[quote name='Zmonkay'] Also, I lol @ people that start all of Noel's combos with D. I haven't even practiced much with her, but I already know you can get much better, bigger combos if you lead off with a few attacks first, chain into D, end with a distortion (at least, that's how I usually go)[/QUOTE]
Yes and no. Keep in mind at the start of Noels D she is invincible for about 3 frames, making it very safe to use. Two of her moves are chain brakes also when in drive, being Optic Barrel, and Bloom Trigger. Her moves also flow better while using her drive while grounded and finishing off air strings with D, making her combos " true " ( combo count stays bright red ) able to dish out full damage.
It's pretty easy to combo Noel up to 23-27 hits, but if they are not true combos it is kinda a waste with how diminishing returns works.