Rango the Mercenary
The Mercenary
Coming from GameFAQs and All is Brawl, the latter was an ideal social media platform. It was a place where Smash players could be Smash players. Once it died and social media became a thing, we got:
In a contained site, we also didn't have to deal with other communities bickering such as FGC and Smash at each-other's throats. We were all Smash and we all loved the game. It wasn't a clout-fest where people cashed-in by ridiculing other people for the game they enjoyed.
6 months off Twitter and I can safely say I'm much happier staying away from that site. Kinda wish we had AiB/Nintendodojo back but I suppose I'll settle for Smashboards for now. It's a hell of a lot better than Twitter and something I wouldn't recommend to any future players either. I would rather see where Smash goes should players turn to a centralized network for Smash players.
- Non-Smash players watching us and making unwanted comments and inviting themselves in for clout (see: clout culture)
- Unmoderated harassment, bullying, and insults
In a contained site, we also didn't have to deal with other communities bickering such as FGC and Smash at each-other's throats. We were all Smash and we all loved the game. It wasn't a clout-fest where people cashed-in by ridiculing other people for the game they enjoyed.
6 months off Twitter and I can safely say I'm much happier staying away from that site. Kinda wish we had AiB/Nintendodojo back but I suppose I'll settle for Smashboards for now. It's a hell of a lot better than Twitter and something I wouldn't recommend to any future players either. I would rather see where Smash goes should players turn to a centralized network for Smash players.