tierlist

See also: tier list

English

Noun

tierlist (plural tierlists)

1. Alternative form of tier list.
   • 2016, Susie Dent, Dent’s Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain, London: John Murray, →ISBN:

     Like the games themselves, the gaming field operates at many levels and has its own tierlist, from the casual to the hardcore, the couch co-op and Pass the Pad to strategy games and MOBAs (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena; the closest gaming has come to a real sport).

   • 2016 October 19, Luke Winkie, “How the Internet Accidentally Made 'Shrek SuperSlam' into an Esport”, in Vice‎^[1], archived from the original on 2020-11-12:

     It goes without saying that Shrek SuperSlam wasn't meant to be played at ultra-high levels, but as the scene grows, so does the infrastructure. A website called ShrekBoards keeps an up-to-date tierlist pinned to their front page.

   • 2022 September, Rosalía Cotelo García, “Jelou pipol: Computer-mediated communication among Spanish-speaking gamers on Twitch”, in Internet Pragmatics, volume 5, number 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 257–290:

     […] (‘a tierlist is a list that helps to determine what are the characters or weapons with best potential to win competitions’).

   • 2023 March 6, Steven T. Wright, “Minecraft's Steve Is Finally Being Banned In Major Smash Bros. Tournaments”, in GameSpot‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-03-06:

     To be clear, Steve haters have called the character overpowered for years now. A recent tierlist put together by UltRank that tallied votes from 71 pro Ultimate players ranked Steve in the top tier of characters in the game, along with Joker and Pyra/Mythra.