The King Of Fighters 15: How To Build A Strong Team
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WIll your teamwork make the dream work, or become a group-project nightmare, in The King Of Fighters 15?
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Did you know that The King Of Fighters is the first crossover fighting game series of its kind? Furthermore, KOF ’94 predates Capcom’s first Marvel crossover game, X-Men Vs. Street Fighter, by two years. The King Of Fighters 15 continues this tradition, pitting SNK’s most popular characters against each other in epic three-on-three battles.
However, unlike its crossover fighting peers, KOF15 does not rely on pared-down move lists or over-simplified mechanics to ease players in. On the contrary, players must learn three unique characters, commands and all, to prevail on the battlefield. But what characters make the best teammates? While there’s no correct answer, here are some tips to consider.
Consider Your Fighting Style To Find Suitable Mains
Let’s suppose, since you’re here, that you’re champing at the bit to get in KOF’s online lobby but stuck when it comes to building your team. Where do you even start? If you’ve ever played a fighting game before, then you know much more than you think. Furthermore, even if you’ve never played a fighting game, you can learn a lot from instinct.
In any fighting game, choosing a main has a lot to do with feeling. So if you play a character offline and find that their attacks and movements come easy to you, that’s usually a good sign that they should be on your team. However, if you find that a particular character feels like trying to reprogram a VCR, that’s a good case for keeping them on the bench.
For instance, Antonov deals a lot of heavy damage. However, he’s also much slower. So, for some people, playing him may feel like trudging through quicksand. In this case, a speedy character like Chris might be a more appropriate fit.
Skill level also plays a significant role in choosing your mains. Consider the Street Fighter series, for instance. Many beginners gravitate to Ryu because he is a well-balanced fighter with an accessible move set.
In turn, Ryo makes an excellent beginner character in KOF for many of the same reasons. He has a simple move set with similar projectile and anti-air attacks. Furthermore, did you know that Ryo was created in homage to Ryu from Street Fighter? (And then Dan Hibiki was modeled after Ryo—oof!)
As you master beginner-oriented fighters, you can start incorporating more technical fighters into your team, like Chizuru, for example. In this regard, going outside your comfort zone to diversify your team is another robust approach.
Develop Strategies By Assigning Roles To Each Fighter
In KOF, your team members’ order and how they work together is a vital consideration. Furthermore, since you won’t know the order of your opponent’s team, plenty of elements are up to chance. Therefore, you’ll have to focus less on exploiting enemy weaknesses and more on bolstering your team’s strengths.
Part of understanding how your team members complement each other comes down to your strategy and play style.
Suppose you are a cautious player who studies opponents. In that case, you could open with a zoner to maintain distance and observe enemy reactions (i.e., Dolores). Then, you could place a balanced close-range character as your mid to apply damage and build power (i.e., Terry). Finally, you can spend your power on a character with extra-high damage supers as your finisher (i.e., Antonov).
Still, your team does not have to look anything like the one mentioned above. If you’re an offensive-oriented player who likes to get the first attack, that strategy won’t work for you. And that’s OK.
It’s more important to remember that every character has their place and purpose. So, consider the goals you might have in a fight and ask yourself which of your team members will meet your needs. Some examples of fighting goals may include:
- I need a fighter that can consistently deliver me a KO in the first round.
- I need a fighter that can quickly evade attacks and build my meter.
- I need a fighter with plenty of projectile attacks.
- Etc.
Determine Member Mastery When Deciding Order
After spending some time with KOF15, you’ll likely identify which three characters you play reasonably well. Still, you need to assess yourself even more honestly to determine which single character you know the best. This self-assessment provides vital information when organizing your team.
Placing your best-mastered character is relatively subjective. For instance, you could wedge this character between two less-familiar ones for consistency. Or, you can make this same character your anchor to relieve the stress of delivering a comeback under pressure. Furthermore, you could decide to come out swinging with your mastered character first, with the other two as spares.
In short, this all comes down to understanding your strengths and weaknesses then using them to your advantage.
Ask How The Power Gauge May Affect Your Order
Power gauge is an essential variable to managing teams in KOF. Some players argue that the best strategy is to use point and mid-characters to build your gauge and then spend it all with a high damage finisher. Others argue that saving resources is too cautious and limits your characters’ potential. Either way, you should understand how the gauge works and keep it in your periphery.
Here’s a quick breakdown of Power Gauge Costs:
Additionally, your team’s power gauge cap increases when a team member gets knocked out. One KO extends this cap to four blocks. In turn, two KOs extends this cap to five. So, you’ll want to think about which characters can get the most done with three blocks and who you’ll want to hold onto five.
In short, your power gauge represents your resources. How you manage those resources is up to you.
Find Characters You Love And Have Fun
All too often, you’ll come across tier lists and strong suggestions about the best characters to play. In turn, there’s truth to these statements. After all, we would not see balance patches in fighting games otherwise.
Still, a firm mastery of mechanics and strategy outweighs character choice any day. So even if you come into an online match with a “top-tier” fighter, you’ll get creamed by a low-tier character helmed by an experienced player.
Mastering a fighter and building a team takes motivation. But, without passion for your fighters or enjoyment of the game, finding a desire to practice becomes harder. Therefore, skip studying the characters you think you should play. Instead, master the characters you love playing!
If you love playing Athena because she looks cute in that pink dress, then you slay in that pink dress! Have an obsession with electricity and tall hairdos? Then, hit up your boy Benimaru! Do you get fired up hearing Terry exclaim, “Hey! Come on, come on!” before a match? Then, bring him into the fold. You’ll have a ragtag team of winners before you know it!
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