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The purpose of this thread is to clearly outline as a community how effect each individual emote is in the current metagame. Below are our baseline rankings decided by the council (@(makeup), @Hollywood, @atomicllamas, @jrp, @Sweep). However, the goal of this thread is to have the community post their thoughts and ideas on various emotes and where they should be ranked based on their viability.
If you wish to argue an emote should move ranks, please post a clear, thoughtful argument with at least three sources proving the effectiveness of your emote.
Skype Emoticon Viability Rankings
S Rank
Reserved for emotes of the highest caliber that are aesthetically pleasing and effective in a multitude of situations. S Rank emotes are generally irreplaceable and the most often used emotes.
(sun)
:3
(makeup)
:]
A Rank
Reserved for emotes that are very effective in conveying an idea, but require some kind of support to be used to their greatest potential.
B-)
;)
(cry)
(puke)
(heidy)
(dog)
(sheep)
(wasntme)
B Rank
Reserved for emotes that have clear-cut purposes, but have flaws that stop them from being optimal choices in a message most of the time.
:)
:(
:o
:*
:@
:x
(pizza)
(emo)
(y)
(n)
($)
C Rank
Reserved for emotes with some potential, but they often require too much support to be used effectively. Most C Rank emotes appear to be overshadowed by higher ranked emotes.
(cake)
(*)
(coffee)
(bandit)
D Rank
Reserved for emotes that are extremely hard to use properly and are generally not worth the commitment.
(ninja)
:P
(yawn)
(party)
(facepalm)
(envy)
E Rank
Reserved for emotes with unforgivable flaws or those that are completely outclassed by other emotes.
Everything not listed above.