I feel pretty much the same. I have played Zelda so much, that I would be playing over 6 , months or so for me to become as skilled and familiar with another character only playing with that character.
Ah, now that is different. If you truly want to make a name for yourself, and be known for someone who actually wins in large-scale tournaments, high/top tier is the way to go. Being realistic, top. If you can't settle for a reputation like Gimpy's, which is possible,( but only possible if you play no one else in tournaments and don't stray from Zelda at all), follow the path of the highest tiers.
Also, you say, "...stick with my better characters..."
Does this mean that you have more success with these characters? I wouldn't say you are better with them because of that. You are best with the character you have most experience with, and are most used to handling. You may lose more matches with this character, but you are still most familiar and "best" with it.
So do you really mean these high tier are your best characters, or do you mean you win more with them?
Edit: *Child's voice* At least, you'll keep your Zelda avatar and sig?
Put it this way. I know how to combo with marth, I know how to space with marth, I know how to bait with marth, I just got pretty sexy at edge guarding with marth. Marth can combo shiek for big damage with one grab or a up-air or uptilt. Zelda however has to get multiple single hits, or maybe a 2-hit combo. Zelda has to bait, but she's not as fast as marth to make a return back in, so her spacing has to be hair thin, where as marth can run half way accross the map and still make it back in for a hit(Exaggerated).
I rawked today with Marth, in ways I can never rawk with Zelda. But yes, I win more with Marth. But I'm better known for my Zelda apparently.
I don't know what you mean by best lol. If I win more with Marth oppose to my Zelda it means Marth is better no? Sure I pretty much know Zelda's matchups for all the characters minus Zelda vs Zelda and Zelda vs Pichu. But I also know nearly all match ups for Marth vs other characters pretty well.
*Child's voice back* Yea yea, Because Zelda is awsome!!
Mostly my friends getting into my head. Telling me Zelda is a horrible character which I know she is, But why do I have pretty decent success with her if She's so bad? I mean sure I get more losses as her than I do as Marth.
For Example: I once Picked Zelda vs 2 of my friends and they just (sighed). One of them even complained about it being a boring fight >.>; So I picked Marth to *better* entertain them if my Zelda is so boring.
Edit:
Just play whoever you want to. I've been playing Fox for fun lately, along with all my other fun characters. My Zelda is still a lot better than any of my other characters, so that's why I play her in tournament. But don't play her because you feel like you "have" to or anything like that...
I don't play Zelda because I feel like I have to. I played her because I just enjoyed playing her as a character. I liked her play style, and I use to enjoy having to try extremely hard to win matches vs Falco, I mean I even tried to learn powershielding - I tried out things for myself (Even if it was already discovered, I did my own priority testing) Such as uptilt vs Falco's downair (Hit Trade), or Jabbing approaching dash attacks, and smash attack aerials, I mean I even tried to find ways around fox's lazer camping - with my edge stall game.
Only thing is I stopped enjoying playing space animals and Marth because I feel like i'm creating an un-fun atmosphere as well as the losing.
Kinda like I guess if I want to play against my friends falco - Fox - falcon - Peach - shiek, because of the challenge, but he keeps picking kirby vs my Marth. I'm gonna dislike playing against kirby alot. I think that's how they think playing my Zelda just from the aura they give when You hear the announcer go "ZELDA"
I will still play Marth when necessary in doubles though.