Nerf Now!! 2592
Disclaimer!
I haven't played Melee, I never saw Melee being played live and I never meet a Melee player either. I have no real feelings, good or bad, toward said community.
This said…
Every time I hear some weird news about the fighting game community is almost always about some Melee players or tournament and their attitude about how the Melee is the apex of gaming kinda rubs the wrong way.
I may be wrong but I believe EVO organizers just didn't want to deal with Melee anymore and all the drama surrounding it.