Smash 2009-2013 was the best Smash

The only games played during this time frame were Melee, the best Smash, and Brawl, the worst. Times were great because the scenes were 100% community run. Smash never had sponsors during these years. There were no rules. *****s would say "***" or "****" in half of every sentence they ever said. There were no filters, PR, clout, or any of that shit. Brawl vs Melee internet fights broke out every time both games were mentioned in the same discussion. Melee vs Sult fights hardly even exist compared to the raw elitism back in those days. Everyone was way more excited about Smash because they played Smash for the sake of playing it There were very few tournament streamers and youtubers because hardly anyone ever even tried to make big channels for their games. They just played their games and laughed about it. Twitter and antisocial media hardly even existed to them when they already had a central website 100% dedicated to Smash. No 1 ever chased clout. Everyone did everything for the games and the friends they played with. Back then, the veterans didn't even have 10+ years of tournament experience to JV5 every new player every game. The skill floor was low enough for even new players to jump in and learn the game But everything got worse when EVO 2013 hosted Smash as its main stage game and then the new***s and sponsors came flooding in because now Smash was becoming a sustainable esports business. Their old site hardly had any relevance anymore because everyone converted to normie sites, namely Fakebook and Twatter. Everyone began to care so much about their reputations/clouts more than the game. PR became way too big of a thing. Suddenly, everyone stopped screaming their favorite 2 words to say and everyone has to restrain themselves when they speak in absolute fear of accidentally making a bad PR move, even when they're only among friends and no 1's watching them The biggest reason why Smash/Melee is even an esport today is because a bunch of people screamed the most ridiculous comically overly excited shit into a microphone when some players did a 2v1 perfect 0-death team combo vs someone else. If that video had calm boring cringe commentary today, Smash esports would only be an even bigger joke than it is today. No 1 honestly likes it for the skill and teamwork. They like it for the WTFness of everyone getting excited about it Smash has lost all of its fire and I hate it. Fuck professionalism