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He looks so fed up with everything

Twitter is not designed to have informed conversations. Its a place that generally just shows the worst in people.

Marvel 2 in EVO "What did it cost?" "Everything"

"The FGC is bigger than top players" Couldn't have said it better, man.

2020 really is just the year to test everyone; and just like in school no one had any idea it was coming

2020 is just “No Fun Allowed - The Year.”

"The FGC is bigger than top players" Maximilam Dood As Always been wise and cool! ❤👍🏻 God Bless you!

And we’re only in July 4.... it’s very tragic for those involved and just wanna let everyone know to be safe and please take care of yourselves

Max, you're like one of the few people who I know who's genuinely not cynical or pretending to be not burnt out of fighting games. Even with what is arguably the cornerstone of fighting game venues is in shambles, people will learn to move onto the next thing and still continue to love fighting games through connection with people who they're closest to. Thank you for reminding that to everyone.

EVO has really grown into a cultural event, like a yearly Olympics. Seeing such a celebration of love for fighting games be tarnished by this kind of thing is disheartening

Unfortunately it's the evolution of organizations. Once they get large enough, it's almost impossible for rot not to set in somewhere. Professional sports, the Olympics, WWE, etc. Where there's power, someone is waiting to abuse it. It was just competitive gaming's turn.

Good choice to leave out the "Let's go" Intro and the usual outro.

I spoke to you at EVO2018 and let you know that you're the most wholesome guy in this community. It was true then and it's true now. Please don't lose faith in what you enjoy doing.

The universe REFUSES to let Skull Girls have it's day!

I hate when an assole make decent people feel like they have to explain themselves. You've always been a genuine person, Max. And it really bothers me that you have to go through this because of your association with Evo.

I hate twitter so much. That was a heart felt message and people on that stupid site go out of their way to find the worst interpretation of what anyone says.

He’s right change typically doesn’t occur until consequences from the actions happen

NO community should be defined by its weakest link.

Live in Middle East, couldn't visit u in EVO, but been audience of the channel since 2010. You got me in to fighting games. Thank u

This hurts a lot. EVO is one of the biggest gaming events every year. To see it's reputation go out like that breaks my heart. All that years of work just destroyed in one fell swoop.

When you said that your "stupid brain" made those connections, I felt that. I know what it's like to spiral yourself down into self-doubt and depression for things you can't control. But that kind of empathy and self-questioning is what makes you a good person.

2020: the year that sounds like a game Angry Video Game Nerd would play....and Hate.

The only fighting game I consider myself involved with would be Smash, making this whole thing sting in particular. But what you said about the FGC not being about top players? I couldn't agree more. The best memory I have of Smash as a whole was one of my first times going to a non-"local" tourney with some friends. It was amazing seeing so many people interested in the same thing as I was. Seeing some names I'd seen on highlight videos or forum discussions. Playing friendlies. Watching matches. Getting hefted in the tourney itself. Going to lunch with my friends, and just generally having a good time. So, when the day was over, and we all went home, my one friend sent me a link to the stream where the rest of the tournament matches were playing. I realized something, then...... I honestly didn't give a shit about the matches. I couldn't have cared less who was winning, or who was going to win. Despite the event being the reason we went, it really wasn't the important part. Instead of watching tourneys online, I'd rather watch some funny GRsmash videos, or some hyped reactions for a recently announced character, or chat on a forum, or watch Sakurai gush for 45 minutes about my favourite fighting games I played in high-school. Because stuff like that is the game itself, and the community around it. The event is just a way for the community to express itself, and communities are thousands and thousands of people, not the top 20. That's not to say this isn't an incredibly serious issue, one that requires the attention it's getting. As much fun as games can be, they take a back-seat to real-life issues like this. You can't fix or improve something without acknowledging the problem, but I just really really hope the thing that so many people are invested in isn't ruined by something that never belonged in it in the first place.

This year just keeps getting rougher

The moment that Marvel 2 is back this happened.

I feel Max's frustration and anger in this video. Too much crap has been going on behind the scenes, and maybe a bit more and many are not being held accountable. That's even worse for the victims who have suffered. I don't consider myself a FGC competitor, but I do play fighters largely because of my friends and people like Max, but with what's going on recently, I'm not sure I could see myself staying in the scene for the future...

Its a really screwed up time right now. Someone was questioning why some are acting like this is the death of the FGC and not treating it as a cleaning of house. I'll say here what I said to them Its because the person being accused is and has been a tent pole figure in the FGC for decades. People are shocked and confused by this, and see it as the house collapsing, not being cleaned out. BUT Houses can be rebuilt.

The real FGC is the friends we made along the way.

Remember when Byleth’s inclusion to smash was apparently the worst thing to happen to the community? I’m starting to miss those day.

This is what brings me back to this channel more than anything. His gameplay is fun yeah, and I can always have a good laugh with most of the content Max makes. But Max is someone who is VERY passionate not only about the games we all play, but it's communities. Max is so human and down to earth, it's nice seeing someone use their platform to speak up about tragic events.

2020 was already dead. Evo as a whole being canceling because of predators like Cuellar is basically spitting on this year's grave. 😞

Glad that you're one of the reasonable people in this.

Max truly is the voice of reason in this community. It's good to know that he's being honest and level-headed.

I am the FGC, you are the FGC, we are the FGC. The fighting game community started in our homes, rooms and local arcades. From SF2 on my Sega Genesis to MVC2 on my Dreamcast fighting games aren’t going anywhere. I love supporting this channel because it’s a great example of what fighting games represent which is community and fans. As long as we are here canceled tournaments will mean nothing in the grand scheme.

while I went to evo 2014, and fortunately I wasn't preyed on, I didn't find it a rather "welcoming" experience. It was cool, but I felt left out often and alone. The biggest memory I have is me playing Skullgirls with my usual team and their colors and someone coming up to me going "Wait, I reconize that team! You're Kit, aren't you?!". Still gives me a warm feeling. Else, it's just... wished it was a better experience.

I've been wanting to hear your perspective because, like it or not, i consider you a leader within the FGC and i trust your insight, guidance, and perspectives. I don't have your connections so i don't know how to feel about this correctly. To me you are an authority, you're gonna know the people affected by these dramas and can give an accounting that isn't clouded by bias or hearsay.

You know... after all this, I feel like it's our responsibility as a community to step up and do better. We have to come together and make the change. People need to be leaders and be responsible. And if we do that, the FGC will come out of this stronger and better than it was before Edit: Also, Max? You have no fault in this whatsoever, and I'm sorry you have been let down and hurt so badly. We all have. But this community is DAMN lucky to have people like you as part of it. You're a good example of what we should aspire to be, as leaders and figureheads of the FGC

Remember when Onslaught on MVC1 would say "The dream is dead?" ....... I felt that this year. 🥺

Amazing how badly you wanted for KI to come back into the FG scene and it finally does in Evo and now you arent supporting it or taking part in it in any way. Really shows how much of a good person you are man. Nothing but respect to you

Maximilian dood this is cleansing period for FGC. Afterall Mr Wizard abused his power too much. "Core values" hitting Mr. Wizard in the face during this cleansing

I had to stop at the 8 minute mark to say this. Whether you read this or not, that's fine. I understand the sentiment at how you feel partially responsible for the events that have occurred, but know that there are people behind you who believe in you. You're not the one at fault here. The community itself needs to step up and place people accountable for every egregious action, friends or not.

I brought my son to Evo the first time when Justin Wong reclaimed the mahvel throne I bonded with my son over the hype of jwong taking back the crown it was an amazing experience for the both of us I've went every year since and will miss it this year hopefully it returns next year

Youve kept your nose clean my brother. All the best to you and your wife. Youve been an amazing guy all these years.

If we had more people like Max in the FGC, we would be unstoppable.

While I know everyone's down about things, the best way to look at this entire situation is in a positive light rather then a negative light. Exposing people who are engaging in these acts and that are complicit in these acts and cleansing the community of them is great. And with this, we then set a new precedent that this will NEVER be tolerated ever again.

2020: war. War never changes Us: this is a war against everyone at the minute

Max, I will NEVER come to your channel for drama. I come to this channel for two things, watching you play video games, and watching your goofy-ass smiling and laughing and raging at games with your buds or on your own! That will not change, shine on dude!

Nairo broke my heart... I had complete and utter trust in him, and he wound up being someone else completely. Seeing all these people in Smash and the rest of the FGC suffer is heartbreaking. Hopefully we can oust those disgusting people and fix the FGC.

Seems like every community in the gaming world is getting hit with stuff like this. Crazy times man.

18:00 This quote, truest words than those don't exist, I agree immensely. The Fighting Game Community and the games played, be it Skullgirls, Super Smash Bros, Street Fighter, whatever else, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE TOP PLAYERS, it never was and never will be. Top Players ruined EVO for this year, but they sure as Hell did not ruin it for the rest of its existence, now we know what they did and they can suffer for the atrocities they commited, and now it's time for new management under the right people and for us as a community to rebuild and reshape things in a brighter light. Unfortunately, people feel betrayed because they looked up to these disgusting predators and I've seen some of those people go as far as giving up on Smash Bros as a whole because of this, it's understandable that you feel betrayed, but don't let that feeling of betrayal stain what you loved to do as part of the community, if you loved Smash Bros and still love it, don't give up on it because some random motherfucker turned out to be the most disgusting monster ever, make it your own journey, play it because you love it.

Prayers to everyone it seems like everyone’s got their heads down I just wanna see my people prosper ❤️

just by the look on Max’s face on the thumbnail, I know this is about to be a video worth anyone’s time.

Max, you have no fault in this. You are the reason many of us are here! We all share a connection to fighting games, and video games in general. You've given us a place that feels so genuine. I believe I wont be the only person that feels this way but I legitimately feel that you love the community. Please rest up if you need to.

Somewhere DSP and low tier god is laughing at Evo burning to the ground.

Max is a beacon of hope in the FGC, he's truly a beam of light in the darkness. Thank you for being a voice of reason Max.

All these sponsors and companies might not want to be associated with the FGC anymore. Mike Ross was right.

.... I just, so... My favorite show growing up was the Cosby show. My favorite wrestler was Chris Benoit. I am so used to my heroes failing me. But Mr. Wizard hurt harder because I always thought he was one of us. And now we lost our Super Bowl. Because of him. Like, I know this had to happen, but... Mahvel was coming back... KI... I was just... So ready, y'know?

This is a big wound for Smash and The FGC. And like any other deep wound, it hurts a lot. This pain will be there for a while, but give it time and it will heal. It will leave a scar, and it will remind us and learn from it, become better from it. As this is a painfull time we live in, this is also the most important step for the communities, towards a better future. We will rise up again, Better than Ever.

Right in the Core Values!

Skullgirls is really cursed huh?

It feels like you’re one of the few modest people left in this crazy world. Thank you for all you do Max, you’re the best

Max last year was my first Evo and I want there to be many more. I wanted to thank you for all your hardwork and sacrifice to be involved in this community. I missed the meet and greet but did attend the panel on content creation. I never knew you did this for free. It makes me, and I can assume a lot of this community, appreciate and love you even more. Shine on and we will see the light at the end of tunnel next year!

I do truly believe that we can rebuild the community into something better, but we need to seriously reflect on how things got to this point & how to prevent it from happening again.

With the recent shitstorm surrounding the fgc, I still wish you all don't lose your hope in it, and that everyone gets through it. Alot of people are shown their true colors, so it's up to you to look up to others who, you know, don't actually do bad stuff, lol

In my many years being online, I've seen many cases of people or personalities dealing with the repercussions or accusations regarding sexual harassment or anything else as foul. So while I may find it old to hear these stories at this point, I can definitely recognize how horrible of an impact it can leave and this is certainly no exception. While I could just wait and anticipate who is going to be the next sexual predator to be exposed, I'll instead give my hopes and prayers for all the good people to rebuild their communities from the rubble left behind from these tragedies. As for you Max, keep up the good work. You've proven time and time again how great fighting games can be even if I don't really play any of them barring Smash Bros.

I was looking forward to the announcements and trailers this year and watching it

I was looking forward to you commenting Max, but with the current status its a shame, my thoughts, and condolences to the victims that had to go through the trauma, your bravery to speak up has our ears open, hope all can get better, and the accused can do better.

I hope all of the victims of everything can recover. As for Smash, I don’t think the scene will ever be able to fully recover.

Max is honestly the most professional acting man on this website, I have so much respect for gim

Max is truly, truly one of the most morally grounded and down to Earth KZfaqrs out there.

I literally was just looking for this!

2020 is getting much darker Real Talk....💯💯💯💯

Drama like this has been affecting the victims for years. If anything, this helps the victims. It really brings what we love down, but I'm sure it can be fixed and restarted, right? The criminals don't represent community. Communities are better for things like this, letting victims within come out safely and bravely while bringing down those that hurt them, better people just have to step in.

I just discovered you today while going through Killer Instinct videos. Been binging your videos and then I come across this. And of course I got a little concerned, hoping you would be on the right side of this, but not really knowing you from Adam. And you are. Despite the difficulty of doing that -- even though you were a part of EVO for so long -- you're still doing the right thing. You seriously rock for that. Subscribed with all notifications.

While you didn't get me into fighting games, you did reignite my interest in it when I was starting to drift away from the genre

This was the guy who said DoA 6 didn't represent EVO's Core Values. And now this... You know, I'm going to be among the first people to tell that DoA as a fighting game is really boring to watch despite being fun to play. It's probably too casual-oriented. It doesn't have a huge community and it doesn't get a lot of clicks on streams AND in tournaments. The developers are greedy hacks who essentially ran it to the ground with the monetisation system that even Gacha games would deem too shady. ANYTHING from the list above I would've understood and accepted. But no, this arse had to go and ALLEGEDLY pull off a diet Jimmy Seville after having had that statement issued. Sorry for the rant, but this genuinely angered me.

Maybe the real EVO is the friends we made along the way.

Max being kind of his own category in the FGC may have seemed like he was being a bit aloof before, but it sure looks wise now

It’s sad that the FGC and Smash community is going to suffer because what these individuals did with this scar on it. I hope that both communities recover from this and heal the scar that is caused by them. But know this, it’s going to be an extreme uphill battle that everyone have to endure. As for the victims that have been victimized by those individuals, my condolences to y’all and I pray that you’re alright and able to recover from this. To everyone else, please don’t blame both of the whole communities because of a couple of bad eggs. It’s unfair to put innocent folks in both communities in the same boat with those individuals.

When I saw that Zero was a part of this I was just at a lost for words. He was really the only reason I was interested in Ultimate and to find out the type of things he did was just horrible. I hope that the FGC can recover from this, but something tells me that this isn't the end of these terrible allegations.

Just like Cosby, never meet your heroes, high chance there will be disappointment. And effing agree, 20 years ago means Jack shiet if there's no accountability.

It sucks that all of this has happened, but it sounds like it was long overdue. I hope this makes EVO better and I hope this helps victims get the justice they deserve and I hope it helps people who still are waiting for their justice find the courage to help bring these monsters into the light. The FGC is bigger than EVO, it’s bigger than Mr.Wizard. We will endure. Thank you for being such a positive force in the FGC, Max. Take care man, shine on.

I WARNED YOU ABOUT ESPORTS BRO! - Mike Ross, probably

Everytime I turn on youtube lately it's like "Oh god what happened now?!" Controversy? Another one, another one, another one.

I started going to Evo with my friends 2 years ago all the way from Costa Rica, and I'm so upset it all went to hell :(

This is honestly so depressing, this is the one year I was actually going to go to evo after seeing th insane lineup with mvc2 and then my heart got crushed because of covid AND NOW not even any evo online because of these horrible events. 2020 is really a year that people are tested and man is it difficult.

2020 please chill for a month deam

I'll always remember my small neck of the woods in the FGC,back when i was playing Street Fighter Online/X-men vs Streetfighter Online around 15 years ago (i think it was) Back in the days where we actually carved out our own Online community, hell, through our donations from our community its how we got a free online version of those games out to the fans back in a time where online fighting was a pipe dream. It was laggy beyond belief but, it was *ours* We were total bros, i had rivalries spanning the globe and 95% of the time after a match we celebrated, and in tourneys,win or lose, truly celebrated the winners, we celebrated how close our matches were most of the time. We lived and breathed it.If we weren't fighting we were on the forums for it, we were making banners and clans and all that good stuff. ....the good old days. I despair for the younger generation and right now, we are going through a dark period. Fighting games always suffered from elitism being toxic but.....this...... Its nearly enough for me, after all these years, to give up. I might watch the odd fight but....i think i'm done, i think i'll just be sticking to watching randoms and Max. I hope we can clear things up in the greater FGC i think we gotta pull together in solidarity against ehats happened and if we can't.....let it crumble to dust.

This year just keeps getting worse. Kobe and his daughter's death, other famous people dying, pandemic, the virus, protest, stores and beaches closing, and every event including evo online cancelled. This is a very upset yr for all of us frl.

This was going to be my first EVO. Coronavirus took away the opportunity to go in person, and this really hurts. I hope that the FGC comes back from this stronger than ever and that we get more opportunities to come together as a community that stands against these sorts of things. Thanks Max, for keeping it real and being upfront and honest about this stuff. Keep up the good work Dood.

2020 is the year that just keeps on giving isn't it

It breaks my heart that a lot of people like Max was talking about... It was grinding all that time and work just to fulfill the pockets of those motherf*ckers... I´d love to go to EVO, but after this.... All at the FGC want changes and a new reset about this situation.... I hope someday I could go to USA and enjoy this with the people I love. And also meet Max If the destiny helps.

Maximilian Dood fighting game tournament. Let’s go Max! Run it!

You say you've had a lot of people tell you that you're the reason that they got into fighting games. If it's OK, I'd like to be another. You got me into fighting games. I have depression and have been dealing with it for a long time (for a good amount of it not even REALIZING it was depression) so fighting games only made me mad. Not just mad, but downright irate, especially when I lost. Controllers got thrown and broken. Depression will do that to some people. I've been on antidepressants for a while and after watching some of your videos saw how much fun you had and was like "This looks hella hype. I wanna try it again." I've had a blast. I still lose more than I win but even if I lose I have a good time and instead of doing what I used to do I reflect on how I lost and what I could do to improve. I still suck but I have gotten better, even had my first rage-quitting opponent the other night in casuals in SFV :P. I guess my Juri's getting legit. What's happened to EVO does suck but I feel that what you've done for this community far outweighs what was taken away here by the offenders, even though what they did was horrific and inexcusable. My condolences and prayers go to the victims of abuse. If you can get my depressed ass into fighting games where I'm actually having fun then you're doing a helluva lotta good IMO. Keep being awesome and shine on.

Hey Max, I've been a fan of your channel for a few years now and I just wanted to say thank you for getting me interested in the FGC. I know the FGC isn't in the best place ATM, much like the rest of the world, but I believe we'll push through and the FGC will endure. On another note, my heart goes out to anyone who's been through this kinda shit, it destroys people, wrecks lives, and not many can deal after and no one should ever have to endure that, for any reason. You're a good man Max, just wanted to say that. P.S. Do you still have/make Benny plushies? And if so, how do I get one?

Thank you for always keeping your feet on the ground. Even when you’re hyped, even when you’re down and fully emotional, the humanity could use you as an example. Someone who loves a certain thing, and wants to share the good things of your favorite thing, even when others are trying the opposite.

Hope everybody had a safe and blessed 4th of July

@maximilian_dood I just want to say I'm sorry. I know how much this family means to you and to find out this about someone you've known for years, turn out to be this way is devastating. It sucks to see that this turn of events seems that it has caused you to question your own decisions when regarding evo and the amount of work you've put in. I love what you do and thanks for being there for us. Because I know we are what's important to you. You are a positive role model in so many ways.

While I am traditionally a viewer of fighting game tourneys, this year I actually decided to participate in the MK11 online one, because why not. But I absolutely agree with cancelling the event this year. Great perspective from Max too, this is why I watch and sub to him, he 'gets' it 👍 shine on Doods, and look after each other