I'm not gonna bother arguing with a bunch of KOF fanboys that are in denial.
But let's just say, the way I look at it, KOF13 is closer to KOF2k2 seeing that it doesn't have any of the extremely shitty gameplay mechanics that were tacked on to 12, it has all the important gameplay elements that have been relevant to KOF since 97, and characters actually have more than 2-3 special moves.
Let's face the facts fellas, SNK should of never released 12. 13 is everything 12 should of been, and I'm gonna pretend 12 doesn't even exist because it is such a shit pile of a game and a mockery of a dying franchise from a once great company that is now a joke.
But you guys go ahead and enjoy your shitty KOF game while pretending playing it is going to ready you for 13 when it's only going to make the wait hurt more.