It's unconventional because it doesn't have tiers.
Characters you don't have the right to bitch or whine about - Baraka, Cassie, Cetrion, Jade, Jaqui, Jax, Kabal, Kano, Kitana, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Noob, Skarlet, Sub-Zero
Characters you have the right to bitch about - Erron, Geras, Sonya...