I started with 1980 because the 1970s saw the most parity across the league, with 8 different franchises winning the title (Only Knicks and Celtics won multiple times)
From 1980-2018:
Lakers - 10 Titles (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-88, 2000-02, 2009-10)
Bulls - 6 Titles (1991-93, 1996-98)
Spurs - 5 Titles (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)
Celtics - 4 Titles (1981, 1984, 1986, 2008)
Warriors - 3 Titles (2015, 2017-18)
Heat - 3 Titles (2006, 2012-13)
Pistons - 3 Titles (1989-90, 2004)
Rockets - 2 Titles (1994-95)
Sixers - 1 Title (1983)
Mavericks - 1 Title (2011)
Cavaliers - 1 Title (2016)
​
From 2019-2023:
2019 - Raptors
2020 - Lakers
2021 - Bucks
2022 - Warriors
2023 - Nuggets/Heat (It's looking like the Nuggets)
​
Looks like true parity is coming to the NBA. Establishing dynasties can still be possible, but a lot of luck is needed and there's smaller room for error from top-to-bottom of each organization (Owners, Front Offices, Coaching Staff, Medical Staff, and the Players themselves)

Since the 00s, there's only been one team that has won without an mvp type player.
The 2004 pistons. They had great players but none were mvp type or superstars. You can make a case with the 06 Heat but Wade and Shaq were borderline top 5 at the time.
We've seen teams similar to the 04 Pistons. The 2015 Hawks, 2020 and 2023 Heat.
The NBA has always been a superstar type league. Jimmy is a top 10 player but not an mvp type player. He is a borderline superstar at times. But not top 5.
What would it take for a team without an MVP type player to win? Can it happen again or was the 04 Pistons an anamoly?
Edit: 2014 spurs are the answer, yall are right. Multiple top 10-20 guys and a hof coach. Similar to this years heat team but obviously better with hofers.

Have a few items i'm trying to clear out all in great condition, noted if games are loose or CIB. Open to Offers on bigger bundles for some discounts.
Shipping starts at $5.00 with Free Shipping on Bundles over $75 with Pics upon request.

PS4

Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Storybook Edition SEALED $140
Metro Redux CIB $15
Rise of the Tomb Raider 20th Anniversary Extras Only No Game $10
COD : Infinite Warfare Legacy Edition CIB $10
Plants vs Zombies 2 : Garden Warfare $10
Has Been Heroes CIB $10
The Division $5
Deus Ex MD $10

XBox One

One Lords of the Fallen $10
Phantom Black Controller CIB USED $30 (Controller is 7/10 cosmetic wise with bottom back bumpers having heavy scuffs & 9/10 overall function wise)

PS Vita

Toukiden: Kiwami $35
The Walking Dead: Season 2 $30
Hot Shots Golf World Invitational $30
Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel 1 $60
Dynasty Warriors Next $25
Stranger Of Sword City $30
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space $30
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace $45
Shantae Half-Genie Hero [Risky Beats Edition] $60
UnEpic SEALED $130
Risk Of Rain SEALED $45
Aqua Kitty SEALED $60
Grand Kingdom Case $10
Toukiden : Kiwami Case $15
Reverie $40
Sir Eatsalot $50

3DS

Legend Of Legacy Launch Edition SEALED $65
Crush 3D Loose in 3DS Case $10
Cubic Ninja Loose in 3DS Case $10
Codename S.T.E.A.M $5
Warioware D.I.Y Loose in 3DS Case $30
Smash Bros 3DS CIB $17
Steel Diver CIB $8
Rodea the Sky Soldier Launch Edition CIB $30
OEM Charging Base for original 3DS $20

PS1

Fighter Maker Loose $10
FF Tactics GH CIB $30
FF9 CIB (Case damaged) $15
Crash Bandicoot 2 Loose in Twisted Metal GH Case $15
Sim City 2000 Game+Case (damaged) $10
Oddworld Abes Oddysee CIB $20

DS

Intec DS Case $10
Score 6x Game Cartridge Case $10
Bleach Blade Of Fate Loose $15
Advance Wars 2 Days of Ruin Loose $30

N64

N64 Console with hookups and 1x OEM Grey Controller (Controller is in good condition 8/10 and analog stick is 8/10, console was painted with black acrylic spray paint from previous owner and cartridge slot has been modded to play Japanese N64 carts so doesn't include the slot flaps) $70 shipped - https://imgur.com/a/d83hiHu
007 GoldenEye Loose $35
Beetle Adventure Racing Loose $20
Snowboard Kids 1 Loose $50
007 The World is Not Enough $20
Quake 2 $20
Rush 2049 (damaged label) $40
Armorines Project SWARM $15
Pokemon Puzzle League $30
WCW vs NWO Revenge $15

PS3 $6 Each unless Noted

Final Fantasy X/X2 Remaster Limited Edition CIB $15
NiNoKuni 1 Steelbook CIB $30
Tales Of Symphonia Chronicles CIB $20
Zone Of The Enders HD Collection CIB $15
Yakuza 3 Loose $15
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Loose $15
Genji Days Of The Blade $20
Genji Days Of The Blade Loose $10
South Park : The Stick of Truth SEALED $10
Need for Speed Most Wanted CIB $10
Infamous
Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty Ghost
Need for Speed Pro Street
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Red Faction Guerilla x2
Battlefield 3
MoH Warfighter LE Loose
Darksiders
Darksiders 2
Crysis 2
Deus Ex HR
Call of Duty 2 Steelbook
Mercenaries 2 in Generic Case
Warhawk
Call of Duty MW3 x2
Assassins Creed 4 BF
Beyond Steelbook Bad shape broken at spine
Uncharted Dual Pack in Custom generic case

PS2 $6 Each Unless Noted

Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec $10
Soul Caliber 2 CIB $15
ATV Offroad Fury 4 $10
MDK 2 Armageddon Loose $10
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 $10
The Getaway $10
Samurai Showdown Anthology $30
007 Agent Under Fire Loose $10
Test Drive GH $10
FIFA 2001 CIB $10
Star Wars The Force Unleashed CIB
Army Men Soldiers of Misfortune
Welcome to Jumpack Demo Disc
Metal Arms in Generic Case
MX vs ATX
Army Men
Rocky
NCAA Football 2004
Army Men : Sarges Hero
Full Spectrum Warrior
FIFA 2001 MLS
NCAA Football 2003
NCAA Football 2004
Eye Toy Antigrav with Eye Camera $20
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Wheel of Fortune
Motorcross Mania 3
Seaworld Deep Sea Adventures
Socom US Navy Seal
Red Faction Case $5
Final Fantasy X-2
ThrillVille
Call of Duty 2 The Big Red One in generic Case

Snes Games

Mortal Kombat 2 (label is damaged) $10

XB360 $7 Each unless Noted

Zone Of The Enders HD Collection Limited Edition SEALED $60
The Evil Within
BF3 Limited Edition
Kinect Adventures
Motionsports
Call of Duty Ghosts
3rd Party Controller $10
Darksiders 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance in Gamestop Case $10
OEM Black Controller with Battery Pack $20

OG Xbox $7 Each unless Noted

Fable The Lost Chapters PH $15
TRON 2.0 Killer App $15
Testdrive
Call of Duty 2 $10
Need for Speed Underground $10
Midnight Club 3 Case with Burnout 3 Disc
Wreckless
Unreal Championship 1
Mace Griffon
Cabelas Deer Hunt 2005
Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball
Chase : Hollywood Stunt Driver
Star Wars : Obi-Wan CIB $10

Gamecube

GB Player OEM Case Holder *Missing outer cardboard and Manual $25
NFL2k3 CIB $8
Monopoly Party+Manual in Blockbuster Case $10
Star Wars Rogue Leader+Manual in DVD Case $15
Spiderman 2 Player's Choice (Missing Manual) $15
Megaman Anniversary Collection (Missing Manual) $20
MC Groovez Dance Craze$10
Fifa Soccer 2002 $10
Spiderman 1 Case $5
007 NightFire Case with Fantastic Four Games $5

Switch

TechKen Switch Pro Wireless Controller Purple $20
Ys VIII Lacrimosa Of DANA (PAL Version) CIB $40

Wii

Nights Journey of Dreams in Gamestop Case & Manual $10
Generic Dual Wiimote Charging Dock $10

Covers, Cases and Manuals

8x Universal Game Cases (N64,SNES,Genesis,etc) $8 Each
3DS Persona Q : Shadow of the Labyrinth Case $15
Wii Dragon Quest Swords Manual $7
Wii Monster Hunter 3 Manual $5
Wii Elebits Manual $5
GC Ghost Recon Case & Manual $7
GC True Crime Streets of LA Case & Manual $10
GC Spiderman 1 Case Only $7
GC Dead to Rights Case & Manual $10
GC Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Case & Manual $10
GC Hitman 2 Case & Manual $10
GC MoH Frontline Case & Manual $7
GC Rainbow Six 3 Case & Manual $7
PS2 Call of Duty FH Case & Manual $7
GC NFL 2K3 Case $5
GC Turok Evolution Case & Manual $5
PS4 Nioh Case $5
PS Vita Exist Archive Case $5
PS3 Zone of Enders HD Collection Case & Manual $10
PS2 Dragon Quest 8 Case & Manual $10
PS2 Onimusha 2 Case & Manual $10
PS2 Tekken 5 Case & Manual $10
PS2 Kingdom Hearts 1 GH Case & Manual $10
PS2 Kingdom Hearts 2 GH Case & Manual $10
PS2 Area 51 Case PAL version $5
GC NBA 2K2 Case & Manual $10
PS2 Final Fantasy X-2 Case $ Manual $10
PS2 Starwars Battlefront Case & Manual $10
GC Prince of Persia Cover & Manual $10
GC Viewtiful Joe 1 Manual $20
PS2 Katamari Damacy Cover & Manual $10
GC Burnout 3 Takedown $5
PS2 Nightmare before Christmas Oogies Revenge Cover & Manual $15
PS2 GTA San Andreas Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Capcom Classic Collection Cover & Manual $15
PS2 Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Manual $5
PS2 Megaman X Collection Cover & Manual $15
PS2 Star Ocean Till the End of Time Cover & Manual $10
PS2 R-Type Final Cover & Manual $15
PS2 Soul Caliber 2 Cover $7
XB Panzer Dragoon Orta Cover & Manual $30
XB Ninja Gaiden Black Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Mad Maestro Cover & Manual $10
PS2 007 Everything or Nothing Manual $5
PS2 Half Life 2 Cover $10
PS2 Devil May Cry 3 Cover & Manual $10
PS2 FF X-2 Cover & Manual $10
PS2 REZ Cover & Manual $15
PS2 Rygar Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Chaos Legion Manual $7
PS2 Zone of Enders 1 Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Final Fantasy 12 Manual $7
PS2 Front Mission 4 Cover & Manual $10
PS2 Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence Cover $7
PS2 Escape from Monkey Island Cover $7
PS1 Final Fantasy Chronicles GH Back/Front Cover & Manual $10
PS1 Tenchu 1 Cover & Manual $15
PS1 Final Fantasy 7 GH Front/Back Cover & Manual $15
PS1 Buster Bros Collection Cover & Manual $20
GC Zelda Master Quest Manual + Windwaker Promotional Paperwork $30
PS2 Black Case & Manual $10

With the Nuggets' two big road wins against the Heat, Denver has now a commanding 3-1 lead in the 2023 Finals and is now a win away from the franchise's first NBA title and Northwest Division's first ever championship since the NBA expanded to 30 teams in 2004.

NBA Division	Last Title (Team)
Atlantic	2019 (Toronto Raptors)
Central	2021 (Milwaukee Bucks)
Southeast	2013 (Miami Heat)
Pacific	2022 (Golden State Warriors)
Southwest	2014 (San Antonio Spurs)
Northwest	---

If you do nothing else, PLEASE read the 'Instructions' section before continuing on to the mod lists!

New users run the risk of having content spoiled for them otherwise, and all users need to read the special installation instructions listed here to install the mod builds properly!

Objective & Structure of the Mod Builds
If you've always wanted to mod KOTOR 1 or 2 but have been hesitant--which mods are good, which are compatible?--this resource is here to help.
For over a decade I've worked with the mod community, collating and managing modular packages of compatible mods which I refer to as "mod builds." The goal behind these builds is to find the best KOTOR mods and present them as a fully-compatible & modular archive, allowing users to pick-and-choose the mods they want from a large, vanilla-friendly selection with minimum hassle and no fears of incompatibility. That said, I have never skimped on quality in return for quantity; all mods listed in this thread are lore-friendly, and no mod which significantly alters or interrupts the vanilla experience has been considered for inclusion. The goal for these mod builds is an improvement of the vanilla experience rather than the creation of a new experience.
The builds for both games are divided into Full builds and Spoiler-Free builds. These spoiler-free builds contain mods with censored readmes, to prevent the player from accidentally being spoiled, so even if you are a brand-new player you can still enjoy bugfixes, updated graphics, and most of the full build's added content free of any risk. Most, because the spoiler-free builds also lack mods which have the potential to alter the game's balance from what BioWare/Obsidian intended, to ensure that your first playthrough is the most pure vanilla-plus experience possible.
There are also builds for both games designed to work on mobile devices, containing all the content of their Full or Spoiler-Free counterparts, but without any extremely large or graphically intensive content which could cause issues while running on mobile. This allows users to experience bugfixes, mechanics improvements, added content and some small-scale graphical improvements without risk of your device catching fire.
Each build is modular in nature, meaning that most mods aren't reliant upon one another to function. Because of this, you can choose to either use everything I list, or to pick and choose what you prefer for a personalized experience. You are also, of course, welcome to add additional mods on top of these builds, and although I cannot guarantee their compatibility I would be happy to work with any user to maximize their chances of creating a compatible build.

Why Use These Guides?
If the above has sold you, then by all means, please continue down to the Instructions section. But I understand why it might not have; after all, a premise is all fine and well, but does it deliver?
If you want some additional convincing, I invite you to take a look at this quick list of bullet-points about what the mod builds offer, and why those offerings are unique.

Instructions
In the section below are eight links. Simply choose the game, content package, and platform you'd like and you're set!
As for actually installing these mods, there are a few simple rules to follow:

• Create a deadlystream and nexusmods account. Deadlystream--our main host for KOTOR mods--has a download speed limit for users without an account (which is free). The Nexus has an actual file size limit without an account, so you'll need a Nexus account to download some files.
  
• Install the mods in the order you are presented with them. If you fail to do this, you risk running into bugs, many quite significant. Note that you'll still encounter some warnings on installer mods even when doing this, but those warnings are normal (errors, however, are not). If you want to add new mods which aren't included in these lists to a build, you should reach out to me so we can work together to create an installation order which is stable for you.
  
• Don't attempt to continue an old save after installing these mods. Unless they're just texture files which do not contain files of the .2da filetype, once your game is modded any previous saves you have should be treated as incompatible.
  
• If you are intending to use any content not included in the mod builds, search for and identify that content BEFORE installing the builds! Certain mods have install steps or overwrite requirements that will necessitate you installing them midway through the mod build install, so if you want to use content outside the builds, you should identify that content before you start your install.
  
• Do not use the Nexus's Vortex Mod Manager with either build, or the Steam Workshop alongside the KOTOR 2 mod build! Don't even use a Workshop version of one of the mods present in the KOTOR 2 builds! Both systems have trouble properly functioning with KOTOR mods; you can read more about why this is for the Workshop here.
  
• Be mindful of what mods work with non-English versions of the game. If you are not playing in English, only some mods will be compatible with your game version. Each mod lists whether it is compatible with non-English versions or not, and you will need to either play in English or skip several mods. There's nothing that we can do about this; most mods which modify dialogue only support English. Please also bear in mind that you need to select the language you intend to play in before installing these mods, and CANNOT change your chosen language after you have completed your install (doing so will overwrite many of the mod files downloaded here).
  
• Keep an eye on mod categories and tiers to get an idea of what a mod does and how important I believe it is to use that mod. This is especially important for users of the Spoiler-Free builds, where information will sometimes necessarily be very vague, but it's also helpful for users who don't intend to use the entirety of one of the Full builds. Each mod has a category and a tier, the former of which clarifies the types of changes the mod makes, and the latter of which, on a scale of 1-4, clarifies how important I believe the mod is for getting the best possible experience out of the game. Using this information, you can better judge what mods you would like to use and what you can safely ignore in the course of your build installation.
  
• If you are not installing on a Windows OS, keep this card in mind, as it goes over the various install types present in the builds and will help you determine what mods will be easy to install on your OS, and which might need special support (for instance, using a wrapper to install .exe files on Mac OS).
  
• Follow installation instructions, mine when I provide special instructions and the mod creator's when I have no word to put in. Most of these mods are extremely easy to install, but it's very important to make sure that none of the special install instructions are missed for the sake of mod compatibility.
  
• Keep track of master mods. Some mods require other mods to function, and thus the "master" mod cannot be removed if you want that mod in your build. In the build posts I will list when a mod has a master.
  
• Overwrite any files when prompted. Most of the mods in these builds are fully compatible, but some partially overwrites a part of another mod. These cases are where the install order matters; I have purposefully tailored the installation order so that mods that have compatibility issues are overwritten in the proper order for the game to function as intended, and for all of the changes we're making to be seamless.
  
• New users: be careful with readme files and descriptions! Even for mods that I've censored, there might still be minor spoilers in the readme, and this goes doubly for mods that have included screenshots or file descriptions on their hosting site. When reading about a mod, it's always an excellent rule of thumb to only read so much of the description--and view as few of the screenshots--as are necessary to make sure you know whether you want to use it or not, then the installation instructions (and nothing else).
  

Mod Builds
PC/Mac
KOTOR 1 Spoiler-Free Build
KOTOR 1 Full Build

KOTOR 2 Spoiler-Free Build
KOTOR 2 Full Build

Android/iOS
KOTOR 1 Spoiler-Free Mobile Build
KOTOR 1 Full Mobile Build

KOTOR 2 Spoiler-Free Mobile Build
KOTOR 2 Full Mobile Build

FAQ
It's highly recommended that you read the Builds' FAQ if you have any questions about the current implementation of the Builds, problems with the Builds, or a desire to include mods of your own outside of those available in the Builds!

Changelog
NOTE: Only major changes are reflected in changelogs. The builds undergo constant iterating and compatibility work, but large batches of mods are only added during Revision-level updates.

12/25/2022:

1. Merry Christmas! A new piece of restored content by JC, an alternate ending for DS characters who romance Carth, has been integrated!

12/9/2022:

1. Several dozen new mods across both games.
   
2. Several mods for KOTOR which also work for KOTOR 2 have now been integrated into the KOTOR 2 build list, to make the games more visually consistent across builds and improve overall graphical fidelity.
   
3. Added information on all mods indicating how they are installed (loose-file, TSLPatcher, etc.) and whether or not they are compatible with non-English game versions. De facto, this now makes the builds compatible with non-English game versions, although for the moment, out of necessity, several mods must be skipped when not playing in English.
   
4. Conversion of all .tga-based upscale mods to .tpc, saving several GBs of download size and space on disk.
   
5. Thanks to further collaboration with ShiningRed, tightened up the AI upscale mods to remove the last problem textures, and integrated most of the Nar Shaddaa upscale, which was previously excluded.
   

4/13/2022:
After the most implausible series of delays and problems I've ever encountered, finally, the new build release is out! Highlights follow:

1. Fully supported mobile builds!
   
2. Complete and fully-tested AI upscales of almost all areas and characters for both games!
   
3. Dynamic lightsaber lighting & reflections for both games in all game areas.
   
4. The inclusion of LDR's amazing A Crashed Ship on an Unknown World mod for KOTOR, in my opinion the best piece of added content ever made for these games, hands-down.
   

Changelogs older than 4/13/2022 can be found here!

Special Thanks
Principle thanks to Jcarter426, longtime collaborator and co-author of the mod builds. Without his assistance maintaining and improving guides of this size would not be possible, and a massive debt is owed to him both by myself and the community more broadly.
A very special thanks to my testers! Although I do all the playthrough testing myself these days, the testers of the old builds helped us get to the point we've arrived at today, and as I don't own the games on mobile my mobile testers are critical to every future mobile release!
Special thanks also to all of the modders whose work I've been using over the years, and an especial thanks to DarthParametric, Fair Strides, Deltm, A Future Pilot, and Nomuit, who have at various times all been indispensable helping me with testing, bugfixing, and rebuilding mods to support build compatibility!
Thanks to mattekillert for mocking up the original category and tier images for me, and Amanda from the Discord for updating them for me.

Date: 06/09/2023
Reading time: 8 minutes, 1721 words

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Armenpress

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PanArmenian

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ArmRadio

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Armenpress

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15 medical patients were transferred from Artsakh to Armenia

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TierZoo gets a free pass for everything I'm gonna talk about here, but a lot of it is true for the non-video game variety (granted, a minority).
Low effort: I really shouldn't have to elaborate on this, but in order to not be accused of low effort myself, I shall. In the dramatically-reduced-attention-span-because-of-social-media-era, recently coined "content creators" are constantly looking for ways to stay fresh on the minds of whatever scene or niche they cater to. The good, entertaining ones, have neat ideas that people are interested in watching, whether that's them cleanly executing high level gameplay, having fun with their friends, taking viewer challenges, coming up with something completely unique (my favorite), or even something else entirely. But even the best have dry spells. Tier lists were born out of popular players getting annoyed at answering the the same questions on their livestreams or video comments, WAT GUN DO U THINK IS THE BEST IN BLACK OPS II?! WHY DIDNT YOU CHOOSE THE FLASH MASTERY IN THAT LEAUGE OF LEGEND GAME IT WOULD HAVE WON IF YOU PICK IT?!@?! ARE THIS STRATEGY VIABEL IN HARTSTONE?????? And I get it. I really do. But after the initial novelty of "Hey instead of answering this inane comment, here's a video I made," wore off, it quickly went downhill as literally everyone with a half baked opinion started making them instead of just waiting longer between videos, or God forbid, simply talking about the intricacies of video game balance - which leads me into my second point: they are manipulative, intentionally or not.
A player who is sufficiently high skilled, may be able to make a tier list that presents some information of value, albeit in a narrow, limited format. "Golly!" I hear you say, "that's a lot of qualifications for such a seemingly innocuous topic... tell me more..." OK my inquisitive friend, allow me to elaborate. As I mentioned, a list of tiers is narrow and limited in the scope of information it can convey. All that's really happening, is an element of the given game is being categorized from best to worst. Tiers present the dual illusion of equality among levels, and accuracy of ranking; however before I get into that consider the following. Game developers have almost 0 incentives to share their balance philosophy, and relative strength and weakness are in the eye of the beholder.
Sure, you have some developers who are just straight up bad at understanding competitive balance (COUGH COUGH COUGH RIOT GAMES COUGH POKEMON COMPANY COUGH COUGH), but even they at least try to make most strategies viable, and mitigate lack of foresight leading to over powered nonsense. And yes I know many are wildly unsuccessful in doing so, I think largely because they understand the need to appeal to more than one age group. This might be a straight up incorrect statement, please let me know if it is: the largest video game target cohort is teenagers. Coincidentally, they are hit the hardest by the induced attention deficit disorder phenomenon blighting society.
Devs therefore base the lion's share of their efforts in balancing around that group, which ultimately leads to relatively strict "meta-games" compared to the overall varied possibilities offered by nearly all modern video games. There are tons of approaches to dealing with and around the tendency of a meta to form, (re: Old School Runescape; semi-democratic, Overwatch; heavy messaging and community involvement, DotA 2; developer lead, frequent >_>, huge buff/nerf) but the main point I want to make here is that it is entirely possible for a dev team to be stick/carrotted into doing exactly what a community, or more realistically, a portion of a community, wants. New, inexperienced, or even on-a-deadline devs may simply not know how to map outcomes or playtest their changes in a meaningful way, and there are certainly people out there who will knowingly control online discourse in the most popular forums to get an outcome they desire for whatever reason. Small games are obviously more prone to this but I've seen it happen with many of the big fellas too. This brings me back to the need for at least a slight degree of opacity from developers. Yes, there are some games built on the premise of complete openness with their players, but they are rare for good reason. Devs need to be aware of their own fallibility, and not walk their reasoning out on the runway for every single change. Knowing this, and that they need to appease community factions of varying size, maturity, and engagement leads to the tightrope act of publishing a patch.
Now I'm finally back to talking about tier lists. Given that I've churned out an extremely bare outline on the topic over the course of 30 minutes, it is easy to see why they are so appealing to people who are financially incentivized to make video content. Instead of making one, 25 minute, detailed video about the history of the game, and why they do the things they do, they have a custom created template that lets them do a 10 minute video of what amounts to lazy, frivolous commentary pretty much every time a major patch comes out. Their immature audiences will eat it up just because they can't recognize that they're being told what to do, not how to think. Now here's the potential malice hiding behind the obnoxious catch: content creators are even easier to manipulate than devs, and are in the best position to manipulate their audiences, whether they consciously choose to do so or not. Since we've already stomached that subdivisions of elements being put in lines counts as interesting, we must accept that there a given balance change can be good or bad. A bad actor can sufficiently pull the wool over the eyes of some popular video person, and get them to denounce a logically good, necessary change, as bad, or a terrible, crowd-pleasing stunt, as good, and that is without even getting into the fact that some of the bad actors are going to be popular content creators themselves. Facing the onslaught of public opinion, devs may be tricked into revealing their reasoning and making themselves even more vulnerable to public opinion kow-towing in the future, and teens are sucked even further into the fallacy of "this is how the game must be played in order for you to win".
Video games are meant to be fun, presenting dozens of impossible paths to achieve a goal that cannot exist in the real world. Tier lists lead to stale, boring noobs playing the same strats over and over and are therefore antithical to video games and the entertainment derived thereof.
TLDR: tier lists are sh!tty fan service filler episodes. They prey on people who cannot fathom that effort invested in learning nuance is how to improve, and present the dual illusion of having meaningful material, and equality among levels.

By R. Byrd, CNN
Updated 5:00 p.m. Pst, October 9th 2023
In a world already grappling with unprecedented geopolitical shifts and the escalating effects of global warming, scientists conducting routine satellite surveys of Antarctica have made a startling discovery. A large structure, previously hidden beneath the ice, has been partially uncovered near the South Pole. This discovery has sent ripples through the scientific community and beyond.
The structure, which appears to be of considerable size, has emerged due to the rapid melting of Antarctic ice, a consequence of global warming. The discovery of such a structure in one of the most inhospitable and unexplored places on Earth raises a multitude of questions about its origin, purpose, and implications.
Preliminary investigations into the structure have yielded intriguing results. While it's still early days, some scientists suggest a possible connection to ancient legends and mythologies. This theory, while speculative and based on very preliminary findings, adds an element of mystery and intrigue to the discovery. If there is any truth to this connection, it could potentially rewrite our understanding of history and the Earth itself.
This discovery comes at a time when the world is witnessing significant transformations. From the fragmentation of the United States to the formation of new political entities in Central and South America, and significant developments in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, the world is in a state of flux. The uncovering of this mysterious structure in Antarctica adds another layer of complexity to an already tumultuous period in human history.
As scientists continue to investigate the structure, the world watches with bated breath. The implications of this discovery are potentially far-reaching and could reshape our understanding of the world. As we navigate these uncertain times, one thing is clear: we are witnessing history in the making.
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AFRICA	Name	Population	GDP (billions)
Central/East Africa	Central African Federation	367,575,704	$448.01
Horn of Africa	Horn of Africa Alliance	185,605,002	$218.11
North Africa	Magrebi Union	214,846,171	$838.98
Southern Africa	Southern African Union	222,212,495	$680.24
West Africa	West Africa Federation	456,283,945	$817.99
ASIA-OCEANIA
Saudi Arabia	Arabian Gulf Union	88,501,892	$2,114
The Caucasus	Caucasian Federation	18,345,996	$121.7
China	People's Republic of China	1,474,368,607	$19,454
India	Republic of India	1,869,509,065	$4,659
Iran	Islamic Republic of Iran	173,779,803	$738.65
Japan	State of Japan	123,719,238	$4,410
The Levant	Jordan-Israeli Federation	25,461,306	$610.29
Korea	Republic of Korea	78,039,165	$1,738
Malay Archipelago	Republic of Nusantara	447,125,011	$2,845
Oceania	Oceanic Federation	33,156,035	$$1,967
Southeast Asia	Southeast Asian Union	199,337,793	$1,068
Taiwan	Taiwan/Republic of China/Chinese Taipei	23,588,613	$790.728
Central Asia	Federation of Turkestan	66,273,018	$362.86
Turkey	Republic of Turkïye	106,527,014	$1,040
Europe
Alps	Alpine Confederation	17,544,613	$1,392
Poland	Baltic Commonwealth	43,672,033	$916.18
Romania	Carpathian Federation	31,246,868	$553.24
Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovak Republic	16,131,561	$458.02
France	Republic of France	72,804,962	$3,215
Germany	Federal Republics of Germany	108,930,853	$5,784
Iberia	Iberian Federation	57,531,231	$1,764
Italy	Mediterranean Union	78,564,631	$2,497
Russia	Russian Federation	151,082,776	$2,289
Scandinavia	United Kingdoms of Scandinavia	27,695,817	$1,860
Ukraine	Republic of Ukraine	43,306,477	$151.10
British Isles	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	73,823,347	$3,781
Balkans	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	26,164,676	$367.09
Latin America
Brazil	United States of Brazil	243,163,461	$2,263
Caribbean	Caribbean Federation	27,765,042	$210.62
Central America	Central American Federation	50,594,071	$321
Colombia	Republic of Gran Colombia	129,778,212	$800.548
Argentina	Southern Cone Federation	65,171,304	$958.69
North America
Canada	Dominion of Canada	80,309,224	$4,246
Mexico	United Mexican States	161,477,219	$ TBD
United States	United States of America	87,110,098	$ TBD
Pacific Coast	Pacific States Pact	57,204,168	$ 4,678
Midwest	Heartland Republic	39,852,287	$ 2,097
Dixie	Free States of America	90,458,708	$ 3,788

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There's a lot of conversations about which classes are powerful, tiers, etc. This isn't about that. These are a few personal observations about where the design of the class seems to contradict itself, or provides few/no options to players. These could probably be improved.
7 reasons weapon swapping is in a bad place

1. In its basic form, it provides no inherent value. There is no incentive to swap weapons.
2. Ideally, each attack uses the player's most powerful weapon. Some skills have weapon type restrictions (bludgeoning/slashing).
3. There are no aspects interacting with this system directly (e.g. "1h slashing also counts as bludgeoning").
4. Building around weapon swapping (Walking Arsenal) requires very stable gear (high level), you can't really rely on multiple weapons being similar in power when you frequently change them.
5. This system works against weapon expertise since we can only have one weapon expertise enabled, which can only apply to one weapon.
6. Further, almost all builds can only fit 2 direct damage skills into their build, as barb relies heavily on self-buffs to survive and deal damage. Swapping requires at least 3, with one of the 3 allowing the opposite type of the other two (slashing vs. bludgeoning).
7. Finally, the only basic skill which is in a good place is Lunging Strike, since barbs have such a high demand for mobility (melee), and low availability of mobility (long cooldowns without large investment).

Some problems with basic skills

1. Everyone uses lunging strike because the class does not function without its mobility
2. Frenzy's attack speed buff is so short it can't actually be used as an off-skill for the buff. Since lucky hit is normalized to the increased speed, it actually doesn't even really benefit much from its own attack speed mechanic, instead making it a basic skill which requires time to ramp, which is very strange.
3. Bash is designed around stuns, which has extremely low/no impact on gameplay. Stun is a defensive mechanic, and it generally only affects a small number of enemies at once, for a very short time (or merely increases the boss's stagger). Investing is a waste outside of (maybe) equal level PvP, or some kind of exotic stun-support build for extremely specialized groups of players.

A small proposal from me, would be to consider making all basic skills 'lunge' like lunging strike, and rework lunging strike somehow.
Some problems with core skills

1. The class seems designed so that it should only use one core skill. That's fine, but some of the core skills don't stand up to different types of content well.
2. Rend has a very small and difficult to target AoE; when surrounded by enemies, it's often the case that name locking (skills centering their targeting not where you click on PC, but on the nearest enemy to your cursor) cause the skill to miss or be inaccurate. If skills centered their targeting on your cursor instead of an enemy near your cursor, it would probably be a lot better for players on PC.
3. Upheaval seems like it's mostly useful in the overworld or for some large groups of small enemies. Maybe it needs to be improved for when you use it to hit just one enemy.
4. Double swing is surprisingly small range, and requires dual wield (two weapons). Finding two good weapons is a lot harder than finding one good two-hander. The benefits it provides are all either relatively insignificant, or easier to achieve elsewhere due to the conditions placed on them.

Some problems with other utility skills in defensive, brawling, and weapon mastery categories

1. We get ~3 slots for utility skills. This is because lunging strike, a core skill, and an ultimate skill are more or less required. Shouts and defensives dominate this part of the bar, because we must generate resources, and survive, and mostly, shouts provide those things.
2. Too much of iron skin's power is provided by aspects, making it a worse choice than e.g. challenging shout. Also, Temerity is such a strong unique that iron skin is an unjustifiable investment.
3. Ground stomp is an aoe stun. Stuns generally aren't very useful outside of equal-level PvP. The aspects related to ground stomp provide additional damage for it, but unfortunately they're the variety of aspect which changes based on the item power of the item it was taken from. This makes it more difficult to rely on as a primary source of power. The walking arsenal aspect for it is interesting, but a very hard sell with a 30 second timer. Even rank ~13 ground stomp is relatively unimpressive, and again mostly useless against bosses.
4. Kick is almost good with power kick, except it still doesn't count as a core skill, so it doesn't synergize with any of your keystones, and it locks out your fury for spending on cores. Also, even with those downsides, it still has two charges and a big cooldown. Even without going power kick, the button isn't worth pressing - generally knockbacks are counterproductive to Barb (and other class's) damage. We prefer vacuum. Knockdown is effectively stun, so it's not worth much in PvE. Maybe this skill is okay in equal-level PvP.
5. I think many people want Leap to be good. With lunging strike, the mobility is mostly redundant/unnecessary. If we didn't have lunging strike, the cooldown would be too long on Leap to make it work, really, without a ton of investment. It seems weird to need to invest a lot just to be able to engage your enemies. Some of the aspects read okay for it, but ultimately the dps and utility on this skill are not useful. With the right investment, it's good for resource generation. That seems like the best reason to run it today, which has nothing to do with what makes leap, well, leap.
6. Charge is problematic for all the reasons leap and ground stomp are problematic. Honestly, if all three of these skills vacuumed at the end (end of charge, end of leap, before or after ground stomp), they would be wildly more usable. Similarly, if the earthquake aspects related to them could be applied to items without worrying about what item power the aspect came from, it would be a lot more usable. Maybe at level 100 fully investing in these mechanics could work, but it seems unlikely given how they behave today.
7. Steel grasp, even with the unique, doesn't really fulfill the expectations set by its description. I don't see much of a reason to use it outside of pvp.

Rupture, and weapon mastery tier in general
Rupture is ineffective because there is no way to scale bleed duration; any moment that could be used to apply rupture could be used to stack more bleeds, and the maximum bleed duration is 5 seconds; all of them tick at the same time. There's no reason to use it unless you're invested in either the explosion or a 4 second attack speed buff. If the buff were longer based on number of bleeds, it might be worth it. If we could scale bleed duration, it would definitely be worth it. It's also weird that the class has an extra skill for removing bleeds. It seems very odd. It's also a bit weird to not see a bludgeoning weapon based skill in the weapon mastery tier which applies daze and vulnerable or something. Like some kind of armor crush.
Keystone passives

1. The walking arsenal keystone..I really don't know what's going on with that design direction but it needs a rework, badly.
2. Unconstrained...again, this one feels a bit uncreative. Why do we care if berserking is longer? Our build will either apply it consistently, so duration doesn't matter, or it won't. It's trivial to get nearly 100% uptime on berserking if you want it, and it's honestly not even that great to begin with.
3. Gushing Wounds bleed keystone requires crit and crit damage investment, which seems fine, but is only achievable in later tiers of gear; would be nice if this was more effective earlier on
4. Unbridled Rage is the bread and butter for most players. It works because of how generic it is - you always have to have a core skill, and it turns up the damage and resource costs. It's boring, but effective. One major problem is that because this keystone exists and is strong, any build which doesn't rely on a core skill for damage is immediately a bit of a joke. E.g. even if you wanted to use all brawling skills, you'd have a hard time getting much value out of any of the existing keystone passives.