The Overwatch League is losing its face and voice ahead of the start of the 2020 – Season . One of the main casters Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles is leaving the league – his partner might also go. It’s probably after-effects of the internal changes at Blizzard.
Who’s leaving? Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles (33) has been a caster there since the Overwatch League launched. For many, he was “the face” of Overwatch.
MonteCristo has been a known quantity in US eSports for many years. The already made a name for himself in Warcraft 3, was later active in LoL. His work as a caster together with his partners was considered top-notch in Overwatch League.
Why is he leaving? It’s related to the departure of Nate Nanzer, the head of the league. The had moved to Epic Games in May 2019. Nanzer was apparently the central person of the Overwatch League in the early years.
MonteCristo now says: “The departure of Nate Nanzer from the OWL would have led to irreconcilable creative and philosophical differences between himself and the leadership of the Overwatch League.
Therefore, it is now better for everyone that he leaves.
Overwatch League boss, Nate Nanzer, has left Blizzard in May 2019.
Hardly anyone wants to see content on Overwatch League
MonteCristo takes a critical view: On his Twitter account, MonteCristo also stated that Overwatch and the Overwatch League had problems with their additional content:
- He said that the viewership of Overwatch content actually went down after the launch of the Overwatch League.
- He himself would get more views covering the Korean APEX tournament than the Overwatch League
- Content about the league, no matter who makes it, would reach a maximum of 25,000 people.
What does he do now? MonteCristo has already secured his new occupation. He has founded the company “Theorycraft” with partners to do eSports consulting.
He says there that companies previously hired “eSports producers” who had no idea about the audience or the medium.
Now the power would revert back to the “old kings of eSports” – that is, veterans like him. The “people with money” would now hand him and his colleagues the “keys to the kingdom” on many projects.
Who else goes? After MonteCristo’s departure, his casting partner has spoken out: Erik “DoA” Lonnquist is also unsure whether he will continue in 2020.
He says his contract is over. He has given everything to Overwatch since 2016, but now shares MonteCristo’s concerns about the Overwatch League. (via Dotesports)
However, DoA still believes in the concept and still loves Overwatch. So DoA is not sure yet if he will return.
Freelance host, Chris Puckett, has announced his retirement from the Overwatch League.
Analysts doubt Overwatch League, devalue Activision Blizzard
What’s going on? The idea of the Overwatch League was to link teams to cities. In 2016, the Overwatch League looked like the “next big thing.” Activision Blizzard raved about the possibilities of the league.
In the meantime, however, there are doubts as to whether Blizzard will really succeed in establishing Overwatch as an eSports title alongside CS:GO, LoL or Dota 2. With the departure of Nanzer, the rise of Epic Games and Fortnite, and the restructuring within Blizzard, things seem to be on the move that still looked different in 2016.
Activision Blizzard has been on an austerity drive in recent years. Supposedly they are saving money in all areas not directly related to the development of new titles. This is probably what is meant by the “creative differences” that MonteCristo cites.
In addition to the casters, a 2nd tier team has also pulled out of Overwatch:
Overwatch: Twitch streamer xQc learns from Twitter that his pro team is disbanding
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