Most of us know Wykrhm as the guy whose work everyone shares. I mean if there’s ever a big update, an announcement or just good Dota content you know the source is likely Wykrhm. You’re bound to have come across his work on social media and let’s be honest you liked it. His Facebook describes him as an artist. In fact this is how he describes himself on Twitter Now for a casual observer he isn’t so strange. But for someone who has followed the Dota scene for a long time you’d know that he isn’t just an “artist”. Wyk’s claim to fame is not just his content. It’s also the speed at which he delivers it. He is almost always the first guy to announce new stuff. His posts are more like announcements. Basically it’s safe to say that Wykrhm Reddy is the the unofficial spokesperson for Valve. And boy am I glad that it’s not anyone else. His content is fresh, well designed and nicely articulated. It’s always exciting to see a Wyk post because you know it’s gonna be something good.So who is Wykrhm Reddy? Many people have called him many things over the years – an artist, a Valve employee, a Dota evangelist and my personal favorite, Icefrog.We spoke to Wykrhm about Dota, TI,Warcraft, Counter Strike and more …: Vikram Reddy: 28: WykrhmThe first time I played was back in 2003 if I recall correctly. Patch -- well I cannot exactly remember but it was before All-Stars. Might have been 5.xx. This was before Ice. Actually maybe not even 5. I remember even older maps. Just can't remember which one I played first. Really long time ago.Yeah. Ice's first dispatch was in 2005. And I had played Dota for a good while before that.Warcraft obviously. I'm a huge fan of the lore. MMORPG's. Back when I was a kid, the consoles - SEGA and etc. Owned every PlayStation. So a ton of games. I'm just a gamer in general. Anything and everything that's good.Well my feelings are biased. I liked it overall. Looking forward to the sequels .. if they make them which I think they are.5 man is always a lot more fun. I used to play with a bunch of friends back in gaming cafes in the early days.So we used to have all nighters almost every week where around 10-15 of us would just gather and play Dota on LAN all night.Honestly, I knew the game would be huge even before it was released. The first few years things did not go that great. But that's only because of the background it had to deal with. The CS community was deep in love with 1.6 and then came along Source that split it .. and to move away from that and create a product that unites the community was gonna be a challenge. CS:GO had the potential and I knew it won't happen right away but it would. So I am not really surprised. It was only a matter of time. Counter Strike has always been massively popular. CS:GO will take that much further.It seems everyone is in love with it. Blizzard knows how to make games. Good games. I believe they'll do the right thing with Overwatch as they've done with most of their games. As for Overwatch being an esport -- Sure. Why not? It offers a competitive scene and if done right, it can grow to be really popular. It is different, it is fun. And hopefully it adds to the ever growing esports industry.Not into it personally. People enjoy it. I can see the attraction. I think it's okay as long as it doesn't go too far. And by too far, I mean where it starts developing a form where it messes with the fairness of the sport at hand. As long as the fairness and integrity of play is retained, I think betting can stay. The day it takes a step in that direction, it has to go.A more refined structure overall --- from the developers to organizers to players to media to community. Right now things are quite fruitful for some but the rest struggle. I hope to see a balance where anyone and everyone -- If they put in the hard work -- would have options to gain a sustainable job / career in the Dota world. I feel that will remove the burden of finances and let people push productivity to newer levels and eventually boost the game and the community around it.Yes. More or less. Organziations and players can also improve but that's another topic entirely.While things can still be improved, it is definitely a step in the right direction. This year has shown that. The top performing teams at the Majors have been those that have stuck to the same roster since TI. That is something to be noted. While it is definitely not a large enough sample size to make assumptions, roster stability did definitely contribute a little to that. And roster lock -- I want to believe at least indirectly provides an incentive for teams to stick together -- in the hope for an invite. And in that process they grow together as a team. There are some issues .. but like I said, definitely a step in the right direction. Things always need to be tinkered and refined as new problems and issues arise.Getting there. And that's something I would not have said before. But things have changed over the past few months. With recent performances from teams like Beyond Infinity, I want to believe that the scene here is on the right track and as time goes by will slowly make a standing mark in the SEA scene and eventually global.Design I'd say. I like to keep my private life -- well private. So as far as the public image goes, I mainly keep it to things I deal with and a little more by extension.It has worked for me all these years.Maybe if someday I decide to be a personal blogger / vlogger, I'll open the doors to the other side.It'll be a rough fight -- right now I'd say EHOME and Escape. But stats always lie at Majors and TI. So it could be anyone’s game. I'm just hoping for great Dota as always.Well people say I never sleep. So maybe it’s that.Mine?Haha. Thank you but I thought Empire Twitter guy had that bagged. Really hard to answer. Guess it is Team Empire.Best thing that has happened to the Dota community since when it happened. And I mean it. He brings life to an event.Alliance bait with Roshan at Dreamhack. No one has ever done that in the history of Dota.Slacks, Fwosh, Merlini, DotaFX and a bunch of other SFM artists.Wait. Also Moose and his documentaries.Game of ThronesHaha.RikiMore than TI5.Backstroke! -- Tidehunter swim taunt.Moose I guess -- We're really good friends. We do similar kind of work. We have a lot of common interests.Would be fun.Yes. Moritz Zimmerman. We'll tag along Slacks for the memes.I'm a Memelord? I dunno what you talking about. :DMe. I am the memelord. Fuck Slacks. MY PRECIOUSS!!10 Puppy Sized Puppeys. Ez.Yea but I don't really mod. I'm just on the team to look cute.Everyone. Why not? This world could do with more cuteness.Hahaha. I was wondering when you'd ask this. What is Ice, May Always Leap.A big thank you to Wykrhm Reddy for taking time off his busy schedule to speak to us. We wish him all the best in all his future endeavors and are extremely greatful for having been given this opportunity to do an interview with Wyk. Keep them posts coming, we love your content!Follow Wykrhm over on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/wykrhmreddy And on Twitter : https://twitter.com/wykrhm