Ok now I’m curious

Do people really like teams because of the brands behind them? That just seems absurd to me. I like teams based on the players and staff, not because they’re backed by some multimillion dollar org.

Probably...

That's why 100T, TL, LOUD, etc have so many supporters

Do people really like teams because of the players behind them? That just seems absurd to me. I like teams based on brand, not because they’re backed by some wannabe pro players.

I like 100T for both reasons
I love the players on the Valorant team. But at the same time I like the org as well since they have a really good work ethic and they value talent

I usually like some teams (i.e. 100T, PRX, and TL) because of how the management select players that prepare a positive dynamic not only in competitions, but also in content videos and vlogs. Also, branding is just money being tossed into an antique wheelbarrow, where it creates less value for the audience.

like what dexter said, ive been a fan of nadeshot back when he competed and a long term fan of optic until the main people left the org (before hecz got it back and such) and i fully commited to 100T since then cause it was own and created by nade and seem like the only "home" for me. I really admire what nade has done for the esports space and the players on the team are all great personalities and talent

I love players that are not toxic and don't create drama
But I also like teams that not many people support.

not my fave team but i was rooting for faze in NA because i like their playstyle, but the org is trash lol

of course you can, its much like supporting any team in the world?!
im not just not going to support my football team because a player moves to another club??

I support every Fnatic roster in every game moreover the org is based in London which is my home city so it makes going to events that much more personal and fulfilling.

Most people support banners, teams, not because theyre backed by million dollar orgs but despite them being backed by million dollar orgs. People who support barcelona or real madrid didnt suddenly stop supporting them once messi and cr7 left, only bandwagoners. Thats why most 100t fans were still 100t fans after they nuked pretty much the whole rosters and added tier2 players

im 100Ts fan because of their streamer first. their valorant team is great too

I came to 100T from Hiko and nitr0]
Hiko & nitr0 were my favorite iteration of Liquid in CS w S1mple
Sticking around for Derrek, Asuna, and now Bang

stax got me into VS, glow really made me love VS. so yea not the org but the player/staff

I can only speak about cs teams, but I followed the astralis guys since tsm and didn't care about tsm once they left, now that astralis lost 3 (4 with zonic) of their players I started liking vitality, because they moved there, but I still like astralis, because I'm a xyp simp and I like gla1ve goat igl, but I can feel that if they retire or leave I won't be following them as much anymore.

I was never really into esports, but I watched my fair share coming from CS. Thats why when 100T first anounced their rebuild (their first rebuild way back when) with some of my favorite CS pros, I got excited and along with my friends we watched the pro scene for the first time in a while. I think thats why big teams that had sucess in CS make me the most excited and I tend to overrate them, which isnt a bad thing. Teams like NV, C9, and liquid are my favorites, but I will always be a 100T valornant fan.

Huh interesting

nice brudda

Players come and go tho

I think people are initially attracted to an org by the players but then stick around to support the squad even when the players they initially came for have left. I think that is pretty common.

I like teams based on their players ign

Usually for the players. I started watching and playing Valorant for Hiko and i rooted for 100T.
Nowadays is more like a regional thing. We don't usually have that much succesful teams in esports.