Originally Posted by
rcarey
The problem I have with our current system is that guys who are not active or in shape are up there in tier 1. If xhiba, brucia, etc. are up there, guys like me and deut should have a shot, which is a flaw that needs to be fixed. If tier 1 is going to be as 1337 as that, to only take the greatest wushuers ever, who have years of experience, they need to be tested monthly or w.e. to ensure the integrity of the tier. Also, if our applications bring about change to the tiers that's actually kinda cool.
Tier lists, at least the way they are used in most fighting games, are used to depict potential of players. That is to say the highest potential characters with best consistency are S tier, because SOMEBODY at SOMEPOINT can play them best.
I don't think the current Tier 2 players at their best are on the same level as Tier 1 players at their best. But most Tier 1 players defined wushu for what it is within the community when they played their absolute best and made their statement, and I think a few people playing really well at this very moment, maybe even potentially better than T1 players right at this second, doesn't make them Tier 1. And such little time has really past. The metagame hasn't changed in ages in terms of brushu and I think it's going to take a Tier 2 player who is good enough to force a change in the metagame to prove their the new MyTori or the new Logic.