Gaming Influencer Archives

Mithilesh Patankar – Mythpat | Top 100 | Influncex’20

Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?

Mithilesh: So, I am pretty new to the digital blogging space. It has just been 2 years, but I have seen a lot of content creators who are emerging, and that is something really exciting because this is just the start of the whole internet revolution in India. Lots of content creators are emerging from small towns and cities.

Ex: A technology you wished you’d invented?

Mithilesh: Realistic looking AI robot based on any of your loved ones.

Ex: What’s been your favorite encounter with a fan so far? (DMs included!)

Mithilesh: This happened in the mall where I was shopping and there was a boy who was next to me talking to his sister about me and I heard the conversation and I waited there to see the reaction and after a few seconds he approached me and that was one of my first encounters and it was very special to me.

Ex: What does success mean to you?

Mithilesh: Definition of success for me keeps changing. Right now the definition of success for me is getting the diamond play button, but that is too materialistic. Overall, I want to be happy and should be able to achieve whatever I am dreamt of.

Ex: Do you think Influencer Marketing is a fad? Where do you see this space in years to come?

Mithilesh: Everybody wants to be an influencer these days and there is nothing wrong in that. Lot of them will try and a lot will fail, but that’s who will get good content creators/ influencers in the coming years.

Ex: Which three things does someone starting in the gaming industry need to know?

Mithilesh: 1.Pubg is not everything.
2.It is not just as easy as playing games and enjoying life, it can feel like a job. It takes real efforts.
3.There is a right time for you to start this. This is for all the kids who are in school and are sad because they are not growing on YouTube.

Ex: What would you say is the biggest challenge for a gaming influencer?

Mithilesh: There is always this constant pressure of not staying relevant anymore just because this space is so crowded right now and there are a lot more gaming creators that are going to emerge. So, it’s a big challenge to remain against the top, to co- exist and stay relevant.

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Ritik Jain | Top 100 | Influncex’20

Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?

Ritik: The opportunity in the digital space is seen as a career and has picked up since I started the creator journey, specially in the space of gaming.

Ex: Can you give us an insight into social media platforms that only an Influencer can know?

Ritik: Content Creation is a full time job. In which you are active 24/7 to keep up with the expectation of the audience and provide quality content.

Ex: What would be your calling in a parallel universe? (Alternate career options)

Ritik: I am passionate about gaming and if not a game streamer I would be doing something in the same field, a game developer or maybe a tester.

Ex: If you were stranded on an island, what are the 3 gadgets you’d take along?

Ritik: 1. Satellite Phone 2. Swiss Knife 3. iPad for offline Gaming.

Ex: A technology you wished you’d invented?

Ritik: Search Engine.

Ex: What’s been your favourite encounter with a fan so far? (DMs included!)

Ritik: All the interactions are special, first time fan interaction is something that brought a different experience.

Ex: Social Media is known to expose vulnerabilities, with influencers being at the epicentre. How do you deal with the dark side that comes with the medium?

Ritik: There are always two sides of the coin and you learn that in the process, we get appreciated for the good deeds and are also bashed for our mess ups. If you stay true to your personality, the audience accepts you for who you are and supports you in your ups and downs.

Ex: What does success mean to you?

Ritik: Freedom and love from our fans.

Ex: Do you think Influencer Marketing is a fad? Where do you see this space in years to come?

Ritik: It’s just begun, I am sure it has more to it.

Ex: Which three things do someone starting in the gaming industry need to know?

Ritik: Consistency is the key. Keep trying to stay true to yourself and you will find that you have created a space for yourself.

Ex: What would you say is the biggest challenge for a gaming influencer?

Ritik: Gaming demands speed in content creation, one should be able to create quality content daily to keep up with the standards.

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Ujjwal Chaurasia | Gaming | Influncex’20

Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?

Ujjwal: Rise of Mobile gaming as compared to PC gaming and competition.

Ex: What would be your calling in a parallel universe? (Alternate career options)

Ujjwal: App Developer/ programming.

Ex: If you were stranded on an island, what are the 3 gadgets you’d take along?

Ujjwal: Phone, Internet, and computer.

Ex: A technology you wished you’d invented?

Ujjwal: Mobile Gaming.

Ex: What’s been your favorite encounter with a fan so far? (DMs included!)

Ujjwal: One of Ujjwals fan started crying on Discord live call.

Ex: Social Media is known to expose vulnerabilities, with influencers being at the epicenter. How do you deal with the dark side that comes with the medium?

Ujjwal: Always be attentive, think twice before clicking on links from unknown/corrupted sources.

Ex: What does success mean to you?

Ujjwal: Owning my own gaming company.

Ex: Do you think Influencer Marketing is a fad? Where do you see this space in years to come?

Ujjwal: Influencer marketing is doing wonders for Brands and Influencers both. It has a great future as digital modernization is rapid.

Ex: Which three things does someone starting in the gaming industry need to know?

Ujjwal: Consistency, New trend, Content quality.

Ex: What would you say is the biggest challenge for a gaming influencer?

Ujjwal: Making your identity at the beginning because the competition is too much, a concern of gaining followers and family pressure at the same time.

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Ankit Panth | Top 100 | Influncex’20

Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?
Ankit: A lot of upcoming gamers who see me as a role model started asking me to stream so that they can learn by watching me play and that’s when I decided to start streaming. It started from one person watching to a few hundred and has kept increasing. Today my live streams and my videos are being shared by fans to convince their parents that gaming can be taken as a career. I feel happy to see that even my fans’ parents have started trusting me.
Ex: What would be your calling in a parallel universe? (Alternate career options)
Ankit: I feel I would become a DJ or an actor. I love music and acting.
Ex: If you were stranded on an island, what are the 3 gadgets you’d take along?
Ankit: My gaming laptop, my wireless gaming headset, and my go pro camera.
Ex: A technology you wished you’d invented?
Ankit: Equipment that needs 1 person to pedal and can create enough electricity to run light, water pump, and basic necessary things for an entire village!
Ex: Social media trolling is seeing an upward rise. Do you think this only increases with the popularity of an Influencer? How does one tackle this situation?
Ankit: I feel people have questions most of the time and if you have the answers, it doesn’t lead to trolling. In my case, I reply to most of the comments and I know my fans. If I see an unknown trying to get attention, I just block them straight away.
Ex: What does success mean to you? –
Ankit: Getting up in the morning and seeing my mom smile because she doesn’t have to worry about anything anymore.
Ex: Do you think Influencer Marketing is a fad? Where do you see this space in years to come?
Ankit: It’s going to keep growing, I feel. Everyone is enjoying it and that’s the reason you see so many platforms and so many influencers. Everyone is growing and in different fields.
Ex: Which three things does someone starting in the gaming industry need to know?
Ankit: It’s not easy, be patient. Getting a gaming pc does not mean that you have arrived. It will take time and a lot of hard work.
Ex: What would you say is the biggest challenge for a gaming influencer?
Ankit: To build his or her community the way he or she wants to and stick with it.

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