Gold Vanguard Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Why is that in most game S is the highest rank? I never understood this concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klokinator Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Think of it like grade school. F-A, but then add "S" for "Special" or "Superior" ranking. That's how I imagine it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnor97 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Think of it like grade school. F-A, but then add "S" for "Special" or "Superior" ranking. That's how I imagine it. I also think this. You have A 'Awesome', and S 'Supreme' or whatever S could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melonhead Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I always thought superior or super. Besides, what would be higher than A? AA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klokinator Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Isn't it FE4/5 and FE9/10 where "SS" is above "S" rank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanami Touko Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Only FE10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Othin Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 FE5's rankings have it. They go up to AAA in the original version, then the later version added more rankings through SSS. Also, it seems FE6 offers an SS ranking for perfect scores on Hard Mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone2Ground Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 To quote Good!DMC games: Awesome! Stylish! Super Stylish! SSS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Red Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Because the standard for doing a great job in academics and in general is an "A"; everything else kind of revolves around this, the way I see it. However, an "A" isn't perfect, and so a ranking higher than that is needed to exemplify the idea of "perfect" or at least "without error", for instance perfect mastery in a weapon (S rank weapon) or a top-speed error-less (S rank) run of a level in a Sonic game. "S" is that rank, standing for Superb or Supreme (standing above all others). While stuff like "AA" or "A+" is possible, the former is a bit odd given that all others rankings are one letter and having two letters may suggest other things (for instance, two separate rankings >_>') and "A+" is more of an academic thing and again can be misleading, though as this topic indicates, some may even question the "S" ranking, so no solution to this "issue" of finding a way to give a ranking higher than "A" is perfect it's an A-ranked solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT075 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 because 'S' is just that much cooler than 'A' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmKALLL Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I find it odd to see that so many have come up with "supreme." I always took it for obvious that it would stand for "super", or more recently, "superb", as in "superb execution all around." Granted, the difference is minimal and trivial, but I've never even thought of it possibly meaning "supreme", which is why it kind of took me off guard. I suppose not being native does that sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Generally a hard A+ is regarded as the best possible. "S" probably came about because of the high cultural attention to "super" anything. And "S" in something then means that something is even above an A, meaning it's pretty amazing. I've never seen it used outside of entertainment, but I'd be willing to bet a good 6-7/10 people you find on the street would be familiar with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) I'm not sure why they felt they needed one more/less ranking in instances such as this, But S stands for "Superfine." (Please add rainbow colors, glitter, disco, underlines, flashing/blinking and Arial to superfine as you see fit.) Edited February 12, 2013 by Mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 S for "Suck it, A rank." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Tarrasque Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) S for "Suck it, A rank." Someday there will have a G rank that stands for "Get on my level". On-topic: A was probably not "cool enough" to people since it often means 90% to 95%. Edited February 13, 2013 by Sirius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nano Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) I have played games where there is an M rank that is higher than S. Really hammers in the idea that masochists > sadists > all other preferences. Edited February 17, 2013 by nano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Or that M is the best letter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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