i surepose alot of people think that since the top tiers list says rubber tips in alot of things they use them and lose, but what the problem is they use the rubber tips against the wrong opponent
e.g. you use MF-H libra GB145 RS (top tier) against flame aquila ch120 ms (not top tier) then you loose and assume top tiers arnt good in the meta game, but you used a defence against a stamina, of course your gonna loose.
in a tournament id rather use CS (e.g. MF-H Earth Bull GB145 CS is top tier) because then you coul beat attack type (rarely used in tourneys) and still have a chance against staminas.
Other combos may be used that are not top tiers but you just have to decide what they are then counter them in the correct way, and if you dont know what they are choosing use a heavy stamina (Earth Aquario 90 WD) as the chances are they wont use an attack type due to lack of stamina
e.g. you use MF-H libra GB145 RS (top tier) against flame aquila ch120 ms (not top tier) then you loose and assume top tiers arnt good in the meta game, but you used a defence against a stamina, of course your gonna loose.
in a tournament id rather use CS (e.g. MF-H Earth Bull GB145 CS is top tier) because then you coul beat attack type (rarely used in tourneys) and still have a chance against staminas.
Other combos may be used that are not top tiers but you just have to decide what they are then counter them in the correct way, and if you dont know what they are choosing use a heavy stamina (Earth Aquario 90 WD) as the chances are they wont use an attack type due to lack of stamina