So do people really believe the tier lists? I mean, I think they're accurate to some extent but I don't understand why Mr. Game & Watch and Pac-Man are so low on the list on Event Hubs. I'm really good with them.
Thoughts on the tier lists?
Tier lists are only meant for competitive play. And currently, for Smash 4, competitive play is defined as 2/3 stock, 5/8 minutes, items off, customs off, and only on Battlefield, FD, Smashville, Town & City, Lylat Cruise, Duck Hunt, Skyloft, Castle Siege, Delfino Plaza, Halberd, and Kongo Jungle 64 for doubles.
For example, Charizard could be thought of as a good character in casual play do to him ability to rack up damage quickly and having good kill options. However, in competitive play, he isn't seen as such a great character due to generally poor mobility and poor approach options.
And Event Hubs shouldn't be taken seriously. It's voted on by people and it's more of a popularity contest.
I think tier lists are pretty dumb honestly. I know not many people like Toon Link because he's high tier, but that doesn't stop me from being the character I play as the most. As for the low tier characters, I didn't mind how Pac-Man played. He didn't seem so bad compared to garbage characters like Diddy & Captain Olimar.
I don't know how competitively you play, but people play a certain character
because they are high tier, they don't avoid playing characters because they are good. And Toon Link isn't thought of as high tier at the moment, in fact, people prefer regular Link in this game. And I don't know if you're joking about Diddy because a "garbage" character, I sure hope you are.