Ok so i'm thinking about making a second team with leona, mai, and possibly kensou (kinda on the edge with him)
What would be the best thing to do?
In terms of meter efficiency and character potential, it would be best to run those characters in this order:
1st: Mai
2nd: Kensou
3rd: Leona
Mai: Has one of the most annoying set of normals in the game. st.D is AMAZING both as an AA and as a standard poke. She has versatile specials which are mostly safe on block. She has great combos in the corner which require very little meter. Definitely one of the best point characters in the game, and VERY effective as a battery as most of her strategy requires no bar.
Kensou: Another character that requires not that much bar. At most you should be using 2 with him, which is why he fits perfect on 2nd (he's 2nd on my team as well). His 2 Bar HD combo is simple, hit confirmable, and when combined with his NeoMax does 700+. His fireball zoning game and rekka series into corner pressure requires no bar, but you can use it to up his damage potential off throws or hit confirms in the corner. He's versatile in 2nd position because he can use the bar himself and take out whole teams with his basic, effective strategy, or save the meter for...
Leona: When she's loaded with meter it's impossible to guess. Post knockdown, you can vj.D xx (EX) V Slasher for 35%, or cr.Bx2, st.B, f+B xx (EX) V Slasher for a VERY strong high/low mix-up. She is the queen of air-to-air, and uses her buff j.normals to keep opponents at bay. She comes in on HER terms and uses the bar she has to dispatch the opponent quickly.
I'm also new to the KoF series. Would a team of Kula/Ash/Vice work out? I haven't looked into Ash (as far as meter use goes) but I want to use Kula to build meter for Vice's EX grab combos. Would Vice second with Ash as my anchor be better?
Ash is on the team just because he's my favorite character so far. :s Is that a bad thing? haha
Kula's meterless game is great, so she would probably be your best bet for a point (1st) character. Both Ash and Vice can put in work with meter, but Ash's neutral game is better. Vice has to fish for hits and whiff punishes with her long range specials, and can only work with meter given to her (she has a hard time building it herself). Ash however both use meter effective AND play keep-away to build more meter. The two are interchangeable, and its really up to you because they both work in 2nd or anchor positions. IMO, you should run Kula/Ash/Vice. If you run into problems landing hits, beating zoners, or starting offense with Vice, switch her with Ash and play a mixture of zoning/rushdown until you land your hit. Ash inherent ability to zone and AA effectively allows her to control the pace of the match better than Vice can.
My second KOF game. I'm thinking of creating the following team:
Kensou/Kula/Flame Iori
Back up: Athena/Terry
Thoughts? Note I don't have the game yet, but will soon.
You picked great characters! Flame Iori would be the best Anchor in that line-up, hands down. Out of the 5 you listed, he translates meter = damage much more efficiently than the others. A good anchor should not only be able to use lots of meter, but should be able to open up the opponent in order to use it. Flame Iori has an overhead, cross-up, command grab, hit-confirmable rekka series, fireballs, and a DP. He has everything you could want on an anchor. Athena/Kula/Kensou/Terry are all good in either 1st or second. Terry is a tad bit meter reliant though, she he's usually run on 2nd...but that doesn't mean you can't make it work. Start off with what characters you like/interest you most and go from there!
Hey, so I have some questions. I'm playing KoF 13 and really only got started with KoF recently. I used to play 2k2 a bit, but it's been a long time, and I retained almost nothing from it.
My favorite character in this game is Ash. I understand that he's not a very good character, but I like his playstyle overall. Right now, my team is Saiki / Ash / Terry.
I lose a lot with Terry... and I'm thinking of changing him out for Kyo. Other characters I have fun playing with are Mai, Ryo, Robert, and Kim.
That in mind, any suggestions for my team? As well as order, in mind. I tried Leona and don't really like her play style much, but since she's another charge character, I thought she might be good. I also get too wreckless with Saiki, and lose with him as well.
Thanks in advance!
Good combinations based on the characters you listed:
Mai, Ash, Kim
Ash, Terry, Robert
Terry, Ryo, Kyo
Mai, Robert, Kyo
A good general rule of thumb:
Mai = amazing 1st character
Kim/Kyo = amazing anchors
Terry/Ryo/Robert = best in 2nd position, but Terry can function well on 1st
Ash = very versatile
Saiki = I'm not sure, but top players these days run Saiki 2nd (Reynald for example)
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. Hey, TSF...are you on facebook by any chance? There's a KOF group for Toronto and most of the players in the scene talk there on a regular basis. You should check it out if you haven't already.
(insane normals, crazy Neo Max I hate fanservice characters and people will use her more)
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