They can relate to percents. 80% probability of winning using character A vs character B, who would have 20%, when both players are evenly skilled at high level play.the point is, this is simply not something that you can resolve through any sort of thought process; what's the difference between an 8-2 and a 9-1? a 55-45 and a 60-40? there is no possible way to make a logical distinction there
So, if you're grossly better than your opponent, that probability would rise, and if you're the opposite then it would drop.
Of course, like any chart or tier list, it shouldn't be taken as law and more as a guide.
I'm prepared to do this. If I cared how long and difficult this would be, I wouldn't have made this thread, nor all the current work I've put into it up to now.Right, there's not... which is why I am saying no chart > bad chart... I'm not saying "you're doing it wrong", I'm saying "you shouldn't be doing it"
but there's nothing to suggest that this effort will go any better than phanna's (which was WILDLY popular ,btw)... you still have the issue of deciding whose opinion to value, controlling variables like stage, reconciling regional differences, deciding what 'factors' are important, and most importantly, managing 300 different discussions at once
Wouldn't these points here be all the more reason to have a new/updated one?phanna's chart isn't just outdated; it wasn't even right for that time either. I think this is the main point of confusion. It's not that the chart has become obsolete; it was NEVER accurate
he "could" because it was an original idea and nobody knew how it would turn out; we all now know that it was quite the failure, and newbies to this day still point to it in asserting that kirby plays sheik very close