Question: Out of all the characters I like, where would you place them on a team? Because I was thinking of Hwai/Kyo on 1st. 2nd would be Shen, King, Kim, and Maxima. 3rd for Ralf and Iori.
Personally, I like the rule of:
1st> Character who can work without meter first,
2nd> Does best with SOME meter, limited cancels
3rd> "Prime did it, he turned the tide!" Comeback king.
Ralf and Kyo I'd say first. Maybe Kim, since he can build meter with the best of them.
Hwa Jai, Maxima, and King second.
Iori, Shen, and (again) Maxima for 3rd.
Really depends on playstyle though. In older KoFs, I like throwing out Maxima first at times, because his damage is so solid, that he can put on a serious hurt, even if the whole round doesn't go my way.
Conversely, sometime I'd save him for 3rd, since he was the most likely to land some SURE KILL damage in tight situations.
Ralf's ability to link a special into another normal seems pretty solid to me, so that screams "doesn't need drive for extended combos!". So I'd think I could do well without burning much meter.
Hwa's Dragon Kick into Dragon Tail just seems so good, that I'd personally like him 2nd. I want that awesome cancel, heh heh. Also wouldn't hurt to have a meter stored, to toss back a Drink Pink after a CD blowback or something.
Iori and Shen just seem too good at landing HD off everything. Since pretty much ANY normal hit can turn into huge damage with HD, I'd like to keep them as 3rd row secret weapons. Maxima too, but he needs the HD + DM gauge, so it's not as easy.
Just a couple of throughts. Definitely not law in any way, lol. Really looking forward to seeing how these kinda ideas work out once console release hits...