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By September 2013, all three sites were functional again, though while SmashBoards and the Project M website came out relatively unscathed, the DDoS attack dealt significant damage to AiB's aging website that was already in notoriously poor condition, playing a part in accelerating the site's ongoing decline and eventual shutdown. The perpetrator behind the DDoS attack remains unknown, though it is believed to have been someone with a vendetta against the competitive ''Smash'' community, given the targeting of the two primary competitive Smash hubs at the time and the website for the mod created with a heavily competitive-centric focus. | By September 2013, all three sites were functional again, though while SmashBoards and the Project M website came out relatively unscathed, the DDoS attack dealt significant damage to AiB's aging website that was already in notoriously poor condition, playing a part in accelerating the site's ongoing decline and eventual shutdown. The perpetrator behind the DDoS attack remains unknown, though it is believed to have been someone with a vendetta against the competitive ''Smash'' community, given the targeting of the two primary competitive Smash hubs at the time and the website for the mod created with a heavily competitive-centric focus. | ||
===DLC characters=== | |||
''Smash 4'' introduced the concept of [[downloadable content]] to the series, where the development team can update the game post-launch with new content. This manifested in new [[stages]], [[music]], and Mii fighter costumes, but the most desired content is new playable fighters. This section of the ''Smash'' series has received a significant amount of controversy over the years due to how coveted a DLC slot is to players. | |||
''Smash 4'' received 6 DLC characters in total, with most not causing a major incident. The most controversial character is {{SSB4|Corrin}}, which was met with a less positive reaction than then prior characters upon reveal. This hostility is often attributed to the growing disdain for {{uv|Fire Emblem}} content within the game. While ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' had no more than two fighters from the series at a time, ''Smash 4'' had ballooned up to six by the end of its life cycle, two of which being sold as DLC. A majority of these characters also were more or less directly based on each other, leading to the sentiment that they felt samey and were "wastes of slots." | |||
''Ultimate'' initially received 6 DLC characters, but was later increased to 12 by the end of its life cycle. Unlike the previous entries, there was much more contention and speculation over which characters will make the cut. This is mainly due to the amount of DLC being announced ahead of time in the form of fighter packs, but the actual content was left a mystery until being revealed one by one. These packs acted as checks for how many opportunities a character has left for being included, leading to more and more avid discussions towards the final packs. All fighter packs were met with at least a minor amount of contempt upon reveal due to the character in question not being desired by a vocal minority of fans, though the positive reception mostly outweighed the negative. | |||
The most divisive reveal by far was for {{SSBU|Byleth}} as the fifth challenger pack and final edition of fighters pass 1. The animosity towards ''Fire Emblem'' had only grown since the introduction of Corrin, with 7 fighters appearing the base roster and Byleth making 8. The prior DLC fighters were also all third party characters that were either highly requested or welcome surprises. While fighters pass 2 had already been announced at that point, the fact that Byleth might have been the final DLC character at one point was enough to upset and anger a vocal group of fans that wanted to have a major inclusion in the vain of previous challenger packs. By the same token, other fans criticized this group by claiming they are acting entitled and Nintendo can add whatever characters they want into their game. While the outrage eventually died down, an air of skepticism washed over the community for fighters pass 2 and if it can carry the same excitement as the first, especially when the first character was revealed to be an {{uv|Arms}} character. | |||
Another divisive character was {{SSBU|Steve}} as the seventh challenger pack, whose initial reveal caused [[twitter]] to overload and temporarily shut down. Like several characters before it, there was a not insignificant amount of fans that claimed Steve was not worthy of being a playable fighter and {{uv|Minecraft}} as a whole was not important enough to be represented. Other fans were quick to point out that ''Minecraft'' was and still is the best selling video game of all time and Steve is more relevant than many characters already on the roster, so the inclusion is justified. | |||
Just as controversial, if not moreso, than the characters that made the cut are the characters that did not. Due to the crossover nature and overall prestige of the ''Smash'' series, people would naturally want their favorite characters to be in the game as a form of validation. This desire can turn to expectation if left unchecked, and the situation can turn toxic if those "expectations" are not met. Notable examples include [[Geno]], who has been a highly requested character since the beginning of the series, and [[Waluigi]], who many have claimed to be a natural addition to the {{uv|Mario}} side of the roster. A running joke among the community is the reveal of Mii Fighter costumes and whichever characters revealed being deconfirmed as fighters. This joke originates from the fact that a character has never received a costume and then is revealed as a playable fighter within the same game. The reveal is usually treated with satirical mourning for those that lost their chance and are relegated to a costume. | |||
===Sexual misconduct allegations=== | ===Sexual misconduct allegations=== | ||
{{main|2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations}} | {{main|2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations}} | ||
Starting in July 2020 and continuing through to 2021, numerous people came forward and accused not only several notable community members of abusing their power to prey on those that could not stand up for themselves, particularly women and children, but also the community as a whole for working in a way that enables and protects said abusers, actively making it difficult for victims to speak up through peer pressure. Many of the accused have since been banned and ousted from the community and its events. When it became clear that these behaviors were happening for a long time, many questioned who else in the community knew these incidents were happening and for how long, causing distrust and skepticism to grow within the community. | Starting in July 2020 and continuing through to 2021, numerous people came forward and accused not only several notable community members of abusing their power to prey on those that could not stand up for themselves, particularly women and children, but also the community as a whole for working in a way that enables and protects said abusers, actively making it difficult for victims to speak up through peer pressure. Many of the accused have since been banned and ousted from the community and its events. When it became clear that these behaviors were happening for a long time, many questioned who else in the community knew these incidents were happening and for how long, causing distrust and skepticism to grow within the community. | ||
After the initial wave, the community began taking steps to ensure these incidents would not happen again, mainly by encouraging more avenues of communication and a proper procedure in the event that another incident did occur. A committee was created to oversee these changes, but they were quickly disbanded as they proved ineffective in actually enforcing them. Several tournament directors, meanwhile, began attempting to restructure their events and brackets to help keep people away from potential threats. | After the initial wave, the community began taking steps to ensure these incidents would not happen again, mainly by encouraging more avenues of communication and a proper procedure in the event that another incident did occur. A committee was created to oversee these changes, but they were quickly disbanded as they proved ineffective in actually enforcing them. Several tournament directors, meanwhile, began attempting to restructure their events and brackets to help keep people away from potential threats. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||