I'll probably end up with Snow, Fang and Hope though I'm probably going to put Lightning in there as well (replace Hope perhaps?). I might play with that combination actually...

For once I have an issue with party configuration cause I have to choose between characters I like and ones that are practical. Hope is not my fave character but he's ungodly useful in battle. I love Fang and Snow but they are almost identical in their strengths and they don't exactly lead to the best Paradigm set-ups. The problem with Lightning, Sahz, and Vanille is that all three are basically good averages that really depends on situations and needing to utilize specific skills that are unique to them.