After checking all the other Marking Tier Adjustment/Overhaul suggestions, and finding nothing that is similar to my suggestion, I decided to make it!

This is not a complete overhaul of the tiers, but rather a reorganization and a few adjustments. It's clear that, at least originally, marking tiers were meant to represent the difficulty of obtaining said marking, but when RMA Exclusives (Tier 6) were added, that kind of went out the window. Or maybe they expected RMA Exclusive markings to be way harder to get than they are, who knows. And even on Wolvden, the Marking Tier system somewhat represents the difficulty associated with getting these markings.

As a refresher, let's go through the current marking tiers. I'll spoil this since it's not really part of the actual suggestion.


With my suggestion, they would be re-ordered and slightly more organized to make more sense to newer players and returning old players! The new tiers would be as follows:
Tier 0 - Common Markings: There would be no changes to this tier.
Tier 1 - Custom Markings: There would be no changes to this tier.
Tier 2 - Breeding-Exclusive Markings: This is where any non-Hybrid Exclusive Markings only obtainable through breeding would exist. Raffle Markings, Event BO, and NCL Exclusives would rest here. Piety Markings could also be included here, whichever stance staff prefer to take, as some do consider them BO-lite.
Tier 3 - Applicator Markings: This is where any and all markings that come from non-Oasis applicators come from. Including Event Applicators, Craftable Markings, and any future gift markings like the Decennial Set. I would also move Enclave Apps down here, but this is up to staff if they would want to do this or not. This could also include Piety Markings, as they are applicable in November.
Tier 4 - Rosette Markings: No changes to this tier. Despite being extremely rare through RMAs, they also appear randomly through breeding.
Tier 5 - RMA-Exclusive Markings: There would be no changes to this tier, other than labeling it Number 5 rather than Number 6
Tier 6 - Restricted Markings: No changes, other than labeling Tier 6 instead of 5 and potentially removing Enclave Apps from this Tier and into Tier 3 under my suggestion. This would still be the holding cell for unreleased raffle markings, applicator markings, etc.

And that's it! It's just a simple reordering, not a complete rehaul, so hopefully this is unique enough to not get shut down. If you guys have any suggestions or any criticisms, please feel free to let me know so I can adjust the suggestion.

Thanks for reading!