Who is Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles? Blizzard, Philosophy, and Betrayal ~ TMM Episode 16
Want to know who MonteCristo is? We go through Christopher Mykles life including getting a deeper look at his life growing up, his philosophies on life, his involvement in esports including Blizzard's Overwatch and CSGO.
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0:24 - Introduction
1:38 - What is your favorite tabletop game and why?
5:02 - Where did you get the attitude that you won't care what others think of you?
8:27 - What was Colorado like growing up? Why did you go into English in college?
10:57 - How involved were you in acting growing up?
15:58 - Do you think people in esports should learn improv?
18:01 - Have you always been competitive? Did you carve out what you wanted to do in life?
24:10 - In college, was there a turning point for you?
27:48 - Jobs out of college, working as a paralegal, legal issues in esports
31:45 - Did you know you wanted to make a career out of esports?
35:29 - Do you think journalism is a viable thing in esports?
40:25 - How do you channel your anger?
43:22 - Do you think big names have a responsibility to speak out on everything?
45:26 - Are there any systemic problems in esports that needs to be changed?
52:12 - Why did you leave Blizzard and OWL?
57:41 - Was there a feeling that Blizzard was censoring OWL?
1:00:41 - Do you think OWL will still be here in 5 years?
1:06:30 - What's it like working with Thorin in Flashpoint?
1:08:49 - Esports content being geared towards a hardcore audience
1:14:14 - What is your role for Flashpoint? What are your goals for the future?
1:16:51 - How do you deal with the haters?
1:21:15 - What is the ethical code you live by?
1:23:57 - Final Question: Who would you like to see on the show?
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