Misc. B4C8

"They are," Cinder agreed. "Most Tier-1 Classes are specialised in one way or another."

"Tier-1?"

"Forgive me, I did not mean to offend."

"You didn't," I said, confused. "I've just never heard of the term."

"You haven't?" Cinder regarded me curiously, but shrugged one shoulder after a few seconds and explained. "The tiers are another classification system for Classes, and usually refer to the potential of any given Class."

"What do they mean?"

"Hm…" Cinder touched two fingers to her chin. "I take it you've heard of the Atlas Ranking System; the system that portrays Stats in terms of a ranking between A and D? That is a generalised and accepted system, but there are some discrepancies. For instance, a Knight is considered a Tier-2 Class." She smiled apologetically towards me, not that I felt offended since it wasn't even my Class in the first place. "As such, you will have two Stats of each grade, A, B, C and D. If you think of another melee-type Class, however, then you might think of a Bard. A Bard is considered a Tier-3 Class, and might actually have a different array of grades, usually worse. They might only have one A, or they might have three less B's and more C's. The tiers are essentially a way of identifying which individuals have the highest potential for growth."

With the higher tiers having better Stat growth, I supposed.

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"Yes. Among your group, the Tier-2's include the Brawler, Barbarian and the Mage. Mages are considered Tier-2 because they are generalised, whereas specific Mage classes like Mesmer's are considered Tier-1. Assassins and Monks are Tier-1 themselves, while Pyrrha, as you know, is Prestige."

That covered all of us, and while I wasn't surprised to find out Blake was that strong, the inclusion of Ren did surprise me a little.