When playing a game of Super Smash Bros. you are given a wide variety of characters to choose from and they should be able to all compete right? Wrong. Not every character is created equal (this blew my mind at first). It is ideal that each character is balanced in terms of them being able to compete, but it is nearly impossible for a game developer to be able to achieve this. So when picking a character one has to be wary about where they stand in comparison to rest of the cast.
Tier List
A tier list is a hierarchy of characters that is determined by top level players and it is based on tournament results and how they fare versus the other characters.
Super Smash Bros. Melee tier list
Super Smash Bros. Brawl tier list
From a competitive stance it is best to stick to the top 10-15 characters for brawl and top 10 for melee. Realistically they are the most viable characters that have an opportunity of winning major events and tournaments. I often get called names for using the best characters, but in the competitive scene winning is everything who cares what the loser has to say.
why or why not pick a top tier character
They are superior in term of tournament results since they have won more tournaments and have placed better than other characters. They also have more people playing those characters so it becomes a lot easier learning the character since there is many people to look up to. There are drawbacks to picking the top tier characters. Since they are so widely played people are more than likely know the weaknesses of the character and aim to exploit it. An example would be Olimar in Brawl having a terrible recovery to get back on stage and people abusing it to take stocks away from you.
why or why not pick a low tier character
Low tiers are very underplayed and people have not found every little detail about the character leaving room for innovation. They could be wrongly placed in a low tier standing because someone has not figured out how to play the character correctly. The tier list changes every 6 months or so in order to be as current as possible. Here is the first Brawl tier list so you can see how the tier list has changed over the years. Olimar moving from the 18th spot to the third spot as one of the notable changes.
In the end of the day if your favorite character is Link and you want to play Link that is your choice but it will be an uphill battle for you because he is outclassed by a character like Fox or Meta Knight. My advice is to pick a good character in order to have a higher win ratio. My best character in brawl is Meta Knight and Wario and in Melee it is Jigglypuff and Marth (very high tier characters).
Choose wisely who you want to be good with!
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