PyrionFlax
Family
He and his wife have two daughters. They also have a cat.
Name Origins
He chose it randomly when he was setting up his character for EVE.
Gaming Origins
PyrionFlax started playing Dota 2 in early 2012, however he only really fell in love with it during Ti3. Prior to transitioning to fulltime streaming, he worked as a programmer and then in production for various shows.
Professional Gaming
He started uploading videos to YouTube in 2009. After a couple of months of playing Dota 2, he was approached to be an ESL interviewer. He tried it out, and received more offers, which eventually also led to casting opportunities. His big break came when he was accepted as a caster by Valva for Ti3. In 2013, he met the Yogscast, and began featuring in their content and officially joined their team in January 2014. He later also started working as a coach.
This is not always an age appropriate channel.
Income
PyrionFlax has ~900 subscribers, which should minimally earn him ~$2,250 USD per month, excluding additional income from tiered subscribers, tips, sponsorships, Twitch cheer bit contributions, casting, joint streams and advertisements.
Streaming Hours
He doesn’t have a set schedule, but he streams almost daily for between 2 – 4 hours per session.
Quotes
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Come up with something original and do it really, really well.