Toptalent aka ilovecats, Yakii, Cadical, and now... Corinthos. If you have been with TeamLiquid for some time, you know these names instantly. They are legends. They are legends because these people have used their time, effort, and money to bring StarCraft to you. They are the ones that punch holes in the barrier that surrounds Korea and lets us peer in. They enrich our experience beyond all measure.
Recently we were informed that Corinthos will be stopping his streaming service on January 19th. He intends to spend more time on his studies and his health. We wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors.
If you have ever plugged his link into VLC, or installed TV Ants to watch a game on his site, take a moment to post here and say thank you. He richly deserves it. Mani - When was the first time you started streaming BW, and what got you into it? The current site is your third "project" right?
Corinthos - I don't really have "projects". I take each stream as a task on its own. However, on my time line - yes the site would be one of the bigger tasks I've done. It came up late, and is unfortunately still incomplete, but it was something I wanted to try.
BW was the first thing I have ever streamed. The earliest I remember was converting VODs to flash format, and uploading it to my site as if it was youtube. During that time, I also wrote a script to bypass the login system of ogn, taking you directly to their live stream page. MBC's live stream web page didn't even require a login,so people could just type in the address in their browser and watch.
The first live mbc/ogn stream I relayed would be after sc2.org closed down. I also took liberty of relaying pgl, and a few blizzard streams (blizzcon, wcg, invite).
Mani - How many people tuned into those first efforts compared to the number you have today?
Corinthos - This is one of the main reasons why I feel satisfied and happy when looking back at history. Back then, there was not as many viewers who tuned into actual live events. Most people waited until afterward, and downloaded VODs (the torrent tracker was a big hit- and still is). So for record sakes, there was not more than a hundred for regular matches during the season. The finals peaked around 120-130, but it is much different today.
Today there are over 300 viewers watching regular season matches (osl, msl, pl). During the last OSL finals, I peaked at over 500+ viewers on the vlc stream, a milestone in my books. It makes you feel better knowing there are others staying up all night watching StarCraft with you.
Mani - I am also really impressed with it, considering it gets only word-of-mouth advertising.
How about on a personal level. I know you are a big fan of progaming obviously. Tell me some of your likes / dislikes / favorite memories of progaming?
Corinthos - I joined TeamLiquid "officially" back in 06. My first post was ironically in the Blizzard Invitational thread, where I asked how I could watch the event. (btw thanks Saro for the post search feature!) My StarCraft doesn't date back to the days were Grrr, Legionaire, Elky, etc played in starleagues. I came in the Boxer and iloveoov era. Both of these players are my favorites. I am a terran fan and player.
I liked skt1-telecom in general because of their great metal lineup. I loved the starleague intros back then, and I could feel the excitement from fans in Korea all the way to my monitor back at home. I do have some "dislike" for certain players. I never told anyone this, and I'm sure rocks will be thrown at me for mentioning this, but I don't feel the love for Ma Jae-Yoon.
When I think of him, the memories of the past always come back to me. The days were he sat in the msl - losing numerous games. I just didn't feel it in him. However, I have more respect for him now, he went through a lot in his career and proved he is a more than competent zerg player. I wish him all the best in 2009.
Mani - Did you make a proleague fantasy team this season?
Corinthos - Yes, I did make a fantasy proleague team this season. The players I chose were iloveoov, Bisu (captain), Tazza, Hwasin, Sea and Thezerg. Team - SK Telecom T1
Mani - I guess you were pretty happy yesterday then
Corinthos - Yeah, I was ecstatic over iloveoov's wins. I think I jinxed it though, because after I made a reply in the live report thread oov lost to + Show Spoiler +
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Mani - So you are busy at school these days. What do you study?
Corinthos - Indeed, I am a busy bee this term - need to cut the slack from the past. I studied computer science at University of Waterloo, but I'm in the process of changing majors. Most likely I will take accounting financial management or computing financial management.
Mani - And are you still going to follow progaming even though you aren't streaming?
Corinthos - I will definitely continue to follow progaming, hopefully guilt-free because I don't have much to contribute at the moment. I will probably take a more relaxed approach though, doing things on my own time.
Mani - That sounds like a good plan. Anything you want to say to the community in general?
Corinthos - I want to thank the community for their support and comments towards me. Also, thank you for tuning into my streams, it made all the effort worth it. There are many great people on TL and many awesome contributors. I hope each one will be recognized. I also want to say thanks to the TL IRC, it's really a great place to hangout - please check it out! I also noticed more users trying to provide streams, and I want to encourage them to continue to do so. I believe streams are an important aspect to the community, because just like any other sport, watching the event live is different as opposed to watching the re-run. I hope everyone continues to spread the word about sc, and make it big. Let's bring e-sports outside of Korea!
Lastly, I want to give shoutouts to people like talent/ilovecats, r1ch and zatic. These guys also were part of my influence, and they helped build some of the foundations. Also the people who upload on the tracker (too many to name) do a great job. I remember when I had a period with the tracker, it's also a lot of work if you don't have automated scripts (zatic!)
Mani - Thanks a lot.
Corinthos - Thank you. I think it is obvious that when Corinthos and a TL member meet, Corinthos drinks for free! If you don't gave a chance to buy him a beer, at least give hime thanks in this thread.
I'll echo everyone's thoughts in here - TYVM Corinthos. I could not have watched progaming live until you provided your streams, you truly are a superhero of our community.
I haven't been paying attention to TL.net for that long, but anyone who helps the community as you have certainly deserves a big thank you Good luck in your studies!
Corinthos you've done a lot for the community and we all thank you for it Being able to decide I want to watch some sc tonight and easily get a stream link was awesome.
corinthos i miss playing dota with you man, after reading about what happened it makes me sad that things ended up that way. I wish you luck in your future endeavors, and if you ever wish to play again you know you're always welcome to come play with us.
Thanks Corinthos, for putting in the efforts to share the love of the game with us! Knowing what you're watching is actually happening live, with others tuned in really makes for a much stronger experience, so thanks again!
When I first heard about something named Corinthos, "it" looked to me like a sofisticated irc bot / streaming service ^_^' much later I discovered it to be a person.
Good work man, thanks for all the effort, we really appreciate it. Hope you achieve what you set out to do.
I think it is obvious that when Corinthos and a TL member meet, Corinthos drinks for free! If you don't gave a chance to buy him a beer, at least give hime thanks in this thread.
I am a bartender in Las Vegas, and if you ever come to town, you stop at my place and I'll take good care of you and any other TL members you're with, on the house. Thank you so much for your contributions, and I hope someone takes your place, or at least provides a way for someone with the time/resources to do so!
Out of all the people who have ever made a contribution to this site, yours has been my favourite. Thank you and good luck in your future endeavours, Corinthos!
I was always so happy to see your VLC links appear. Tx a ton for giving me the opportunity to watch a lot of awesome games live and feel the excitement!
Even if I skip most of the live matches because they're broadcasted at like 5am here, every time I stayed up late because the matchup was epic, you were here to save the day - thank you enormously for all your hard work, and I wish you the best for 2009!
Corinthos... thanks for taking time out of your days, and money out of your own pocket to provide us with great streams. Good luck with your future endeavors and we'll see you around TL.net. Cheers.
Hey man, I really appreciate this thread and all the work that goes into making this site such an awesome community. The streamers, vod uploaders, site administrators, and especially the mIRC crew really make watching starcraft just so much more enjoyable. Hats off to all of you for everything you've done over the years.
Your streams were a huge help, there were many live events I could only watch via your streams. I really appreciate all the time, effort, and money you gave for us all, good luck with your studies!
Thank you Corinthos, your streams were the only way I could watch live so I truly appreciate it. I will never forget staying up till 4 watching GOMTV msl 2 on your live stream for the first time.
Thank you so much for these live streams you've been giving us! Because of the VLC streams and later the TVants site you've helped my SC viewing experience be that much better. I even got some of my friends to view the streams to boot! =)
yeah man i really enjoyed your streams, it was the only way i had to watch live unless it was gom thanks man seriously, you gave us a great service, good luck in future endeavors
Isaac, much thanks for your streams, been a huge help for the mac user such as myself to have vlc streams to watch the games when other ways dont work. Thanks.
As such (depending on how things go) for the waterloo Lan, if i am unable to cook a supertasty meal for dinner, I would propose anyone with a bit of cash goes to Rush's restaurant (my old job) and I'll buy you an insanely good meal.
From time to time some heros rise to help us enjoy live progaming, Corinthos is one to be remembered. I tried to put a thanks everytime i could in the live report threads, and this time i want to wish corinthos good luck in his future. A little sad feeling about this, but the true is that i can only feel privileged, not just because of the streams but because of the quality of his work (he even added a chat window on his page). Thank you very much Corinthos.
hey corinthos, you're a great guy and those D level games we played against each other were awesome! =D, thanks for everything and good luck with school!
Sorry Mani it's d(O.o)a please ban this account I just needed to thank Corinthos for his stream and could not wait a full week.
Thanks Corinthos I've been using your streams for quite a while now and they've made watching SO SO SO much easier I am deeply appreciative and if I ever meet you next year when I'm out in Waterloo (assuming nothing unexpected happens) than I'll definitely buy you a beer.
Thanks a lot man! You are awesome! Your level of dedication to StarCraft and its community is matched by a very few only, and I really appreciate and respect that. If we ever meet, I swear you will have a major hangover from all the beers I will buy you
Corinthos, you single handedly brought SC Live to me. Sure, there are Duam and TVants and all those other sources, but they never worked for me and I always relied on your streams. Thanks a ton! you will be missed
Man I dk what I'm gonna do to watch live BW without you around Corinthos. Your streams were the only ones that are ever really reliable in the end. Thanks for all the time you've put into helping us enjoy BW!
Thank you so much for everything Corinthos! I wish you the best and please remember that we are so grateful for everything you have done for this community!!
Many thanks Corinthos. Our sc watching experiences were made awesome thanks to your awesomeness. Hopefully the rigors of the education system don't hurt your passion for sc! Best wishes as you continue with life :D
Edit: And it's ok if you don't love sAviOr, there's enough of us around for that anyhow
I can very easily say I've enjoyed more than enough live streams to even count... you have my complete and utter gratitude sir, and I wish you the best.
I just want to say thank you Corinthos. I used your streams countless amount of time and I definitely owe you a lot of great moments of watching starcraft. Good luck with your studies and hope to see you around at TL!
Thank you for everything, Corinthos! You're an amazing person willing to sacrifice your own time and money for the sake of others, which I find admirable. I wish for all the best for you in the future. Thank you for everything you've done.
People like you who invest their time and effort to help other people out with basiclly getting nothing in return are just heros. You are my hero for sure, I loved your streams and used them a lot. You are awesome.
Thank you everyone, I cherish all the encouragements! I will miss some of those late endless nights, watching StarCraft with you all. From one generation to another, streams will prevail and all will be good.
Thanks Corinthos. You have made many many late nights worth staying up for. If it wasn't for your generosity, TL.net would probably have forced the Daum server to blow up by now. (We all know how that turned out last time)
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Good luck in your studies!
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