fully refill Monarch's shields and grant extra smoke grenades each time they're used.