I have different opinions but they are often right, people just don't want to admit it because no one likes it when their perceptions don't match reality.
I give credit where credit is due =P. I still won't "admit" Lucas is a horrid character because i know that's not true. ^_^
When you look at the way the game has shaped and evolved over the past two years there are plenty of inconsistencies when you cross-reference player perceptions with actual placings. There are good ZSS, Ness and Ike players getting top 10 at nationals. When was the last time an Olimar got top 10 at a national? What about a ****ing Dedede?
actually you have a point here. Idk really however im not really keeping track on Olimar or Dedede but now im curious to go look and see ;o
Similarly, why is Link, who has several god-like players doing amazing things (for a supposed bottom tier) still in the same tier as GANON?
Well if you look at the tournament rankings list Link has the 3rd worst next to Bowser and Jiggz. Ganon is actually above him here which is surprising to me. I know of Scabe but i can't recall any other Links in my memory that do well. Sorry ;(
Yes, some players are better than others and some players are leaps and bounds above other players but a character is a vessel, and if a character couldn't get top 10 at a national, then a player would not be getting top 10 at a national with the character regardless of how talented they are. You don't see any other character in LOW TIER placing that well, or many characters in mid tier. Bowser? Sheik? Wolf? Where's the beef?
Eh, characters are not all about tournament rankings =/ but i guess tournament rankings are proof on the character like you say.
My point is that we are giving a lot of credit to characters who aren't doing **** because we have poor (wrong) ideas about what makes a character good or bad. What makes a character good: camp games, options, mobility, kill power, aerials, and the ability to change actions on the fly. Not: approaches, recovery, move strings, chain grabs on bad characters, or any of that.
hmmmmm.
Characters like Sonic, Ike, and Ness HAVE these things. Characters like Sheik and Lucas are one-dimensional and designed to do one predictable thing. You could definitely argue that Ike is similar, but at least Ike kills you at 60%. B tier doesn't seem to be very B tier to me these days.
B tier could be worked on maybe. Ike is definetely better than Low tier but i think atm he deserves to be switched with Bowser.