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Tier Atom Experts & Criteria

tier atom experts

Team

Who we are, the expert team of Tier Atom?
Methodology and analysis system for constructing accurate tier lists

iamZarevo

Founder

Manual Analysis & Gaming Expertise.

I work with the analysis of all relevant data, I compose and put it together. A 26-year-old intense gaming experience. Characterization and evaluation of characters based on all received data. Correction and bringing it to an accurate result. I know games well and understand them. The goal is to maximize the relevance of current data and the accuracy of our Tier Lists.

I am the owner of Tier Atom and its creator from the idea to the implementation of the design and code. TG: @iamZarevo / iamzarevo@gmail.com

To3ls

Mathematical analysis & coding

Mathematical data analysis.

Mathematical analysis, calculation, and data structuring. Coding. An authoritative gaming opinion.

He played the role of an esports player in city teams. 20 years of gaming experience & coding.

Gemini Research

Neural network

Data collection and analytics.

It is used for additional accurate data collection and detailed analysis.

This is how we achieve maximum accuracy of our data and Tiers.

The Collective Mind

Community

Opinion of the gaming community.

Collecting votes and data from a large number of independent players on the Tier Atom website and other resources.

Tracking trends, opinions, and analyzing data based on the results.

Tier Atom System

Our scripts and system

Analyze and accurately calculate all incoming data.

Collecting information from the community, working with all other data, analyzing it and, in accordance with specially designed algorithms, producing accurate results.

Enjoy!


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criteria

General Criteria etc

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This page provides an analysis of some of the formulas and principles that are involved in calculating the Tier Lists of characters and game items, and so on. How we form our opinions & rankings about game characters and items? Why we're so accurate in our tier lists? Are all on this page.

1. 10 EVALUATION CRITERIA.

Each tier list uses 10 evaluation parameters to determine the overall score and overall tier rank. These parameters may vary depending on the specific game or character.

For Example:

const keys = [
 'pvp',
 'pvx',
 'damage',
 'melee',
 'def',
 'aoe',
 'range',
 'combos',
 'mobility',
 'cooldown'
];

Each user can, at their discretion, provide a personal rating for each criterion based on their personal gaming experience:

from 1 to 10

2. HOW IS THE AVERAGE SCORE CALCULATED FOR EACH CRITERION?

Formula:

\[ \mathrm{AVG}_k = \frac{1}{N}\sum_{v=1}^{N} \mathrm{votes}_k \]

Where:

AVGk — average criterion score

votes_k — all votes based on a specific criterion

N — number of votes



3. HOW ARE ESTIMATES ROUNDED?

The whole system uses logical rounding:

Math.round(...)

For Example:

5.49 → 5
5.50 → 6

4. THE FORMULA FOR CONVERTING A SCORE TO A TIER RANK.

Main function:

function getTier(score){
  if(score >= 9) return 's-tier';
  if(score >= 7) return 'a-tier';
  if(score >= 5) return 'b-tier';
  if(score >= 3) return 'c-tier';
  return 'd-tier';
}

Tier Rank Formula

Rounded Score Tier
9–10 S
7–8 A
5–6 B
3–4 C
1–2 D


This kind of point distribution in relation to Tier Rank is standard for the gaming community.


5. HOW IS OVERALL SCORE (/100) CALCULATED?

The main formula:

keys.forEach(k=> total += Math.round(data[k] || 0));

or:

\[ \mathrm{total} = \sum_{k \in s} \operatorname{round}(\mathrm{data}[k] \lor 0) \]



The formula for calculating the total number of points (Total Score)

\[ \mathrm{OVERALL} = \sum_{i=1}^{10} \operatorname{round}(\mathrm{AVG}_i) \]

Where:

AVG_i — Average criterion score

First comes the rounding

Then comes the sum


Max:

Since there are 10 criteria:

10 × 10 = 100

Therefore, the output is:

76/100

etc.


6. THE MOST IMPORTANT FORMULA IS OVERALL TIER RANK:


STEP 1 - each tier is assigned a WEIGHT

const weights = {
  's-tier': 5,
  'a-tier': 4,
  'b-tier': 3,
  'c-tier': 2,
  'd-tier': 1
};

Weight table:

Tier Weight
S 5
A 4
B 3
C 2
D 1



STEP 2 — Each criterion is translated into a tier

For example:

Criteria Avg Rounded Tier Weight
PvP 8.2 8 A 4
Damage 9.1 9 S 5
Mobility 6.6 7 A 4

etc


STEP 3 - The sum of the weights is calculated

weightSum += weights[t];

Formula:

\[ \mathrm{WeightSum} = \sum_{i=1}^{10} \operatorname{Weight}(\mathrm{Tier}_i) \]



STEP 4 - AVERAGE WEIGHT is calculated

const avgWeight = weightSum / keys.length;

The main formula of the overall tier rank:

\[ \mathrm{AVG\_WEIGHT} = \frac{\sum_{i=1}^{10} \mathrm{Weight}(\mathrm{Tier}_i)}{10} \]



7. How AVG_WEIGHT Transforms into OVERALL TIER:

if(avgWeight >= 4.5) bestTier = 's-tier';
else if(avgWeight >= 3.5) bestTier = 'a-tier';
else if(avgWeight >= 2.5) bestTier = 'b-tier';
else if(avgWeight >= 1.5) bestTier = 'c-tier';
else bestTier = 'd-tier';

The final formula of the overall tier:

Avg Weight Overall Tier
4.5 – 5.0 S
3.5 – 4.49 A
2.5 – 3.49 B
1.5 – 2.49 C
1.0 – 1.49 D



8. All steps OF CALCULATING THE OVERALL TIER:

Completely:


STEP 1

Players vote:

1–10

STEP 2

The average is considered:



STEP 3

The average is rounded:



STEP 4

The rounded score turns into a tier:

9–10 → S
7–8 → A
5–6 → B
3–4 → C
1–2 → D

STEP 5

Tier turns (converts) into weight:

S=5
A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1

STEP 6

The average weight is calculated:

\[ \mathrm{AVG\_WEIGHT} = \frac{\sum_{i=1}^{10} \mathrm{weights}_i}{10} \]



STEP 7

By avgWeight, the overall tier is selected.



9. IMPORTANT POINT: OVERALL SCORE AND OVERALL TIER ARE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED

This is very important.


OVERALL SCORE (/100)

Counts:

\[ \sum_{i=1}^{n} \operatorname{round}(\mathrm{AVG}_i) \]



OVERALL TIER

It is generally considered separately through a system of scales.



Therefore, situations are possible:

Score Tier
89/100 A-tier
82/100 S-tier


if the distribution of tier weights is different.



10. THE RANKING TABLE FORMULA:

For the character rating (ranking) table:

const finalScore = calcFinalFromAvg(avg);

Where:

total += Math.round(avg[k] || 0);

The ranking score formula:

\[ \mathrm{RankingScore} = \sum_{i=1}^{n} \operatorname{round}(\mathrm{AVG}_i) \]


In other words, ranking is sorted ONLY by numeric score. /100.

Not by tier.



11. THE FINAL MAIN FORMULA OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM:

Overall Tier Formula:

\[ \mathrm{OVERALL\_TIER} = \mathrm{Tier}\!\left(\frac{1}{10}\sum_{i=1}^{10}\mathrm{Weight}\!\left(\mathrm{Tier}\!\left(\operatorname{round}(\mathrm{AVG}_i)\right)\right)\right) \]

Overall Score Formula:

\[ \mathrm{OVERALL\_SCORE} = \sum_{i=1}^{10} \operatorname{round}(\mathrm{AVG}_i) \]

IN SHORT:

The system works like this:

Votes
→ Average
→ Round
→ Tier
→ Weight
→ Average Weight
→ Overall Tier

And the numerical score:

Votes
→ Average
→ Round
→ Sum
→ /100 score