For too long human mains have dominated the meatspace meta

September 26, 2017 10:02 AM

TierZoo is a YouTube channel dedicated to ranking various combatants and highlighting lesser known competitors with strong builds in the high-stakes 3D persistent-world fighting game/RPG hybrid better known as Outside. This cat species tier list is a good introduction to the format, answering important questions like "Are cheetahs low-tier?" and "Are jaguars OP?"

Octopus and squid enthusiasts may also want to check out the coverage of the various 8 arm stealth builds and 10 arm builds based on high speed and damage.

posted by Copronymus (11 comments total)

Just a few seconds in, and already "angry cheetah mains" is my new favorite band name.
posted by The Bellman at 10:09 AM on September 26, 2017 [1 favorite]

This really nails the kind of conversations that go on in competitive gaming forums. A friend linked me to the cats video a while back and I've been subbed ever since. Can't wait to see his analysis on whether or not housecats and dogs have the most broken charisma-based builds in the game.
posted by jsnlxndrlv at 10:15 AM on September 26, 2017 [2 favorites]

OMG I cannot stop laughing.
This is pure gold. A++
Subscribed
posted by das_2099 at 10:22 AM on September 26, 2017

I cannot disagree with the placement of the jaguar, especially when it comes to soloing bosses.
posted by tavella at 11:00 AM on September 26, 2017 [1 favorite]

Oh, that's delightful. It just gets funnier as it goes on. Subscribed, and I'll be catching up on all the earlier videos.
posted by Lexica at 11:17 AM on September 26, 2017

Though I don't know, tigers do get extra style points for being the only cat species that still thinks of humans as a regular dinner option.
posted by tavella at 11:39 AM on September 26, 2017

Also one of the rare youtube channels where most comments are funny rather than appalling or annoying.
posted by tavella at 12:11 PM on September 26, 2017

I'm only here on a promo gamecode. So I am not going to worry too much about an optimized build.
posted by Samizdata at 12:47 PM on September 26, 2017 [4 favorites]

This is so good. Thank you for sharing.
posted by Caduceus at 4:04 PM on September 26, 2017

Ultimately, this a pay-to-win game. Homo Sapiens is basically god mode. Add in the premium 'white skin' custom costume, choose the 'CIS male' premium package, and everything after that is just so much seal clubbing.

/still bitter that they discontinued Thylacine from the Down Under DLC expansion pack....
posted by LeRoienJaune at 5:52 PM on September 26, 2017 [5 favorites]

Humans were really well balanced in the first release, but then they abused the crafting exploit to farm other builds and broke the game. Now they pretty much grief every server. They've even broken the gravity mechanic and escaped the game world completely. The devs need to nerf them or add in new mechanics to give other builds a chance. We all know what happened when the servers were overrun by dinosaur builds in the alpha.
posted by Acey at 3:34 AM on September 27, 2017 [5 favorites]