" S Rank: Shun, Lau, Akira
Within the top ranks, you have Shun, who has gained a ton of good moves and adjustments, Lau, who has not changed that much (but takes very good advantage of the new system), and Akira, who has been powered up. The changes to the throw system have not detracted from their game at all.
A Rank: Lion, Kage, Goh, Brad, Sarah, Wolf
All purpose characters are Lion and Kage, while Goh and Wolf possess very solid and simple 50/50 mixups. Sarah and Brad are also strong due to their stances. These characters have also not been affected too much by the changes to the throw system.
B Rank: Jean, Pai, Vanessa, Aoi, Taka-arashi, Eileen
Although they possess the ability to take on the stronger characters, they have quite a few weak points. However if they can compensate for their weakpoints with new combos and tactics, they may rise to A rank!
C Rank: Blaze, Jacky, Jeffry, Lei-Fei
They did not receive many upgrades or anything to really take advantage of the revamped game system. However, the difference between B and C rank isn't that large, if you were to ask most players.
What the top players think about the tiers (note: these are not all of the players they quoted, just half of them... I'll try to do the others later on)
Koedo: If you take out the very top and very bottom characters, the balance is actually very good. The characters who best take advantage of the new system are definitely the strongest. The top characters can be played easily, while the mid-tiers will take some time to adjust. The bottom tiers, well... they'll be expensive to play.
Fuudo: Characters with good low tech moves (ed note: not sure on this) and guard crushes are definitely top class. And the reward that you get from a crush is pretty big. The loss of throws from the down-back, down and down-forward directions really hurts those characters who rely on their mid-hitting moves (i.e. Lei-fei, etc.)
Gorgeous: I think Shun and Lau are definitely the two strongest in the game. But that doesn't mean that the characters below them are hopeless. Brad is strong this time around, but I think he will drop as the game progresses. My character, Eileen, is definitely stronger than in the last game.
Joseph: Personally, Shun and Lau are the best, with Akira, Brad and Lion coming in after them. The top characters just match the revamped system really well. While there is a small difference with the characters below the top ones, there is definitely a feeling that their abilities have been reduced.
Itabashi Zangief: My character, Shun, is unquestionably strong. His distance game is top tier, his drink game is top tier, his throws are top tier, and his crush are top tier. Out of the lower characters, Jacky seems to have the most potential. This time around, the strike-based characters are definitely the strongest, however throws being so weak.... "
ça vien de là:
http://cyberfanatix.com/f/forums/index.php?topic=1122.0
mais bon,c'est une des 1ere teir list en fait (si j'ai bien lut).mais je trouve rien d'autre,donc je sais pas si les top pense encore la meme chose et si elle a évolué.