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You guys know this is the internet and we can read this stuff, right?

I agree. This horse is dead. Please close the thread.

This is not true at all. We Evo organizers work with all the different fighting game communities and try to accomodate them as much as possible. In this case, however, there are core philosophical differences between the accepted rules for Smash and our view of competitive gaming. You could...

Thank you for making the distinction between "item strategy" and "freebie kills" due to items. I ran one of the tournament pools and watched all of the finals, which is a total of about 40 matches. I did not see one "freebie kill." Even when a smash ball appeared very close to one player...

As one of the Evo guys, I'll try to explain what we're trying to accomplish with this items business. Please bear with me. It's important to understand our perspective on gaming. Our culture is rooted in Street Fighter arcade tournaments. This environment is totally different from a modern...