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Never had a fight stick before and looking to grab one. I havn't seen anyone with the KoF 13 stick and was wondering if it's any good? Are the parts alright or would I need to change them out. For those who don't know it's this stick http://www.gammac.asia/ProductShow.asp?ID=259 which retails around $100. If this stick isn't that great should I grab a hori or TE?

Another noobie (to KoF all together) here looking for team comp feedback.

So far I like using Leona and Hwa the best. But I'm unsure on the last character I can use to compliment the team balance. I don't know if Leona or Hwa are good at zoning (at least I'm not haha) so I'm thinking of sticking a zoner in my team. The other characters I'm looking at for my main team are Joe, Ashe, Chin, Robert, and Terry. Just trying to decide which one to use... Any advice is appreciated

Leona is one of the best "air" zoners in the game. High priority jumping normals and her regular/EX V Slasher DM beats EVERYTHING in the air as well. Once she controls the skies she can push and force a knockdown, then mix-up with her instant overhead or cr.B hit confirms into 1/3 of your opponents life. She's a bit execution heavy, but a solid zoning character. Her objective is to pin the opponent down and use her strong high/low/grab mix-up game to sneak damage in...essentially its an elaborate hit&run/zoning style. She's best played second, but can be used on anchor position as well because of how much damage she can do with 3+ meter. Hwa is one of the best point (first position) characters in the game, with great meter build, safe blockstrings and high damage.

Good 1st: Joe, Hwa, Ash, Terry
Good 2nd: Chin, Robert, Terry
Good 3rd: Leona, Robert, Hwa

(This is only my advice, you can mix around your teams at will and it will almost always work. That's the magic of KoF!)

Teams that could work well:

Hwa / Leona / Robert
Joe / Terry / Leona
Hwa / Terry / Leona (Imo the strongest combination)
Ash / Chin / Robert (Another strong combination)

Just go with your gut, and I'm sure you'll make the right decision.

This forum is awesome. Thanks a bunch for the advice Raynex.  I think I will be going to the Hwa/Terry/Leona team comp. I for sure want Hwa and Leona on my team simply because they're my favorites. I love how difficult Leona is and rewarding pulling of combos. That's not to say I'm not having trouble though. I've been playing "practice" about 1-2 hours a day getting executions/combo's down and still have trouble. But I'm progressing slowly.
With leona I'm able to cr. b, st. b, f+b, hcb+P about 4 out of 5 times. It's actually more difficult for my to X-slash than v-slash (if I have stock) due to how I use the joy stick on my controller. That's something I'm working on though. I can typically execute the v-slash in mid air as well 3 out of 5 times. But like I said, this is all in practice. Once I learn Terry better my new practice will be the net haha.

Another noobie (to KoF all together) here looking for team comp feedback.

So far I like using Leona and Hwa the best. But I'm unsure on the last character I can use to compliment the team balance. I don't know if Leona or Hwa are good at zoning (at least I'm not haha) so I'm thinking of sticking a zoner in my team. The other characters I'm looking at for my main team are Joe, Ashe, Chin, Robert, and Terry. Just trying to decide which one to use... Any advice is appreciated

Not only am I new t KoF XIII, I'm new to the series! Had the urge to grab a fighting game a week ago and researched the KoF series after seeing the new one just come out. I like a challenge to my games and thought it was the best choice... and was I right! Love it so far. Still learning terminology and jumping haha. But I do have some BnB combos for Leona and Hwa Jai. Easy ones, but still!

Well, hope to be making conversation with some of you on the board! Great place