Is X-23 on anchor better than having her backed by Triple Shot, Hawkeye on anchor and(I'm assuming) better DHCs?
She is, since there are no safe DHCs from Spidey to X unless I have 4 bars. Plus, getting her in with Hawkeye backing her is pretty easy -- I'll have a ton of bar, and can cover her raw tags pretty swell if things get dire.
Makes me not have to end my combos with Crawler Assault if I want to kill in the corner while bringing Hawkeye in too. Plus, I have some really powerful resets with Spidey point/Hawkeye second. His assist being faster lets me DHC to him more often too if I use him in the combo. Overall, it allows me to kill problem characters and do damage in more situations overall.
As well, X is a better anchor. She's pretty damn dumb. If you have two characters left and I only have her without having blown XF, one touch should mean you lose. XF combo extension to kill the first, Dirt Nap the second and self otg relaunch to death. She presses the issue much better than Hawkeye does.
Hawkeye is really good for cleanup (shoutouts to the I Don't Need To Think Arrow), but X-23 is a much better comeback character IMO.
I have never had the chance to play against anchor X-23.
I am thinking I don't want to.
I did a funny thing and traded teams with a friend of mine for a while, and I experienced some of the BS that Laura can do in XF3. The whole time I was asking "Is this what I do to people? Is this what it's like?" :lol
She's no Dante or Strider, but she's probably on the better end of characters who are self sufficient against a good chunk of the cast. Just gotta be crafty, but she's really fast and has some pretty good hitboxes -- easily the cheapest ones on my team. Can get 700k damage w/o assists and 1 bar, pretty good for being so light on her feet and decently mobile. Her air throw game is a little weak though -- that would put her over the top (and does IMO in XF).