Rankingfruits in a tier list. Higher tiers represent a more favorable ranking. The letters are inspired bygrading in education, especiallyin Japanese culture, which may include an 'S' grade.
2016,David Sirlin, “Game Balance”, in Henry Lowood, Raiford Guins, editors,Debugging Game History: A Critical Lexicon, Cambridge, Mass., London:The MIT Press,→ISBN, page173:
When discussing game balance in an asymmetric game, players often use atier list.
2020, Diana Dragomir, Diana Pitic, Mihai Dragomir, Daniela Popescu, “Overview of Technology Commercialization Options in Romania”, in Numan M. Durakbasa, M. Güneş Gençyılmaz, editors,Digital Conversion on the Way to Industry 4.0: Selected Papers from ISPR2020, September 24–26, 2020 Turkey (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering),Springer,→ISBN, page659:
Next, based on the consensus of the group, obtained through the moderation of the authors, atier list has been established which structures the existing and possible processes and methods to be used for technology commercialization. The list has four different levels, with most interviewees finding themselves and their institutions on the first two levels.
“What am I getting myself into?” I asked. / “The usual amount of trouble,” Myalis said. / Lucy giggled. “‘Usual’ means that there’s also an unusual amount somewhere.” / “I have atier list,” Myalis replied.
