Strongly disagree, but depends on the game I guess. Dota 2 players' popularity is often heavily influenced by their personality, even if that personality is lar

Strongly disagree, but depends on the game I guess. Dota 2 players' popularity is often heavily influenced by their personality, even if that personality is largely on display between matches, and even outside of tournaments if they stream. The tournaments (the big ones at least) have a live audience (which is sometimes piped in to the stream via a mic) and commentators who help contextualize the energy of the situation. When they cut to the players in the booths, they can often be seen celebrating and full of energy. I think the real issue is you watched competitive FIFA, which (to my knowledge) doesn't have a very big community who cares about it deeply.