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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby ~Yuri » January 10th, 2016, 7:33 am

Wait whaaat

How am I #6? And above people such as BY?

Nah jk am super happy with this actually. This kinda makes me want to come back and finish everything I left unfinished... ;) Once I'm completely done with Xenoblade. Which may or may not take a while...
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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby NanTheDark » January 10th, 2016, 8:17 am

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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby MessengerOfDreams » January 10th, 2016, 2:11 pm

The tier list was always intended to be the crossroads of influence, activity, and success.
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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby Supershroom » January 12th, 2016, 2:20 am

Now after this has been made an announcement on the new Level Designer General subforum, shouldn't we maybe think of also making an LL tier list?

I'm not the most competent person about the scene, but this would be my rough suggestion, with 10 spots:

  1. Niicola
  2. Triple J
  3. AwesomeJRFD
  4. FrozenFire
  5. BY
  6. Karyete
  7. KABOOM
  8. Volkove
  9. Doram
  10. Nwolf
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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby l.m » January 12th, 2016, 3:10 am

I disagree with most of the placements there. I also don't think there should be a Tier list, specially because of the low amount of users actually active, and the shallow number of actually good pieces.

also while i'm at it would it hurt to put OJ there GOSH

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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby Charcoal » January 12th, 2016, 5:35 am

So what should the Tier List really categorize?
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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby MessengerOfDreams » January 12th, 2016, 7:29 am

Ohkay I hope throwing away the tier list isn't a thing.
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My latest story, and one of my personal favorites. A girl bound in silence finds the words to say to her prospective girlfriend as they visit her religious father in a dusty town on the edge of Kansas, where the crows' migration south brings forth anchored memories, the path to resolution, and a new start.

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This might be like nothing you've seen before.
Updated Works! Some of my past best and current stuff: show
Writing Works!
Fanfic: Shut Up and Dance
why do I write so much about dancing you don't dance you've never danced in your entire life
lying little ♥♥♥♥ with your ♥♥♥♥ story ♥♥♥♥ you
also Diddy/Lucina <3

Fanfic: Worth a Thousand Words
Because the world needed a Samus/Dedede story
Fanfic: Ecstatic Silence
Just wanted to write and ♥♥♥♥ like this happens, you'd think I'd know better.
Fanfic: Far From the Edge
It's a dance that's been a long time coming for a brand new man and an unchanging woman, but once one takes the plunge there's no falling back up.
Original: Jealous Ghosts of the Mississippi
The story of Rachel meeting Amber after a lifetime of silence and being shunned
Original: Your Hand in Mine
One of my most personal stories about a dangerous romance. Now to be published in a college lit journal!
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Recent LDC Work:
Level Series: Leaves From The Vine (ft Star King)
For the 29th LDC, a theme of grassland taken through the growth of our designing society. Won the 29th LDC!
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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby Karyete » January 12th, 2016, 7:58 am

I still think a tier list is a positive thing to have around. It allows a person to see where they're placed amongst their friends, rivals, etc. and (speaking personally here) allows them to strive to climb up the list.

An LL tier list would be nice, although it'd obviously be a lot smaller than this one. But when LL (hopefully) grows, it can expand.
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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby Raz » January 12th, 2016, 9:56 am

I don't think there should be an LL tier list yet. Need more levels.
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Re: Amp's Official Level Designer Tier List

Postby Charcoal » January 12th, 2016, 12:09 pm

If an LL tier list is ever created, where will it go? Will it be made in here, or will it have its own separate topic?

I guess if it were made in here, would it need to be in a spoiler just to save space?
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