This article really misses the mark. There's been a lot of talk about how the smash scene will change when tournaments come back to make things safer, and the whole community got together to denounce what happened. One of the biggest reasons that this happened to the smash community is because they had no support from Nintendo and therefore were always doing everything themselves, learning as they went along. Smash was built from the ground up by young players who had never done something so huge, and a giant oversight happened. If Nintendo had stepped in to provide support and guidance when they realized that smash was here to stay, it's possible many of the acts of abuse would have been prevented.
The issue at hand regarding slippi and online tournaments is a time sensitive thing that can't wait, melee will die. Let them handle 2 issues at once.
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Re: Soapbox: If The Smash Community Wants To #SaveSmash, It Needs To Start From Within
This article really misses the mark. There's been a lot of talk about how the smash scene will change when tournaments come back to make things safer, and the whole community got together to denounce what happened. One of the biggest reasons that this happened to the smash community is because they had no support from Nintendo and therefore were always doing everything themselves, learning as they went along. Smash was built from the ground up by young players who had never done something so huge, and a giant oversight happened. If Nintendo had stepped in to provide support and guidance when they realized that smash was here to stay, it's possible many of the acts of abuse would have been prevented.
The issue at hand regarding slippi and online tournaments is a time sensitive thing that can't wait, melee will die. Let them handle 2 issues at once.