Meanings
plural tierlists
- alternativeAlternative form of tier list.
[…] (‘a tierlist is a list that helps to determine what are the characters or weapons with best potential to win competitions’).
2022 September, Rosalía Cotelo García, “Jelou pipol: Computer-mediated communication among Spanish-speaking gamers on Twitch”, in Internet Pragmatics, volume 5, number 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 257–2903 more examples
Like the games themselves, the gaming field operates at many levels and has its own tierlist, from the casual to the hardcore, the couch co-op and Pass the Pad to strategy games and MOBAs (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena; the closest gaming has come to a real sport).
2016, Susie Dent, Dent’s Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain, London: John Murray, →ISBNIt goes without saying that Shrek SuperSlam wasn't meant to be played at ultra-high levels, but as the scene grows, so does the infrastructure. A website called ShrekBoards keeps an up-to-date tierlist pinned to their front page.
2016 October 19, Luke Winkie, “How the Internet Accidentally Made 'Shrek SuperSlam' into an Esport”, in Vice, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020To be clear, Steve haters have called the character overpowered for years now. A recent tierlist put together by UltRank that tallied votes from 71 pro Ultimate players ranked Steve in the top tier of characters in the game, along with Joker and Pyra/Mythra.
2023 March 6, Steven T. Wright, “Minecraft's Steve Is Finally Being Banned In Major Smash Bros. Tournaments”, in GameSpot, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2023
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