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P4wnyhof

P4wnyhof

P4wnyhof Gaming Setup
Name Mats Kathage
Age 37
Birthday 5th May
Nationality German
Hometown Lippstadt
Aliases Pony
Streams Variety
Team Sprout

Family

He and his wife have two daughters, as well as a Shih Tzu called 'Butsh'.

Name Origins

‘Ponyhof’ means ‘Pony Farm’ in German. He originally didn’t have any deep reason for choosing his name, but it later came to mean something to him as he gained streaming followers. There is a saying in German, that goes ‘Life isn’t a pony farm,’ which means that ‘life isn’t easy.’ This idea resonates with him, because even though things won’t always go easily for people, they really want their streams to be ‘pony farms.’ Viewers want to visit streams to relax and enjoy themselves with a friendly community.

Gaming Origins

P4wnyhof started playing card games as a child. He enjoyed playing Pokemon and trading his various cards for other cards. He also played some paper Magic the Gathering (MTG) and really enjoyed the Lord of the Rings card game when he discovered it at fourteen. It was therefore natural for him to start playing Hearthstone (HS) on the PC when it was released in 2014.

He began playing the Beta version while still a student at university. He was originally was pretty bad at it, especially during arena matches. However, he started watching streams to see ho the pros built their decks. He especially found TrumpSC and NL_Kripp's streams to be particularly helpful. He applied what he had learned to his Arena matches and found that he was getting good at it. This inspired him to share what he had learned with others, and so began his streaming channels.

He played League of Legends during its early stages and was pretty good at it. He was playing with Diamondprox and other current pros who were just starting to form teams. However, he put gaming aside for a year, while he focused on his University studies, causing him to miss the launch of the LCS. In early 2017, he started playing a few other games, before switching to PUBG full-time.

Professional Gaming

In 2014, P4wnyhof started competing in HS tournaments. After ranking high in a few tournaments, he decided to start streaming his Hearthstone gameplays and YouTube videos. His channel soon attracted a following and he even began to take on some casting work. However, after getting married September 2016, he decided to focus on streaming rather than competing in tournaments, as he felt that other work would take away too much time from his wife and streaming. In 2017, he started to stream variety games in addition to HS, as he was getting bored with playing a single game.

Income

P4wnyhof currently has approximately 2,880 monthly subscribers, which averages his likely income at around $8,640 USD, excluding sponsorships and tips.

Streaming Hours

Daily: From 06:00 UTC onwards

Quotes

  • [If you want to succeed in Hearthstone,] you must never give up… Always aim for the Top 100, because then you can join the Spring Prelims, Summer Prelims… Or start playing open tournaments on [various platforms]… where you can earn BlizzCon Points.”

  • Best Advice for Starting Streamers? Get a Schedule & COMMUNICATE IT! There are alot of amazing apps, for example @StreamElements. For me a streamer is attractive if i know WHEN he starts his stream so i can schedule it into my own schedule!

Sources

Interview with P4wnyhof (Hearthstone #15) link
P4wnyhof's Twitch Commands link
P4wnyhof's Streaming Advice link
The Streaming Setup 3 PCs 5 Displays | Vlog 5 link

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Gaming Setup

ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q
SteelSeries Rival 650 Wireless
SteelSeries QcK XL RGB Prism Cloth
SteelSeries Apex Pro
AMD Ryzen 7 2700x
MSI AMD X470
Corsair MP510

Streaming Setup

Sony Alpha a6300
Shure SM7B
Mackie PROFX12V2
DBX 286s
AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable 2
Razer Ripsaw
threadripper 2990wx
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
P4wnyhof Gaming Setup
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