true. well, they had too sooner or later, especially when thanos and strange were introduced.
i found the adam revelation funny since gunn denied quite strongly that the cocoon at the collectors' place was him. no point guessing now. hahaha.
well, technically, they were all bottom-tiered characters, before the formation of the new guardian of the galaxy. heck, i only recognised gamora, yondu and the nova corps in the 1st film. and rocket. kinda. i don't think marvel even know it'll be such a big hit among non fans. even ant man was supposed to be the bigger draw, but for the fuck-up with edgar wright.
but they do have a huge comic fan base and recognized as the go-to team that delved in the intergalactic scenes, so i guess marvel intended to use it as a bridge to bring the rest of the marvelverse in. and with more and more of the actions going to be out of the blue planet soon, it's a good introduction, isn't it?
so, yeah, low-tier due to the characters and storyline. but very important in the direction of mcu.
p.s. ragnarok's trailer on the huge screen was a real 80's galore awesomeness. *cue led zep*
Not to mention,fan theory for Stan Lee is comfirmed in this movie.