This is the NEWEST Tier Listing from Tougeki just posted recently, and is a more accurate representation, plus it also has added in the new console characters, so be shocked in some ways...lol, could this be the game in which Sakura "isn't" that great?
http://www5.atwiki.jp/koko100/pages/160.html
Just in case some of you can't see it...
1. Sagat - 139
2. Ryu - 132.5
3. Balrog (boxer) - 131.5
4. Zangief - 131
5. Blanka - 128
6. Rufus - 127
7. M. Bison (dictator) - 126
7. Seth - 126
9. Chun Li - 125.5
10. Akuma - 124.5
11. Ken - 124
12. C. Viper - 119.5
13. E. Honda - 119
13. Guile - 119
15. Dhalsim - 118.5
16. Gouken - 118
17. Abel - 117.5
18. Fei Long - 112
18. El Fuerte - 112
20. Cammy - 111
21. Rose - 110.5
22. Vega (claw) - 110
23. Sakura - 109
24. Gen - 106.5
25. Dan - 102.5
So in turn the New Tier List would look like this...
S+: Sagat
S: Ryu, Balrog (boxer), Zangief
A: Blanka, Rufus, M. Bison (dictator), Seth, Chun Li, Akuma, Ken
B: C. Viper, E. Honda, Guile, Dhalsim, Gouken, Abel
C: Fei Long, El Fuerte, Cammy, Rose, Vega (claw), Sakura
D: Gen
E: Dan
So judging by the last posting of Tougeki, I stated that Viper would not last up on top utilizing her tricks and it has showed with the new recent posting. Do we even need to talk about Sagat being #1? Also Ryu is as good as people are stating him to be, and just as I said earlier that with more time and as characters get refined in this game, Ryu will only continue to stay near the top (unless some character's are found to have some crazy stupid bs that just pushes them above him). Balrog being considered #3 comes as no surprise as I felt he was within the top 5 in my book anyhow, and good old Gief is still within Top5 being #4 so it's not that bad.
What I'm amazed at, and need to find more info is Dictator and Chunli surpassing Gouki, given the two are only better by 2.5 for Dictator and 1.0 for Chun, however interesting again, considering I felt he would have been #4 at least.
Noticeable jumps are Guile, last Tougeki list he was like 2nd to the last, however he's now in Middle-Tier once more...and LOL to all the annoying Guile players who were crying "he wasn't good" from last month, just goes to show how people live and die by a *** Tier Listing, lol. Look to most changing their minds and going "Guile is actually solid" now. Also Seth being where he is at, comes as no surprise, he's got GREAT priority moves, however as I stated earlier, he's played with a no fear, near flawless mentality which I feel is way too random, because nobody can play that good to unlock his potential. It's like Strider/Doom or Spiral/Sent if you play them "perfect" their lockdowns would be impossible to get out of, however after all these years only Clocwork and Duc have come close and yet its still a step down from perfection. However, since SF:IV is new, who knows.
Also, the BIGGEST surprise is that Claw isn't dead last, but Dan has taken his spot and Gen is now being considered 2nd to the last, and Sakura being that low? Most of the time, I don't believe I've ever seen Sakura that low before ever...just think back to A2, A3, CvS2 and you'll know what I mean.
Anyhow, hope you all enjoy, imo again, take this tier list with a grain of salt. However I will say this, the top characters for the most part imo will not be budging or moving alot, however from Middle-Tier onward, there will definitely be some movement.
Lastly, the tier list above even today shows just how balanced the characters truly are within this game, there is only a 37 point gap between Sagat being #1 and Dan being dead last. Compare this to SFIII:3S where the newest tier listing of Chunli being #1 to Sean being dead last has a 69 point differential. So the difference of the two is nearly dropped by half!
Enjoy, discuss guys!
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