@Xzax: You play MK. All of your arguments are null and void. You sold your soul.
@Evan: Eh, I've been feeling kind of "meh" about Brawl since before Matt's. I had that week or so where I felt like playing it, but besides the whole skill issue, it's just not really that fun anymore. I'm sticking around the Pika/Zelda boards for the community (and you guys, I guess, but I can see y'all offline, lol) and to finish up a few projects, but when it's a chore for me to practice and try to get better, that means I'm not having fun and it's time to quit. Maybe not forever.... and I'm sure I'll still play. But definitely not on any hardcore level.
I don't want to start bashing Brawl and being a killjoy for people who still like the game, because I loved it too at one point.... not gonna hate on anyone for not losing that. But for me, it's starting to become more and more obvious how not fun Brawl is on a competitive level compared to other games. Watching tournaments for Melee and Street Fighter got me more excited than Brawl tournaments do at this point. That's sad, because I don't even play those games.