My definition of tier ***** must be ****ed.
What I hate is a person who beats me 1 round using a top tier character. I demolish them in a ditto. They can't play any other character worth **** and they are absolute trash at the game but manage to get by simply by tier whoring when a good portion of the cast simply cannot handle that character. (Talking Mid/High level play vs Mid/Low level play where the Mid/Low wins simply out of tier whoring.) /definition of tier whoring (using a top tier to win because you're garbage at the game but your character is just that good that it usually makes up for it)
However from my experience from CT, there is no such thing as tier whoring in BB. Same with most of what I've seen and watched and...yeah...
Well there are multiple definitions for tier whoring. Often it's the definition you stated but the player does the same thing over multiple games. If it's just one game the player might just happen to like to play a top tier character. But they'll still get called names even if that's the case.
Tier whoring also tends to be associated with counterpicking. You might see someone lose with their favorite character then counterpick with someone who's top-tier.
I think tier whoring is less common in BB because the characters are, in general, harder to learn completely than, say, Street Fighter. Thus, even if someone tries to be good just by virtue of their character being good it's much less effective than a simpler game.
Also note that beating someone in a ditto doesn't necessarily mean they're trash or bad with the character, even if you hardly play that character. I find that most people are uncomfortable when they have to play dittos in tourney and try to avoid the matchup as much as possible. I know it's the fairest matchup but it's also the one people tend to practice the lease.
Well what is your problem with the balance in AC?
Besides the huge amount of lopsided matchups (which goes with the character diversity) I feel the top tiers (especially Eddie. Guy doesn't have any bad matchups) are more apart from the general cast than people care to admit.
Essentially the game seems to be balanced around the fact that everyone can do large amounts of damage, so anyone can have a chance against anyone by only having to capitalize on a small number of advantages/situations in order to win.
