Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24114180-20140107193454/@comment-16072884-20140203151950

If you fully utilize all the best strategies and techniques of your character, then tiers will be a factor in whether you can win. However, if you aren't utilizing all the best strategies of your character (like many casual players do), tiers won't have as much of an impact. Using items and playing with more than two players will also make tiers less impactful.