eli5 why do so many tier lists go in order of S A B C D E ?
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S being better than A started in Japanese games, probably beginning with something that gwve you a rank at the end of a level. You could get an S rank, to make something cooler and new, with a feeling of exclusivity and putting it above the alphabet. That would eventually bevome more widespread and just naturally make it into tier lists, as tier lists are also common in fighting games popular in Japan, where the S rank started.
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