Let's say you like Kyo or Chara, who are they playing with? How do you know when their team is on stream if you miss the beginning of the match listing players? It's an unnecessary barrier to entry. I think it is much easier to root for say Omega or Basil because you know Moonlight's roster
Like ya that info is shown in-game but it isn't immediately obvious. If Moonlight is playing, I know which 4 people are there. Showing players on the side like squid junction did yesterday helps, but the team itself needs branding too imo.
I'm thinking about it in reverse - imagine a top player, Tim. Every time Tim enters a tournament, he posts "I'm entering this tournament, these are my teammates, this is my team name, watch the stream here." So his followers see that and tune in already knowing, or they know where to find that out.
I'm imagining someone scrolling twitch, seeing SuperJump, and then staying to watch because they like Freeflow and see they're mid-set. I don't think casual viewers are going to be that proactive to seek out who XYZ player is doing a pickup with?
as the scene is now, with so few top teams, I think there are probably lots of casual viewers who are more likely to be a fan of a top player than a top team, and it's more likely for someone to be a fan of a player and see the stream when that player's pickup is on, than for a team.
In which case - maybe such a viewer would be more likely to stay if they could easily tell that the pickup currently mid-set includes the player they like.