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graphics by SilverskY ♥
There are a lot of passionate people in the Team Liquid community. Everyday we see threads about StarCraft cooking, GSL statistics, or recent global events. It is the people who make these – people like you – that perpetuate Team Liquid culture and make it a cool community. We are lucky to have many contributors to inspire us, teach us, and be comrades, of a sort. Ninety-nine percent of these people are not part of the handful of personalities you see on streams, or even part of Team Liquid staff. They are people that you correspond with everyday on the forums, chat with in IRC, and bad manner on B.net. Unfortunately, with the mass of active Team Liquid users and eSports fans, it is not always easy to appreciate these unsung heroes, and too often their work goes unnoticed.
With Community Interviews I am going to put the spotlight on some of the contributors, artists, and fans that have made the Team Liquid community interesting and warm. If you guys have any suggestions or demands(!) for questions or interviewees, please post them. I know that a lot of people have slipped under my radar. The only people that I will not interview are super-popular community figures, like Day[9] and Hot_Bid.
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/SilverskY/SayleComHeader.png)
Sayle
Joined TL.net: October 6th, 2010
Total Posts: 734
Most Active Forum: Brood War Tournaments (34% of posts)
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/saylebw
Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/saylesc
Why he was interviewed: Sayle has been on a Brood War commentating frenzy. One of the few commentators staying true to the game, his most recent exploits include commentating the successful Kaal and GC foreign Brood War tournaments and becoming a partner on TwitchTV, the income of which he pledged to supporting future E-Sports events. Sayle's commentary is full of genuine passion and is a large factor in the reemergence of a foreign Brood War scene. He has big plans for the upcoming Proleague season, so you better check him out! ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/SilverskY/SayleInterHeader.png)
<style type="text/css">.lightbigbox { margin: 0 auto; width: 540px; padding: 20px; background: #ebeff2; border-radius:8px; -webkit-border-radius: 8px; -moz-border-radius: 8px; } .Q { color: #00005D }</style><div class="lightbigbox"><span class="Q">Hi Sayle! Where are you from and what do you do for a living?</span>
Sayle: Hi! I'm British Chinese and I do software testing for a notable computer networking company.
<span class="Q">How long have you been active in the TL community? What were your initial thoughts on the E-Sports scene and how did you make the transition from passive poster to streamer, commentator and community figure?</span>
Sayle: My discovery of and eventual involvement in the E-Sports scene has actually just been a long series of happy accidents. I first found out about professional starcraft while looking for anime on Crunchyroll (back before they sold out ). Someone had uploaded a VOD of Sea vs Canata and it showed up on the front page under "recently uploaded" or something. I had been playing vanilla SC casually (single player with cheats and UMS on East) until then, so I knew the game already, but I had no idea about competitive 1v1s or the pro scene. I don't recall any "initial thoughts" I had on it since it actually took me a long time to gradually figure out just how big the scene was, but I do remember finding Nada's salary one day and immediately running to my dad and going "HAH! People CAN make money playing video games!"
I discovered TL about 3 years ago, but I was just an account-less lurker for a long time. Actually, the reason I made an account was so that I could PM OneOther to thank him for his 12nex guide, so special shoutout to him. I wasn't really active in the community until maybe a year or so ago though. That was before SC2 was out, so there were a lot of BW streams on TL and I just kind of jumped on the bandwagon. My first 'official' cast actually came about while I was a lowly ICCup ladder admin. They were hosting an A-B tour and needed someone to cast, so I volunteered. Apparently I did a good job, because I ended up casting all the ICCup events after that, and, well, here we are Actually, a little side story to that. LRM)nOoNe had stepped up to cast the previous month's A-B tour and had done such a horrible job of it that neither he nor the head admin wanted him to cast again, so you could say it's partially thanks to him that I started casting ^^
<span class="Q">Since the release of StarCraft 2 the E-Sports community has seen the birth of dozens of commentators. Why is it that you didn't jump on the StarCraft 2 "gravy train" and decided to stick with Brood War?</span>
Sayle: Basically, I don't enjoy the game as much as I do BW, either as a spectator or a player. Note that I'm not saying SC2 is bad or anything like that. SC2 is fine. I just like BW better. And because of that, I think I wouldn't do a very good job of casting SC2 anyway. Doing anything well requires passion, and I think that's especially true for casting. When I'm yelling and screaming about games during my casts, the emotions are all real. I'm genuinely excited to see a monster plague go off or a command center get infested, and that gets the viewers excited too. I don't think I could bring that same level of excitement to an SC2 game. Another problem is that my SC2 game knowledge is lacking. I played a lot of SC2 during patch 1.2, enough to get masters level as protoss and zerg, and watched a ton of VODs/streams, but I still felt really clueless about the game. A big part of that of course is that the game is still constantly evolving, both due to strategy changes and patches, and it's hard to keep up with everything. Combine that with the fact that I'm not really passionate about it anyway, and there's really no point for me to switch over. I'd just end up as another mediocre SC2 commentator.
<span class="Q">As a commentator and spectator, do you think that there are any essential components of Brood War that are missing from Starcraft 2? If so, which ones?</span>
Sayle: I'm always uneasy about this kind of question since it almost inevitably leads to pointless flaming. At the moment, I think my biggest complaint is smartcasting. The fact that now Jangbi storms can be executed by almost anybody takes that 'wow' factor out of the game. However, I do somewhat agree with the argument that purposefully adding a mechanical limitation to the game would be silly and contrived. It's a pretty thin line between "difficult but rewarding" and "pointlessly hard".
<span class="Q">What are your thoughts on the spectator-friendly aides in StarCraft 2, like the production tab? Do they help or hinder the spectator experience?</span>
Sayle: This is another fine line that seems to have been crossed between BW and SC2. On one hand, I think that the plain BW spectator interface (no obs mode) is slightly lacking, but on the other hand the mass of information in SC2 makes the commentators seem a bit redundant. I may be biased since it's what I use, but I think the obs mode plugin for BW actually makes the best viewing experience. You can see all the upgrades/production when the observer clicks on a building, but you can still get surprised when the observer goes to the terran base and suddenly there's 6 starports making battlecruisers. Essentially, you're given full information limited by what the observer is looking at, which allows the observer to be like the storyteller for the game. As an analogy, spectating BW with obs mode is like reading a first-person narrative. You know and see everything that the main character does, and you're surprised when the main character is. Spectating SC2 is like reading a book with an omniscient narrator. You know literally everything, so it makes things a bit less exciting. Watching BW with no obs mode is like reading a book with some pages missing. It's exciting but you do miss some things and the results might seem unexpected/random.
<span class="Q">Your most memorable E-Sports moment, as a spectator and as a commentator?</span>
Sayle: Wow, so many to choose from. As a spectator, I'll go with SkyHigh's reverse all-kill vs Oz. Special mention goes to Nony vs Idra in the TSL2 Ro8 though. I'm a huge Nony fanboy and the proxy gates on FS still make me giggle. As a commentator, I'm going to pick something that's not so much of an E-Sports moment, but very special to me nonetheless. That would be my dual cast with Diggity of the ISL finals. I really got into professional BW thanks to the Youtube casts of Klazart, moletrap, Diggity and Cholera, so getting to cast with Diggity was almost surreal. Many thanks to LRM)Game for making that happen
<span class="Q">You have been very active lately with the Kaal and GC tournaments. How did you come to commentate those tournaments and what is next? You definitely seem to be one of if not the top English commentator for Brood War.</span>
Sayle: Haha thanks for saying that ^^ I was asked to commentate those tournaments by their respective organizers. I'd worked with them before on other events, and I think with how small the BW community is nowadays, they didn't really have too many options As for what's next, well, that depends a lot on the tournament organizers and sponsors. In the long run, I hope that enough sponsors will be interested for us to have casted events every weekend as we've been doing. I don't have any delusions of grandeur for the BW scene, but I would like to keep casting awesome tournaments with a healthy viewer base ^^
<span class="Q">On October 5th you wrote: "I have a big project planned for the upcoming proleague season. I'm not going to announce the details until I see roughly what the proleague schedule looks like, but it should solve all these complaints of not enough English commentaries ;p" What are these big plans?? Can you give us a teaser?</span>
Sayle: There will be English commentaries of Proleague games. Lots of them.
<span class="Q">What is a tasty and easy recipe that you commonly use?</span>
Sayle: Grapes.
Actually, I've been drinking a lot of honey lately. Honey in tea or just honey in hot water. Good for the throat and oh so delicious.
<span class="Q">Ideally, what will be the state of the Korean BW scene when PL returns?
[this interview was conducted before the big KeSPA news]</span>
Sayle: Hopefully all the current 'issues' will be resolved and we can just have a normal PL season like the ones before (with fewer teams I suppose). So, Flash will have fully recovered; the 8th team will be officially formed; MBCGame will stay alive long enough to cast the new season; Sayle will be hired by OGN to cast PL in English; Sayle and TossGirl fall in love and get married. Wait what. To be honest, I'm not actually following all the news very closely. I've just sort of buried my head in the sand and am hoping everything will be fine.
<span class="Q">What are some of your non-StarCraft hobbies?</span>
Sayle: People have hobbies outside of Starcraft? O_o
I watch anime, play piano, cook, and occasionally play badminton and poker with people from work.
<span class="Q">Jiyeon or Eunjung from T-ara?</span>
Sayle: What's a T-ara?
[interviewer: -_-;]
<span class="Q">Why so many grapes? After like 100 don't you get sick of them?</span>
Sayle: I'll get sick of grapes when Bisu wins an OSL.
<span class="Q">Who is your favorite Korean player, who is your favorite foreign player, and who is your favorite foreign player who is now playing SC2?</span>
Sayle: Favorite Korean player: Stork (with glasses) and Zero
Favorite foreign player: Bakuryu (with mustache)
Favorite foreign player who is now ez-moding: Nony and Ret
(I'm kidding SC2 fans, put down your pitchforks)
<span class="Q">Who are your favorite non-staff TL users?</span>
Sayle: ILOVEKITTENS (RIP): master of girl blogs
Zergneedsfood: keeper of lolis
OneOther: creator of the 12nex
Rekrul: Rekrul
Kiante: fuck
If you're my friend and you're wondering why I didn't mention you, it's because I secretly hate you. Except Harem. I didn't mention you because you're staff.
<span class="Q">Final thoughts?</span>
Sayle: There's a stupid amount of drama and conflict in the SC community. Whether it's BW vs SC2 or all the dumb BW drama, people should really just stop and think for a bit. The real enemy is not your fellow TLer. The real enemy is the ESPORTS hater. Whether it be Jack Thompson or your 80 year old grandma, the real enemy is the person who thinks Starcraft is just a silly game and a waste of time. We must put aside our differences to fight this common foe. ESPORTS fans of the world unite!
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50104 Posts
Sayle!!
epicly done interview!!
♥Sayle ♥Xxio
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Amazing, this is so well timed, nice evening time ensured. Thank you for this!
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On October 21 2011 02:17 Xxio wrote:
Zergneedsfood: keeper of lolis
Poor ZNF, ADT's never gonna let him live that down LOL
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I liked this interview a lot, I love his laid back BW casting style. Of course the attempts of plaguuuuuu! are also appreciated. 
edit: I feel odd with all of these KT fans replying. 
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Saaaaylleeeuuuuuuu <3 Great Interview :D
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Baa?21242 Posts
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english casts? now im excited!
good interview
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Katowice25012 Posts
Grape interview!!!!!!!
No really its good I like Sayle.
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Sayle Hwaiting!
So you say ZNF has the lolis eh... hmmm...
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Australia7069 Posts
Great interview.
Jiyeon or Eunjung from T-ara?
Sayle: What's a T-ara?
[interviewer: -_-;]
i loled. we need to force more kpop on sayle.
also fuck
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Netherlands45349 Posts
On October 21 2011 02:37 Kiante wrote:
Great interview.
Jiyeon or Eunjung from T-ara?
Sayle: What's a T-ara?
[interviewer: -_-;]
i loled. we need to force more kpop on sayle.
also fuck
on it.
Jiyeon or Eunjung from T-ara?
Sayle: What's a T-ara?
[interviewer: -_-;]
Lets settle this
Jiyeon
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/SsgRi.jpg)
+ Show Spoiler +
Eunjung
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/u28yv.jpg)
+ Show Spoiler +
Take your pick
Anyway on a ''serious'' note
How did you find your love in disney music?(its fcking awesome lol)
And now on a truly serious note, with the english commentary, will you just be using daum to stream BW(as most of the others are doing now) or will you be setting up a dedicated server(so to speak) remniscent of what the kpopflash gang used to do?
Because if so, and it would require money, i'd be happy to donate some.
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Katowice25012 Posts
I respect Sayle a lot for not knowing that shit now you guys are going to fuck that all up
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Sayle! XD Awesome interview. Sayle really is a huge help to the community.
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On October 21 2011 02:37 Kipsate wrote:
And now on a truly serious note, with the english commentary, will you just be using daum to stream BW(as most of the others are doing now) or will you be setting up a dedicated server(so to speak) remniscent of what the kpopflash gang used to do?
I doubt it will be live commentaries.
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ALLEYCAT BLUES50104 Posts
ZNF how could you take the lolis when they are for sayle!
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Netherlands45349 Posts
On October 21 2011 02:40 Lucumo wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2011 02:37 Kipsate wrote:
And now on a truly serious note, with the english commentary, will you just be using daum to stream BW(as most of the others are doing now) or will you be setting up a dedicated server(so to speak) remniscent of what the kpopflash gang used to do? I doubt it will be live commentaries.
Fair enough.
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On October 21 2011 02:37 Kipsate wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2011 02:37 Kiante wrote:
Great interview.
Jiyeon or Eunjung from T-ara?
Sayle: What's a T-ara?
[interviewer: -_-;]
i loled. we need to force more kpop on sayle.
also fuck on it. Lets settle this Jiyeon + Show Spoiler +Eunjung + Show Spoiler +Take your pick
GOD DAMNIT KIPSATE
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Netherlands45349 Posts
what, don't act like you didn't expect it.
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"Why so many grapes? After like 100 don't you get sick of them?
Sayle: I'll get sick of grapes when Bisu wins an OSL."
holding you to that.
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"Kiante: fuck"
lolololololol so true
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On October 21 2011 02:37 Kipsate wrote:
But none of them are lolis. Or anime.
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great interview from a great community member.
thanks for everything you do Sayle
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Yes Sayle! Good interview <3.
@Kipsate - The Eunjung images don't load properly 
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Great interview Xxio.
Sayle: Too bad you live in the UK though, enjoying coming back from work, kick back, relax and listen to you play some games/cast while browsing and eating. Sleep's overrated, you should stream some more =p <3
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On October 21 2011 02:30 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
<3 sayle
lol znf.
Hey. Hey.
I am legit. I GOT REFERENCED.
:D
Thank you Sayle for your wonderful commitment to BW. One of the few things that keeps foreign BW alive!
Edit: I promise more Lolis, so here you go:
+ Show Spoiler [Spoilered for you haters] +
There's more if you go stream yoyo.
On October 21 2011 02:24 Southlight wrote:Poor ZNF, ADT's never gonna let him live that down LOL
wut
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Sayle ftw! Thank you for the great interview.
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Awesome interview, I am sooooo pumped for English casts of PL!!!
Edit: Anyone got a link to that 12 nex guide by OneOther?
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Whaat. Everyone knows T-ara.
Bo peep bo peep bo peep !
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sayle you are awesome
thank you for your contributions to this community, i don't think i show my gratitude often enough
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Well there you have it, sayle is enemies with your grandma.
Seriously though, sayle is probably the best thing for BW right now outside of korea.
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I want to let you know, Sayle, if you're reading this, that you've rekindled my love for BW. I make sure to see your casts live and laugh at your insanely frequent voice cracks.
Seriously man, when are you gonna go through puberty?
In all seriousness, you da mang and I'm your fan. I hope one day SC2 becomes as good as BW and you switch over and dual cast with Husky, the prepuberty casting duo.
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Sayle: This is another fine line that seems to have been crossed between BW and SC2. On one hand, I think that the plain BW spectator interface (no obs mode) is slightly lacking, but on the other hand the mass of information in SC2 makes the commentators seem a bit redundant. I may be biased since it's what I use, but I think the obs mode plugin for BW actually makes the best viewing experience. You can see all the upgrades/production when the observer clicks on a building, but you can still get surprised when the observer goes to the terran base and suddenly there's 6 starports making battlecruisers. Essentially, you're given full information limited by what the observer is looking at, which allows the observer to be like the storyteller for the game. As an analogy, spectating BW with obs mode is like reading a first-person narrative. You know and see everything that the main character does, and you're surprised when the main character is. Spectating SC2 is like reading a book with an omniscient narrator. You know literally everything, so it makes things a bit less exciting. Watching BW with no obs mode is like reading a book with some pages missing. It's exciting but you do miss some things and the results might seem unexpected/random.
Great analogy. I think this is a big part of why I can get so bored with SC2 games at times, especially when the casters "check the production tab". Makes them kinda lazy, they don't focus on what's happening on-screen and they keep missing important things (specifically, I'd mention Tasteless and Artosis because I primarily watch GSL and MLG). The interface should inform you, but be smart enough to hold back so that you can be excited and tense moments aren't just needles in a haystack.
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Thank you for what you do for us, sometimes i tune in to watch your stream and i really like your commentating! keep it up!
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I've never even played Brood War but Sayle makes it so fun to watch. Love your casting, keep it up .
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Nice interview thanks!
Also a big thank you to Sayle who's doing most of the commentaries nowadays.
Just curious about his accent though, it doesn't sound very British to me?
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GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
Sayle plays Badminton? Woot, I;m not the only here who does!
ZNF
Zergneedsfood: keeper of lolis
You proud of that? XD
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On October 21 2011 03:29 amazingxkcd wrote:Sayle plays Badminton? Woot, I;m not the only here who does! ZNF You proud of that? XD
Of course. Don't doubt the power of lolis.
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United States4053 Posts
On October 21 2011 02:55 Zergneedsfood wrote:Hey. Hey. I am legit. I GOT REFERENCED. :D Thank you Sayle for your wonderful commitment to BW. One of the few things that keeps foreign BW alive! Edit: I promise more Lolis, so here you go: + Show Spoiler [Spoilered for you haters] +There's more if you go stream yoyo. Show nested quote +On October 21 2011 02:24 Southlight wrote:On October 21 2011 02:17 Xxio wrote:
Zergneedsfood: keeper of lolis Poor ZNF, ADT's never gonna let him live that down LOL wut
poor znf
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Sayle, my darling, I secretly hate you too. Trollolol. Not only do I enjoy working with you Sayle, I enjoy knowing you and having a friendship with you through BW. Great interview, you are now a foreign bonjwa.
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On October 21 2011 03:32 infinitestory wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2011 02:55 Zergneedsfood wrote:On October 21 2011 02:30 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
<3 sayle
lol znf. Hey. Hey. I am legit. I GOT REFERENCED. :D Thank you Sayle for your wonderful commitment to BW. One of the few things that keeps foreign BW alive! Edit: I promise more Lolis, so here you go: + Show Spoiler [Spoilered for you haters] +There's more if you go stream yoyo. On October 21 2011 02:24 Southlight wrote:On October 21 2011 02:17 Xxio wrote:
Zergneedsfood: keeper of lolis Poor ZNF, ADT's never gonna let him live that down LOL wut poor znf
Wow. Is that everyone's catchphrase now? "Poor znf"?
NO ONE NEEDS TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME! I SHALL RISE AND VANQUISH THOSE WHO OPPOSE ME.
*cowers in fear for now*
On October 21 2011 03:33 Game wrote:
Sayle, my darling, I secretly hate you too. Trollolol. Not only do I enjoy working with you Sayle, I enjoy knowing you and having a friendship with you through BW. Great interview, you are now a foreign bonjwa.
That seriously made me "aww".
All the interactions that Sayle has had, Game, noone, Kiante....they're all just awesome. Sayle just knows how to make things work when he casts and it's always cool to watch.
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GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
On October 21 2011 03:31 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2011 03:29 amazingxkcd wrote:Sayle plays Badminton? Woot, I;m not the only here who does! ZNF Zergneedsfood: keeper of lolis You proud of that? XD Of course. Don't doubt the power of lolis.
Im proud of you, son.
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You are awesome and my Grandma is a dangerous enemy but I will defeat her. x3
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Great interview, Sayle is definitely the best foreign caster around!
Also, I too would like to know where you acquired your profound love of Disney music.
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wow amazing answer to "What are your thoughts on the spectator-friendly aides in StarCraft 2, like the production tab? Do they help or hinder the spectator experience?". Spot on [:
Great interview!
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Amazing, as I expected. When i grow up im going to be a caster as well!
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United States10106 Posts
SAYLE!!! Yay!!! Btw sayle, y do u never answer me when i ask u where ur grapes r during a live stream???
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thanks to Sayle I started watching&playing BW since I only found out about it after sc2 and before that I wasted my time with cs 1.6
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Bad ass interview! Sayle is the shiiiiiit :D
Looking forward to your casts
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Awesome interview! Sayle definitely deserves all the recognition and man-love that's coming to him.
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atleast someones keeping foreign bw alive
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my two favorite members of t-ara...
but, jiyeon
and, will be watching your casts
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Sayle's a big stupid doodoohead.
+ Show Spoiler +jk I fucking love Sayle. no homo. I generally dislike English commentary in BW but Sayle does a good job. ^^ I think these Community interviews should be a much more common occurence. :D Now if only he had 700 WPM like Klazart...
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I
Love
SAYLE!
His commentating is the best! I watch him and GrobyC for BW stuff
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So, going back to my post, I realize that I forgot something. Thank you Xxio for the interview.
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Sayle is awesome! You're so right about the SC2 observing.
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Oh. My. God.
Sayle was a member of Crunchyroll before they sold out. I love him even more. <3
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So awesome. Love your stream Sayle!
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Sayle you are a fucking hero
I would not watch as much BW if you were not around doing your thing.
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IF YOU GUYS LIKE SAYLE SO MUCH GO WATCH HIS STREAM NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW.
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i definetly thank sayle for keeping bw alive
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i really like this guy but his microphone is so bad that im annoyed by his screaming
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Sayle! you are my hero for doing all the work you do in BW! Lots of love from the BW community! <3
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United States11390 Posts
On October 21 2011 02:39 heyoka wrote:
I respect Sayle a lot for not knowing that shit now you guys are going to fuck that all up
Sayle actually likes kpop. (ie Bubble Pop)
He just doesn't play it much when streaming as there would be too many complainers. (hence Disney music which everyone loves)
Anyways, thanks for everything Sayle~
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Well that would explain why you like 12 Nexus so much....
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OneOther: creator of the 12nex
Haha too good!
There's a stupid amount of drama and conflict in the SC community. Whether it's BW vs SC2 or all the dumb BW drama, people should really just stop and think for a bit. The real enemy is not your fellow TLer.
Amen to this. Couldn't agree more. Hopefully we'll get there sooner rather than later.
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Awesome interview! Thanks Xxio!
And mcuh love to Sayle for doing so many BW casts. Also,
Why so many grapes? After like 100 don't you get sick of them?
Sayle: I'll get sick of grapes when Bisu wins an OSL.
What a way to not only admit his love for grapes but take a shot at Bisu while doing it. lol
Sayle ftw!
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This was a great interview. I almost exclusively watch Korean commentary but I'll definitely be tuning into some of Sayle's casts this season.
Keep the awesome interviews coming <3
Oh, and Eunjung.
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Lovely interview! Well done!
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I do software testing too :D
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Saylleee, best streamer on TL! Keep singing along please <3
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Nice interview. I know I'm excited for some Proleague casts in English.
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What rating is Sayle on iCCup?
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Sayle is such a superb human being, many thanks for everything, and i'm going to be super happy with proleague in english
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Love the things Sayle do for the community. And watching his stream trains your volume micro!
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<3
I just started watching BW cuz of your awesome stream on TL so funny all the time
keep going on !
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Nice interview. I always see so many major BW community members and generally find their interviews to be the best source of information on who they are. (I am a SC2 fan) Personally, I find this interview to be especially entertaining as it brough up Jack Thompson, which provided a good hour of laughs googling his various "views" on video games and such.
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So glad Sayle got picked for this interview, I got into 1v1 games through Sayle <3
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Sayle is probably the best caster atm, but does anyone knows how does he look like O.o Many casters show their faces on streams, but I never saw Sayle's maybe someone got pictures of Sayle? :D
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Jiyeon or Eunjung from T-ara?
Sayle: What's a T-ara?
[interviewer: -_-;]
haha. I wouldnt answer this either though. ><
english proleague means i'll be more interested in watching so YES.
long live bw
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SAYLE it's me Spirewrecker...I wanna watch your stream so badly but don't have time right now. Better be still turtling on that 3rd gas when I come back in a few months!
EDIT: Nichijou so good~
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On October 21 2011 02:17 Xxio wrote:
British Chinese
First it turns out Klazart is an indian irishman, and now Sayle is a british chinaman.
Nice interview!
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thanks Xxio!
Everybody loves Sayle :D
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Love you Sayle <3
Keep it up.
And less Fighting Spirit, plz
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I'm proud of you for not giving in to the K-Pop scum who think that just because you enjoy BW, you must automatically like K-Pop as well.
Also, I couldn't agree more about the observer functions. I miss having the first-person experience, as you describe it, when I watch SC2. The "AAAAAAAHHHHHHH" screaming when the obs moves over someone's base and a bunch of unexpected units pop out.
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Had no idea you were British Chinese, looking forward to next season soooooooooooooo much.
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I especially loved the part about the differences in spectator experience in both games.
But seriously, "What's a Tiara?"......
+ Show Spoiler +The answer was Eunjung, obviously.
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Awesome interview.
Sometimes I wonder if part of what makes BW more exciting to watch is that the main screen is not as big and thus it feels like it is spilling with action.
For SC2 to have the same 'effect' we either need to have a smaller player-view or increase the food count to 300.
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Really looking forward to proleague commentary in english! Sayle Fighting!
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United States11637 Posts
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On October 21 2011 08:22 boesthius wrote:
sayle deserves like ponies and shit<3
Star next to name yo?
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On October 21 2011 07:38 Spekulatius wrote:
The answer was Eunjung, obviously.
Most definately.
And nice interview :DDD
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Being a person who watched you since your first commentary of the A/B tournament, I must say that you have taken up the casting discipline well. I have mad respect for what you do for the BW community, and that you give up almost all your free time for it. Sayle really deserve the community spotlight. Thanks for the interview Xxio.
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Great to hear from my favourite BW streamer! And by "What's a T-ara" I think he meant Ji Yeon.
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I hoped for a pic. Grape is good enuf.
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Sayle <3 My broodwar hero
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Singapore66155 Posts
sayle deserves way more recognition for what he's done <3
great interview!
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<3 Sayle. Great works, never stop!
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GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts
Sayle said on stream that he prefers jiyeon, so the issue is cleared.
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<3 Sayle. I don't even remember which game I first listened to your commentary but there's something about your casting style that I like. Very excited to hear that you'll be casting proleague games. Long live Brood War!
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Sweden961 Posts
Reading this made me all warm and fuzzy inside
The comment about ZNF made me laugh too!
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Russian Federation3329 Posts
Jiyeon... Sorry... And Loved the interview... haaha the grapes and the t-ara made me laugh~
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Great interview. Sayle FTW!
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United States7639 Posts
On October 21 2011 08:38 LuckyMacro wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2011 07:38 Spekulatius wrote:
The answer was Eunjung, obviously. Most definately. And nice interview :DDD
Agreed. Eunjung no contest ^^
and yay, looking forward to the PL commentaries :D
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I played BW 10-11 years ago and stopped but I enjoy watching Sayle's stream a lot.
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I'm a pretty big fan of Sayle after watching ISL2. We're pretty lucky that he casts so many games, since even pre-SC2, the best casters didn't cast very often. I dunno where he finds the time to cast so much, and play, and watch progames. xD
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On October 21 2011 14:02 blueblimp wrote:
I dunno where he finds the time to cast so much, and play, and watch progames. xD
Software testing can be interpreted many ways. 
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Australia8532 Posts
That final thought shits all over Jerry Springer :p really awesome interview, and good concept Xxio.
Sayle's passion for esports is almost tangible
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Sayle, your commentaries are so good I don't even need the video. Just your godly voice. I've been burning CD's of the ISL2 and listening to them while on long trips (yes my car is that old), and it's just as exciting to hear "STORMUUUUUUUUUUUU" without the visuals!
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On October 21 2011 05:02 Harem wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2011 02:39 heyoka wrote:
I respect Sayle a lot for not knowing that shit now you guys are going to fuck that all up Sayle actually likes kpop. (ie Bubble Pop) He just doesn't play it much when streaming as there would be too many complainers. (hence Disney music which everyone loves) Anyways, thanks for everything Sayle~
Bubble Pop? Liking THAT song doesn't mean that you're into kpop, hehe.
Thanks for le magnificent interview of Sayle. He's really awesome and I love his casting.
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Great interview about great guy. Nice that we have nice things like Sayle in bw
And man, there's no cast without grapes... Should trade mark it or something. Keep it up and I love you long time.
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LOL "ill get sick of grapes when bisu wins an OSL"
great interview, great caster :D
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plaaaaagggguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Sayle
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All hail Sayle, you do an awsome job, thanks
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Fu sayle. I knew it.
And don't listen to k-pop, you wouldn't be able to sing it :D
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Good to see people still enthusiastic about BW
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I foresee this thread getting bumped years later when Bisu finally wins an OSL.
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Sayle you're a pretty good caster man, keep up the good work, also that was a very good interview.
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Great interview! Sayle, the cutest bw caster in the Western world
Sayle is the definition of a meng
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I have earned quite a lot of respect towards Sayle after reading this interview. Although I have watched his streamed a few times before, I never really got into watching him often. Of course as soon as he casts the Proleague I will be tuning in frequently. BW is still a great game, and should not be overshadowed by SC2. Sayle is a cool guy
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nice jab at bisu. (((
cool read otherwise.
+ Show Spoiler +but seriously... get ready to get tired of grapes!
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I must say, I never heard of this guy before. But he seems like a guy who is really involved in the community. A good interview to read.
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Sayle <3
love watching your BW streams even though I like SC2 more then BW
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A great interview
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United Kingdom3685 Posts
On October 21 2011 02:58 Wohmfg wrote:
Edit: Anyone got a link to that 12 nex guide by OneOther?
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=137582
On October 21 2011 03:28 HaFnium wrote:
Just curious about his accent though, it doesn't sound very British to me?
I went to middle/high school in the US.
On October 21 2011 03:44 chaosTheory_14cc wrote:
Also, I too would like to know where you acquired your profound love of Disney music.
We had most of the classic Disney films on video cassette when I was a kid. Also, one of the first DVDs I ever watched was Tarzan, and every time there was a long car ride, I'd watch it again on my dad's laptop in the car
On October 21 2011 06:04 Suichoy wrote:
What rating is Sayle on iCCup?
C a few seasons ago.
On October 21 2011 08:22 boesthius wrote:
sayle deserves like ponies and shit<3
I like ponies. Not too fond of shit though.
On October 21 2011 23:20 SaetZero wrote:nice jab at bisu. ((( + Show Spoiler +but seriously... get ready to get tired of grapes!
I am essentially hedging my bets here. If Bisu never wins an OSL, then I can happily keep eating grapes. If Bisu does win, then I can be happy that he did. It's win-win for me.
Thanks to Xxio and Silversky for the interview/graphics! Thanks to everyone else in this thread for enlarging my e-peen!
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Sayle: I'll get sick of grapes when Bisu wins an OSL.
dunno when would that be
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Really nice interview! Sayle the grapeeater rulez  )
Keep up the great work Sayle! <3
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Sayle I love watching your streams and your work in the BW community will never be forgotten by us BW and generally Disney fans lol, thank you so much. AND BTW PROLEAGUE CASTING HOLY SHIT I JUST JIZZED.
+ Show Spoiler + uhh i meant grapes man i love grapes
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Really great interview. I have mad respect for what you do, and you always come across as a calm and intelligent person, and this just proves it further.
Questions were great, and the grapes.... hum I'm hungry !
Oh and while I love korean commentary, I'll probably tune in for your PL cast, because 1) you're awesome 2) I won't have to skip my classes to watch BW anymore :D
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fun interview ^___^
bw fighting~
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I think I haven't given thanks and appreciation to Sayle enough
사랑해요 새일(bird????)!!
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How are these korean games gonna be casted? Straight of the youtube-upload and then reuploaded? Hopefully ill be able to keep myself from watching the koreans one and wait for yours. Or maybe ill just watch both
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Sayle is the best streamer!!!
btw, jiyeon > eunjung imo...
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Great Interview, thanks for getting it together Xxio!
Also cool banner idea Silversky :D
Sayle for next forum star!
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wait what? sayle is english?
or does he just live in the UK? he sounds american O__O
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On October 26 2011 06:31 mustache wrote:
wait what? sayle is english?
or does he just live in the UK? he sounds american O__O
On October 22 2011 01:17 Sayle wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2011 03:28 HaFnium wrote:
Just curious about his accent though, it doesn't sound very British to me? I went to middle/high school in the US.
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thanks
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I would just like to say thanks to Sayle. As somebody who never played BW before picking up sc2 I didn't really know much about it, but watching Sayle's casts is so much fun. I am now thinking about trying to play a few BW games occasionaly in addition to sc2.
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TLADT24920 Posts
I never read this before and thought that other fellow BW players would be interested in reading this
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lol that bump,
btw i woudn't mind if there was another interview with sayle again^^
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Norway25712 Posts
On January 27 2013 08:01 sabas123 wrote:
lol that bump,
btw i woudn't mind if there was another interview with sayle again^^
There was a "sitting down with Sayle" recently.
Here!
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