Smash Has A Player Ranking Problem
As someone who has worked on rankings for 9 years, it is evident that Smash has a culture around rankings. Today, let's dive into why and how we got here. --- I started a Patreon, please consider pledging to support me and my future projects! / eazyfreezie You can also follow me on Twitter for more stat goodness: https://x.com/EazyFreezie --- Articles Mentioned in Video Making Sense of Melee: The Illusion of Objective Ranks and the Real Impact of Everything https://planetbanatt.net/articles/amb... World War Kept: Finding Solace in the Unrelenting Entropy of Competitive Smash / world-war-kept-finding-solace-in-the-unrel... --- VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:43 What Doesn't Work 03:25 Brief History of Smash Rankings 04:36 The Power of a Finale 08:18 Maybe It's Not a Problem 12:24 I Don't Really Know How to End This Video

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