Board Thread:Super Smash Bros. Discussion/@comment-25746059-20141125004354/@comment-25932997-20141228081051

If you think the list should not have been changed, there is something you do not understand, allow me to explain. The reason tier lists change is because they are based on evidence and statistics of competitive game play and tournaments. For example, Luigi moved up a lot because there are a few Luigi players who came out of no where and started wrecking at tournaments (one even won a big name tourny). Also, a character's slot on the list is simply a reflection of how much potential that character has (this is why there are so many characters jammed into the same tiers now). This means if people playing these characters start to show the world that the character has more to offer than previously thought, they are bound to move up the list which is what happened in the case of Luigi. I used to think Luigi was nothing more than decent until I noticed how well computer Luigis combo and I actually started playing him myself. Now that I have been using him regularly, I have come to understand he has more potential than I used to think and I have used him at tournaments to beat players that were more skilled than me. On a side note regarding Link and Young Link, I happen to be a long time Link main who never even touched Young Link until about a year ago and I can absolutely confirm that Young Link is better than Link when facing any S tier character with the arguable exception of Peach. Bottom line, it's not about if the list should change or not, it is garented to change as a consequence of the competitive meta game evolving, it has many times before and it probably will probably continue to.