SKT Fans.

SaintPepsi2814·Oct 24, 2015·8 votes·1,918 views

This is going to be controversial, but I really don't have respect for people that bandwagon for SKT. I know there are fans that watch the LCK and see them play consistently. But 50% of the people cheering for them at worlds are just band wagon hoppers. Its SOO easy to cheer for the team that is supposed to win. have some honor, cheer for a team you learn to love. not the team that wins and is easy to cheer for. Edit: read the whole post please don't just come in and comment "but i'm an skt fan for awhile now" this post doesn't apply to you then because you actually are a true fan :)

25 Comments

MyTeamIsAwsomeOct 24, 20153 votes

I love Origen, but still hope you will get back to final next year. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNsgytSUwAAMtLi.png Take This energy

Kal Vas FlamOct 24, 20153 votes

Well most people don't really keep up with esports until worlds, so of course they're just to root for the favorites. It's not like there's a hometown team to cheer for.

SaintPepsi2814Oct 24, 20151 votes

you have a good point. But why not cheer for your region? its like i said the just want to be right and its easy :/

ShosukoOct 24, 20153 votes

Yeah... my region...

Taiwan Europe Taiwan Korea Europe China Korea Korea

tbh - I have a long respect for Korean gaming, from Tekken and Street Fighter to League, I've played with Koreans and love their strong gamer culture.

ps - I think #2 in my fav list to SKTT1 in this worlds is AHQ. I was really loving them breaking through group stage, yet sorrowful to see their first match out of group stage was against SKTT1. They played amazing against SKTT1 still, and I feel they could have made it against most other teams if the brackets had lined up their games differently.

insaiyanbaccaOct 24, 20153 votes

well my favorite teams have been clg and skt for a while now lol

SaintPepsi2814Oct 24, 20151 votes

i respect that! and more power to you. if you read carefully i don't disrespect skt fans. if you love the team then hell yeah support them! its the kids that dont have a clue about the team and just cheer for them when worlds start and they say they are a favorite.

insaiyanbaccaOct 24, 20151 votes

yeah that gets really annoying, also this worlds has made me notice KOO which actually they look really fun to watch so i may have another favorite team after this worlds lol

SaintPepsi2814Oct 24, 20151 votes

i agree, i wached KT for awhile (cant say i liked them) and when they played koo they just looked clueless. no offense but i hope fnatic or koo can shut down the beast that is SK Telecom ;)

insaiyanbaccaOct 24, 20152 votes

yeah honestly i love skt but i wouldnt be mad if koo just shut them down in finals, i think i set up my pick'em so koo won iirc. because while i love skt i feel them winning again would be kind of boring plus koo world skins could be cool and we already have skt skins

Agent2090Oct 24, 20152 votes

I'll admit I jumped on the C9 bandwagon in S3. But I've grown to really enjoy watching them, even when they're struggling. I'm never bored watching their games, no matter how uneventful or how long they go on.

Here's hoping they can come up with more than one strategy next season. Maybe two. Double the fun.

LoborosOct 24, 20151 votes

I decided I liked c9 since later s4, cause I liked their logos. Now, I love their players.

The Bearded BardOct 24, 20152 votes

Just like all those people that 'main' the current fotm champions. Yeah sure, you've mained them for the whole three days that they've been popular.

HackulatorOct 24, 20151 votes

Honor....rofl. I mean I'm not cheering for SKT, but if someone wants to root for a good team cause it's more fun when the team you're rooting for does well, go for it. The idea that there is "honor" tied up in which esports team you cheer for is laughably sad.

SaintPepsi2814Oct 24, 20151 votes

Just by reading this post i understand you don't have any concept of honor. So i can see why you don't understand :p

FowusOct 24, 20151 votes

i really like them and c9 though

ShosukoOct 24, 20151 votes

I think it is perfectly natural and acceptable for this to happen.

Why do you think successful players tend to be successful streamers?

Because people like strong and capable players.

No one in US watches faker for his personality, they watch him b/c he pwnz all.

TheSequelsRBadOct 24, 20153 votes

I actually, from what little I have seen of him in interviews and stuff, like faker's personality.

Just saying

ShosukoOct 24, 20151 votes

Yeah and I definitely don't want it to sound like he has a bad personality, but that just isn't the #1 draw.

When I go to Twitch.tv I'm not scrolling through for bare breasted women, or cute beards...

I'm looking for skilled players who I might enjoy watching, not for jokes but for strategy.

Obviously it is a formula of skill + personality that makes the best of the best.

l Mamba l 24Oct 24, 20151 votes

" but I really don't have respect for people"

I'm sure no one cares about having the respect from a random who plays a video game ffs

NahuiOct 24, 20151 votes

I know you said not to comment, but I'd like to simply share my story.

End of S3, I was still unranked and shit at the game. But, I picked up Zed and decided his place style and theme was to my liking and was perfect, and I remember just searching videos on Zed gameplay because to me it's the most interesting champion to watch as he executes his ridiculously cool plays. The name that kept popping up was "Faker" so I looked into Faker and learned he was regarded as basically the best Zed main in the world and that he was part of the korean team SKT T1. So, from that point on I decided I'd stick with SKT as my team to root for, even if it was just for Faker. This had no influence, btw, that SKT had won S3.

So now I'm here, watching every game and rooting for them so I can hopefully buy an SKT skin for a champ I main (Looking at you SKT Viktor).

XantakOct 24, 20151 votes

Because SKT's the only one with bandwagon fans, right OP? TSM, LGD, C9, CLG, Team Liquid, Fnatic, Origen, EDG, TiP, for example, are loaded with bandwagon fans as well.

Every team, across every sport has bandwagon fans. Even professional wrestling or MMA has a lot of bandwagon fans in it. Some of them, have bandwagon fans that make up the majority of their fan base(example, San Diego Chargers).

Dr PoroOct 24, 20151 votes

I've been supporting for OG since I knew xPeke made a new team and even more so after finding out what a nice guy Niels is (he's my favourite pro player now) and I will never hope that an European team will lose, even vs SKT, but after the SKT vs OG match, I wasn't sad. Those games were amazing. Even though my favourite team got CRUSHED, I felt nothing but admiration towards SKT. They play the game so well, they make anyone else look like rookies. I hope FNC can make a change to this but SKT play so well I don't see how they can be beaten. I will not cheer for SKT, but I will applaud them if they win, especially if they play as well as against Origen.

If there's a team that deserves this title most, it's SKT, but I will support for FNC nonetheless. (I have them as Worlds Champions in my Pick 'Em, a bit optimistic, I admit.)

LegostrikeOct 25, 20151 votes

Personally I want to see SKT go down. It's time for the West to win again.

First Fnatic needs to get their bloody act together and stop making stupid mistakes against KOO...

Smart KittyOct 25, 20151 votes

I was rooting for CLG and AHQ, I like KOO and LGD too. The rest of the teams I don't really care about. I hope my boys in Elements can make it next year or maybe roccat so I can have an eu team there i like to cheer for too.