I mean yeah that's the point of them and why being on the c9 brand is immensely more valuable than being on r20 brand; they know how to build teams, provide infrastructure and bootcamps, like a whole slew of stuff they've learned since they started, whereas r20 is probably more of a "here have some money, we trust you" org like nvt was.
Dig for example has been holding interviews for a coach, and all major LoL orgs have coaches, life coaches, analysts, etc. The top eu teams are getting supported by their orgs (and ofc all this costs), but i dont think the na teams atm can justify the cost.
I really struggle to see how most of them make any money unless they are mega popular like TSM in NA or what have you. Even a cut from the winnings of events doesn't really seem like it'd recompense the investment to get to said events, not even including if they have to pay for the travel and whatever else.
Im speaking out of my ass but i always assumed a relationship where placing higher has a positive effect on sponsorships, both in terms of willingness to sponsor and financial reward. Like i bet twitch provides different money to nvt vs. tsm, but i dont really have anything to back that up.
Like to me the whole marketing value of "o shit the numba 1 player uses this type of mouse" is pretty thin but what the fuck do i know. If it's an actual real thing though id def pay out more to be part of the #1 team than nvt
Blizzard said they don't believe there will be a single unsponsored team next season, so more orgs must be coming.
And I think Garrosh will be popular eventually after a massive round of buffs come his way shortly. I'm pretty shocked how low his win rate is.
Yeah with stuff like cheering and other oppurtunities to make $ i find it hard to rationalize how empty na is w/r/t sponsorship, this can only mean that more incentives are in the pipeline
