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TYM’s Tier List Discussion Thread

M2Dave

Zoning Master
The funny thing about the video you linked though is that not once did sonic punish Dragon's air laser with sand trap.
I am hearing you cannot punish if the regular air laser is done very low to the ground, but I have yet to test myself since I use neither character.
 
It will be interesting when people start to try flawless blocking those overheads. I think it could actually open up Jax's stagger game as people will be trying to scout the overhead and just block additional f33s, eat throws, etc.
Someone flawless blocked it on me. Next time they tried they ate a fully heated 400 dmg command grab. They did not try it again
 

jokey77

Character Loyalist
Sorry but that's not true at all. Fireballs are unsafe, sure I don't doubt that, but it depends which fireball he uses (db1 or db1 AMP) the timming to punish them are different. Additionally you are not able to see at the beginning of the animation if it's normal fireball or AMP fireball. Even in practice is hard to punish both in reaction. If you are expecting AMP fireball and you block normal fireball in most of the cases your punish will be performed too late. If you are expecting normal fireball you will eat the second AMP fireball trying to punish. And while you are expecting this you are getting chip damage and being in -4.
So (even ignoring the f+4,3, throw option that can be reacted) you must read 1 option of 3 to punish him properly.

All of this talking about offline matches. Playing online matches with a ping higher than 100ms this is even worse, and f+4,3,u3 is harder to interrupt even after a good read.
While the mindgame has more layers, you can break it down to d3 again:

D3 punishes the ordinary fireball and low profiles the ex-version. Afterwards you can easily hitconfirm into your offense-string of choice.

I do think that Liu ist decent. However his mix-ups come from "f4 or f43", "extraordinary fast mids breaking the opponent's rythm" and his "oki game (side switching throw)".

Besides everything he does is hitconfirmable, his combos can hardly be escaped, all his krushingblows are practical, his parry is versatile, ... - so he IS a solid character for sure.

Besides some of his strategies end Up being quite MU dependant: against some characters zoning is viable, against others (no 6f poke) he can add frametraps to his repertoire.

However some chars counter his zoning AND have a better upclose game (e.g. Sonya). These MUs are far from even and have to lower his tier placement significantly.

My point remains: The f43/u3-mindgame is nothing I want to rely on as Liu. The risk/reward ratio is NOT in my favour.
 
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Geoffmeister

PS4/EU Ermac main
I think the most downplayed characters right now are Jade,..
You keep spouting this with nothing to back it up...
  • 3 unique KB's (including one which is a parry, and you can forget about landing that on high-level)
  • 1 usable string, the rest is -13 at best
  • weaker normals / specials than anyone (range, safety, mixup risk/reward etc!)
  • not even 20% off a max damage punish
  • whiffing issues on her ONLY (28fr GOD HELP US ALL) launcher
  • can't optimally use Flawless Block
Liu, Kabal, Kitana, Sub Zero possess more threat than her in close, mid and max range (said this week 1), with the same (but superior) tools, and clear levels of contrast in their potential to eachother. Plenty of high-level players trying her out and dropping her.

So... if her damage potential is half of the rest of the roster, and her normals/specials are objectively worse, making her work more than twice as hard getting damage in (AT LEAST), how is she on the same level according to you?
Pick one. Second time I counter your claims with actual arguments so have to call you out on not doing your homework...
(or anyone else, feel free to dispute with logic and facts.. got mine loaded per usual)
 
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Qwark28

Joker waiting room
I am not a Baraka player. I only fight against him. While zoning is an issue against Marauder as Zoidberg outlined, one can assume that the highest damaging character in the game is unlikely to be mid tier. He has 50% combos that can easily be hit-confirmed. Against defensive players, he has a krushing blow on both the forward and back throw. He has great jumping attacks and a serviceable projectile.
His projectile is not "serviceable". It's downright ridiculous in the utility it has.

90% of the situations in which the first projectile hits, ex will hit as well.

It does very decent damage, 7/14%.

2nd is a mid.

Has ridiculous active frames that hit you after the projectile is already behind you.
 
Here's my tier list :


I don't like the "S+" tier and I don't think S tier should have more than 3 characters. So here's my reasoning for my list. The characters aren't arranged in a particular order

I used the best tournament variation for every character (or both if they are both viable)

S is reserved for characters with too many tools and/or overpowered tools. Geras (both variations) has too many of them and are all good. Erron Black has too many tools in 52 Kard Pickup. His Scud shot should be removed without nerfing it and replaced by another move. The Scud shot should be 2 slots and added in the third variation. Sonya Blade (Ring Master) would be A+ with her damage, but her projectile is too powerful, and the Energy Ring cancel should not allow her to be safe on a mixup in the corner and at the same time allowing for a juggle in the corner. It's one of them, not both, so S tier.

A+ is reserved for very solid characters but not strong enough to be considered as the top 3. Scorpion (both variations) and Sub Zero (Dead of Winter) are both contenders for the S tier but there are stronger characters as listed above. Cassie Cage (Digital Soldier) has a lot of useful tools and is dangerous anywhere in the neutral. Baraka (both variations) is insanely good, has only a few tools but they are really really good, he would be in S in a heartbeat if the tier had available slots.

A is for characters I consider as "balanced", not too weak, but not too strong. Some of them are slightly stronger than other in that tier, like Cetrion, but didn't know who to swap in A+ to include her.

A- I usually don't like "-" version of tiers, but A- is a tier for characters that would fit into the A category if they didn't have whiff issues on most of their strings. Johnny Cage, Kung Lao and Kano would be A to me if their hitboxes were good.

B - The B tier has the character with the least tools or at least unefficient tools at the moment. It has the weakest characters in the game.

C - I don't really know why I created that tier, I was probably influenced by other lists that rank her in her own tier. She is not far from the B tier tho.
In my opinion this is the best one so far. My question is do you think the game should be balanced around the characters in A or in A+?
 

Owerbart

I miss you
why do you guys rate sonya that high? Not that I'm contradicting but I've been setting up my apartment since april and still don't have a stable internet connection. My only sparring partner is the game's IA :(
 
why do you guys rate sonya that high? Not that I'm contradicting but I've been setting up my apartment since april and still don't have a stable internet connection. My only sparring partner is the game's IA :(
Unreactable super high damage 50/50s, and one of the best projectiles in the game.
 

zHawken

Would you settle for me sausage?
I commented how 3 of 4 combos start high and only b1 is mid. They said shut up because its 9 frames. Feels like forever and the nature of having to commit to 1+3 which quite a few can punish easily.
Agreed. Not to say he isn't an absolute defensive wall, but once its broken he really crumbles in certain matchups
 

Juggs

Lose without excuses
Lead Moderator
Premium Supporter
Sandtrap does reach full screen.
Damn you’re right, didn’t know he had the up version, I thought the forward version was the longest. That’s what I get for labbing him for like an hour and using him based off that, lmao. My mistake.
 

Juggs

Lose without excuses
Lead Moderator
Premium Supporter
For those interested, SonicFox making a tier list on his stream right now with Coach Steve. I’ll post his tier list once he’s finished. His opinion on a tier list holds more weight than say mine, but that said it’s still early AND what he or anyone says isn’t gospel. He’s looking through the lens of a godtier player, like for instance he has Sub-Zero in B tier. He said if you can react to his OH/Low like he can, Sub is B tier. If you can’t, he S tier. Interesting viewpoints so far.
 

M2Dave

Zoning Master
Sonic Fox's tier list.

S Sonya, Geras, Erron Black, Cassie
S- Scorpion, Jacqui, Kabal, Jax, Skarlet
A+ Noob, Baraka, Cetrion, Jade, Raiden
A Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Kitana, Shao Kahn, Johnny Cage, Kotal Kahn
A- Frost
B Sub Zero, Kollector
C Kano, D'Vorah
 
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wsj515

This is my billionth life cycle.
Lol this is the weirdest tier list yet. Don't forget Sonic said Darkseid was top 3...
 

Juggs

Lose without excuses
Lead Moderator
Premium Supporter
SonicFox’s tier list he made on his stream:

S: Sonya, Geras, Erron Black, Cassie
S-: Scorpion, Jacqui, Kabal, Jax, Skarlet
A+: Baraka, Cetrion, Noob, Jade, Raiden
A: Kung Lao, Kitana, Liu Kang, Shao Kahn, Johnny Cage, Kotal Kahn
A-: Frost
B: Sub-Zero, Kollector
C: Kano, D’Vorah

He pretty much explained his reasoning for all of them. You’ll just have to watch the VoD, too much to type. He also showed some stuff for certain characters.

A lot of certain downplayers were mad heated in the chat.
 

CrimsonShadow

Administrator and Community Engineer
Administrator
SonicFox’s tier list he made on his stream:

S: Sonya, Geras, Erron Black, Cassie
S-: Scorpion, Jacqui, Kabal, Jax, Skarlet
A+: Baraka, Cetrion, Noob, Jade, Raiden
A: Kung Lao, Kitana, Liu Kang, Shao Kahn, Johnny Cage, Kotal Kahn
A-: Frost
B: Sub-Zero, Kollector
C: Kano, D’Vorah

He pretty much explained his reasoning for all of them. You’ll just have to watch the VoD, too much to type. He also showed some stuff for certain characters.

A lot of certain downplayers were mad heated in the chat.
I'll bet the Kotal community was livid :D

Probably the Noob and Jade communities too.
 

Kroaken

Life is a block string with no gaps.
We're sitting pretty, bois. Let's just keep one foot in the buff boat and the other on the option select train.
 

Circus

Part-Time Kano Hostage
SonicFox’s tier list he made on his stream:

S: Sonya, Geras, Erron Black, Cassie
S-: Scorpion, Jacqui, Kabal, Jax, Skarlet
A+: Baraka, Cetrion, Noob, Jade, Raiden
A: Kung Lao, Kitana, Liu Kang, Shao Kahn, Johnny Cage, Kotal Kahn
A-: Frost
B: Sub-Zero, Kollector
C: Kano, D’Vorah

He pretty much explained his reasoning for all of them. You’ll just have to watch the VoD, too much to type. He also showed some stuff for certain characters.

A lot of certain downplayers were mad heated in the chat.
As a Kano player I honestly completely agree with everything he said about Kano. The character legitimately has no tools in many situations.

He's not terrible at many skill levels, but at the highest level where gimmicks like his F4 and 241 mixup don't work, it's very uphill at the moment. He's forced to take radical risks in many situations to get anything going once people start to disrespect his grab game.
 

M2Dave

Zoning Master
Lol this is the weirdest tier list yet. Don't forget Sonic said Darkseid was top 3...
Everyone, including Sonic Fox, can be wrong once in a while, but I thought he gave justifiable reasons for each character placement. He did not downplay his characters or up play the characters he dislikes fighting against as every TYM character forum does. LOL.

The most controversial placement is Sub Zero, though.

That feeling when Sonya is so broken that she's listed as S tier Twice :)
LOL. Give me a break! I was editing while he was talking and switching between the tier list and gameplay.
 

wsj515

This is my billionth life cycle.
Everyone, including Sonic Fox, can be wrong once in a while, but I thought he gave justifiable reasons for each character placement. He did not downplay his characters or up play the characters he dislikes fighting against as every TYM character forum does. LOL.

The most controversial placement is Sub Zero, though.



LOL. Give me a break! I was editing while he was talking and switching between the tier list and gameplay.
I honestly don't disagree, just putting it out there that he in particular has had some outlandish calls on certain character's placements