'Reflections' with MonteCristo

This article was originally published on GameSpot's sister site onGamers.com, which was dedicated to esports coverage.

Christopher 'MonteCristo' Mykles, English language commentator for OnGameNet, is the star of the 50th episode of 'Reflections'. This interview was conducted on July 15th.

Time line of topics discussed:

• 00:05 Intro
• 00:23 Rotations
• 03:03 Western approach to macro-strategy
• 04:30 Western teams of Koreans ahead in team-fighting in S2
• 05:37 OGN team-fight breakdowns
• 10:10 Contrasting MadLife at his peak to Faker now
• 12:21 How to play against Faker
• 14:29 What Faker needs from his team now
• 18:32 Mid as the hard carry role
• 21:06 Meta changes from game balance and innovation
• 23:05 Korean scene coaches being overrated
• 31:16 The team that would be perfect for Monte to coach
• 37:16 The real team which would be the best in the world if it had the perfect coach
• 38:40 Cpt Jack before and now
• 44:38 Was there a team that could have beaten SKT K in 2013, but didn't face them?
• 49:28 Ode to KT Bullets
• 53:35 Great foreign players succeeding without advantages of the East
• 55:55 Will great European players transfer to NA?
• 59:17 The next great NA player
• 1:01:32 His bias towards a strategical approach
• 1:02:52 Why does he love M5/Gambit?
• 1:05:09 Enjoying boring but brilliant tactical play
• 1:08:17 Hypothetical all-star team of non-Koreans
• 1:13:50 Final words