normal tier: only sort of thinking about your tf designs’ transformation scheme, putting the kibble you think looks cool in places it looks the coolest
good tier: designing a decent transformation scheme for your tf designs, putting kibble in places that actually make sense
god tier: detailing elaborate internal transformation mechanisms for your tf designs so that you can put the kibble you think looks cool in places it looks the coolest
id be remiss not to include where different canons fall
normal tier: g1 cartoons and comics, animated
good tier: unicron trilogy, beast wars II + Neo
god tier: idw comics, prime, bayverse
True fact, though: When applied to fan-canon god tier is replaced with “Crying tier” bc that’s what I do when i try to utilize it