this post is so boring. melee is boring and nobody wants to do that stuff unless they've already poured so much time into it that there's no going back. meanwhile i'll be having fun with an actual modern upgrade to the series
also melee is 100% not for everyone of all skill levels that is a blatant lie
did i ever claim it was 100% for everyone of every skill level? no
if its not for you its not for you. doesnt make it unfair or a stuffty game. theres nothing unfair about being better at something you spend time practicing.
fact is melee has been played competitively for 13 years and is stronger than ever. an objectively boring game could not captivate that many for 13 years, especially given that there's like no money in being super good at it.
it may be boring to you but do not conflate that to pretend it's an objectively stuffty game.
melee isnt actually a fundamentally bad game, it was good for its time. however its time as a well dated game has passed and the fans trying to make it something it isnt, all while lashing out at installments that could threaten that game's status, makes the scene for that game pretty damn bad
i think if it was "fans trying to make it something it isn't" the scene would not have thrived 13 years. i'm fairly certain only a few other fighting game scenes have lasted that long or longer. (sf2, kof, third strike? i cant think of anything else) its age is testament to its viability as a deep and interesting fighting game.
99% of melee players don't give a stuff if you play the later installments or not. ive never met someone who attacked smash 4 as a "threat to maylay" or whatever you're attempting to convey. don't use twitch chat as a representation of any online community, esp smash