Melee Tier List Discussion

The last melee tier list was released today.

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=199342

This is the final tier list for Super Smash Bros. Melee. Completed October 2008. Approved by M3D. All values are conclusive and finalized.

Top
Fox 9.9
Marth 9.9
Sheik 9.7
Falco 9.2

High
Peach 8.4
Captain Falcon 8.0
Jigglypuff 8.0
Ice Climbers 7.9

Middle
Samus 6.8
Dr. Mario 6.2
Ganondorf 6.0
Luigi 5.8
Donkey Kong 5.4
Mario 5.3

Low
Link 4.7
Pikachu 4.3
Young Link 4.2
Roy 3.6
Zelda 3.0
Game and Watch 3.0

Bottom
Ness 2.5
Yoshi 2.5
Bowser 2.2
Mewtwo 1.8
Kirby 1.5
Pichu 1.2
 
I have not been following Melee at all although it's still quite popular in my area. What happened to drop Falco below Sheik?
 
Yeah, to me, it seems like Falco was always better than Sheik, so I would agree with Firestorm that I would change it around. Otherwise, I think the list looks pretty accurate, with the possible exception of Link being so low.
 
Sheik was always above Falco. Tbh, I'd have kept her above Marth (maybe even over Fox still) but I like the structure of the list.
 
Ness is top tierrrrrrrrr , and this list helps me with the point that CF should not be the last character in the SSBB tier list. ( how can a character drop from high tier to bottom [ and by bottom I mean the bottom of the bottom ]?)

CF IS NOT BAD
 
Wow, Jiggs is way up there now. Poor Samus, though.

The rest seems pretty accurate. Though personally I think Ness should be a bit higher.

I also don't think Pichu is at the bottom. Should be Kirby.
 
Ness is top tierrrrrrrrr , and this list helps me with the point that CF should not be the last character in the SSBB tier list. ( how can a character drop from high tier to bottom [ and by bottom I mean the bottom of the bottom ]?)

CF IS NOT BAD

If you honestly believe that you are stupid.

It is possible for a character to drop that far, just like how a character can rise from bottom to top.

Melee and Brawl are different games with different physics.

Captain Falcon was not only nerfed, he now has to deal with Brawl physics and the new characters. Something which he can not do.

OMG THIS PROVES G&WATCH IS NOT HIGH TIER. HE WAS BAD IN ANOTHER GAME.

Really Shaky, I doubt the Smash Back Roomers just put him at last without a reason. He has almost no redeeming qualities. You may think Ganondorf is worse but Ganondorf can kill characters in 4 hits, and has Ganoncide. Meanwhile he can tech chase with his Side-B.
 
anyone who knows like any jiggs players at all knows that mango is a beast. moving on...

the list seems incredibly balanced, which is obviously good. i have no objections with it.
 
My post was obviously a joke kira, I know characters can drop and rise from game to game in tiers ( I think the ness is top tierrrrrrrrrrr comment made my post not serious from the beggining). Anyways, I must admit the melee tier list is very well organized.
 
I love how in the trasition of Melee to Brawl they had to flip the tier list upside down. G@W being low in melee, and now hes high.
 
Wow um I thought Marth was good
and I was right
But does the fact that he's so high up there mean I can't use him for certain tournaments?
 
CF I always thought was underrated (Middle tier? Come on), so the slight bump is welcome.

What are those numbers? Are they secret back room code (Like the rest of the back room, ugh), or are they like based on wins or something?

Mario and Dr. Mario I didn't think we're really that different; other than better pills and slightly longer cape I thought they were effectively the same. DrM was better though, pillrushing was awesome.
 
I always knew Pichu would eventually end up at the bottom. Poor thing.

I'm in agreement with the list, but I always thought Sheik would pull ahead of Marth and Falco, but I'm not a member of the SBR, so my opinion doesn't hold much water. I also expected Kirby to be higher, I don't think Mewtwo is better.

I still love Mewtwo and use him as one of my secondaries though. I haven't played Melee for a while, tried last night, absolutely could not get the hang of it.
 
I love how in the trasition of Melee to Brawl they had to flip the tier list upside down. G@W being low in melee, and now hes high.

Yet Link still remains to be shit. They had fucking three games to get his shit right. :(
 
Yet Link still remains to be shit. They had fucking three games to get his shit right. :(

dude all they'd have to do is fix his fall speed and recovery and suddenly he'd be like mid tier.

interesting that a melee tier list comes out now with brawl in full force and melee kind of on the decline. and i guess there will be no more changes to the melee list?
 
I love how in the trasition of Melee to Brawl they had to flip the tier list upside down. G@W being low in melee, and now hes high.


Marth and Falco did not change much on the tier list. Although Falco has a different playstyle.
 
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