I've been thinking and asking around about the same thing. I like fires more on their own, and also with most combos, but vanillas still make nice combos, and awesome supers. The combos I've seen with the super vanilla are amazing, where fires don't really have that potential. After months of thought and several conversations, I'm leaning toward vanillas for the super combo potential and the price tag, but it's a tough one. I almost gave up on this dilema and just bought an enchi instead. Good luck deciding.