Coca – ‘I want to face MC’ - Your thoughts on making it to code S? It feels so good that I can’t quite put it into words.
- Did you have any difficulties preparing for today’s matches? The maps were pretty hard but I put in a lot of effort and got good results from that.
- What aspect of your opponent’s play did you focus on? In a situation like in the 2nd set, I used the build I previously used against Noblesse. I knew that he would have defenses set up, so I just built up my forces and went in with a delayed timing.
- What was your predicted chance of making it into code S? I thought it would be around 50 percent.
- Between the two match ups (vs T and vs Z) which one were you more confident in? Personally, I have more confidence in facing terrans.
- Who do you want to face in code S? I don’t want to face a teammate. And I want to face MC in a match. I want to assess my skill.
- Any players you want to avoid? Marineking. Because his macro is pretty good and his control is ridiculous.
- You seem to have a different style to other zergs. I play pretty standard in practice, but whenever I play a match, it seems that my games play out in weird directions.
- Your ambition going into code S? I will make it to the round of 16.
- Any last comments? There are so many people I practiced with. I want to thank everyone for their help. + Show Spoiler +
▼ 코드S로 승격한 소감은? - 좋아서 말로 표현할 수가 없다.
▼ 준비하는데 어려움은 없었나? - 맵이 힘들었지만 열심히 해서 좋은 결과를 얻은 것 같다.
▼ 상대의 어떤 점을 파고들었나? - 2세트 같은 경우엔 채도준 선수를 상대할 때 썼던 빌드였다. 대처가 돼있을 것 같아 병력을 모은 뒤 한 타임 늦게 갔다.
▼ 본인이 예상했던 코드S 진출율은? - 50%라고 생각했다.
▼ 두 경기 중 어떤 것이 자신 있었나? - 개인적으론 테란전이 더욱 자신 있었다.
▼ 코드S에서 누구와 붙고 싶은가? - 팀원과는 만나기 싫다. 장민철 선수와 붙어보고 싶다. 내 실력을 확인해보고 싶다.
▼ 피하고 싶은 선수는? - 이정훈 선수. 운영도 잘하고 컨트롤이 워낙 뛰어나기 때문이다.
▼ 다른 저그와 스타일이 다른 것 같은데? - 연습 땐 평범한데, 경기만 하면 이상하게 흘러가더라.
▼ 코드S에 임하는 각오는? - 16강까지 오르겠다.
▼ 마지막으로 하고 싶은 말은? - 연습을 도와준 분들이 엄청 많다. 모든 분들께 감사드린다.
I'll try track down his original interview upon getting into Code A, I believe that's where he discussed how he didn't actually have a PC at home and was having to practice solely at PC Bangs before getting into the team house
Q. How does it feel to qualify for Code A? A. I don't have a computer at home, so I've been practicing strictly in the PC Bangs. I want to practice more in the team house, but my parents did not allow me to do so. Now that I advanced, I'm going to try to get permission.
Q. Were there any difficult matches? A. Other than the first match, I started off with a loss in the first set. I think all the matches were difficult.
Q. Do you want to play against a particular player? A. This is my first tournament, so I don't know yet.
Q. What is your goal? A. I want to win in Code A, be a good son to my parents and get recognized.
Q. What is your most confident match-up? A. I'm confident against Zergs and Protosses.
Q. What style do you usually play? A. I'm pretty standard. I like to play management games and make sudden attacks.
Q. What are your weaknesses? A. If the game goes on for a long time, I tend to lose focus.
Q. Any comments? A. I want to practice more systemically in the team house.
Finally, a fanclub page for CoCa!!! Sign me up as well! I would love to do some fanart in drawing format, but I kinda terrible at that so will be in other format. Will let you know whenever it is finish (long while though, occupied with other stuff).
sign me up. he is my favorite zerg player. ever since the first interview he gave i was an instant fan when he said i don't have a computer i practice at pc bangs.
Was a fan ever since he played vs Ace in Code A. The whole time Coca was attacking and dropping, and it looked like he was loosing. Though really it was Ace who was faltering and eventually crumbled. Was around the era when Zerg really struggled with Protoss late game compositions.
Even though Nestea, Losira and Drg have been doing quite well lately. I feel that Coca is still the most intriguing Zerg some how, a high potential guy for sure.
Coca lost 1-2, took a game off Keen then lost to Nada followed by Keen. Unfortunate he lost but he gets to keep his Code S spot! Good luck next season Coca.
Coca lost 1-2, took a game off Keen then lost to Nada followed by Keen. Unfortunate he lost but he gets to keep his Code S spot! Good luck next season Coca.
His group stage was unfortunate, I really thought he was going to make it out
On August 17 2011 23:09 Asha` wrote: Coca to SlayerS?
I'm not sure how I feel about this, I was really becoming a Zenex fan of late.
Same I thought with puzzle in code S combined with byun and coca, zenex would become a dominant force in code S. Puzzle and byun could by themselves but I personally feel as if a strong team should represent all 3 races.
On August 17 2011 23:09 Asha` wrote: Coca to SlayerS?
I'm not sure how I feel about this, I was really becoming a Zenex fan of late.
Same I thought with puzzle in code S combined with byun and coca, zenex would become a dominant force in code S. Puzzle and byun could by themselves but I personally feel as if a strong team should represent all 3 races.
Ahh me too, ZeNEX are my favourite team at the moment and I'm sad to see Coca go but It should be good for him as a player. Hopefully Line can come up from Code B /get more of a chance to go out in GSTL. oh and Core got to the finals of iCCup weekly yesterday. 3-0'd Leenock, ZeNEX hwaiiting <3
I don't know how to feel about this. I really don't like SlayerS and CoCa was the main reason I was a big fan of ZeNEX. I hope he does well but I really don't care for his team.
So happy seeing someone I've liked since the moment I first read about him (thanks code a qualifier interviews <3) coming so far and then getting the chance to absolutely demolish Huk at a big international tournament.
On August 28 2011 09:36 figq wrote: "He's not doing Funday Monday, it is SlayerS_Coca!" - Day[9], regarding the insane (and efficient!) strats of Coca at MLG Raleigh.
Incase anyone missed it he made 5-6 overseers and did a hugh roach hydra attack vs naniwa while contaminating blink, +1 attack and some gateways.
This guy is the zerg Slayers needs. His vT is going to improve so much on this new team. Just needs someone to teach him ZvZ and he'll be another one of those unstoppable zergs.
Sign me up! His play has been improving drastically I'd say after the switch to SlayerS and he's a verrrry entertaining player too lol. GL in the rest of MLG!
Sign me up, I feel like I should be classified as hipster though having written This Post heralding him as one of the future faces of the zerg race. Regardless of title though, my fandom remains!
Coca impressed me the most at Raleigh. I think he has the most potential to be another Nestea, his game seems so complete, just some decision making rough spots to work out. His dismantling of DRG was how you would teach a student to play ZvZ out of a textbook. Sign me up!
Ares... sooo Gosu and Hipster with his predictions =) sign me in i like his gamestyle... can't see his GSL games because of work... so no input for me outside of MLG =(
On August 29 2011 15:39 LordYama wrote: Coca impressed me the most at Raleigh. I think he has the most potential to be another Nestea, his game seems so complete, just some decision making rough spots to work out. His dismantling of DRG was how you would teach a student to play ZvZ out of a textbook. Sign me up!
His ZvZ vs DRG was so patient and deliberate. I feel that if he brought some of that decision making to ZvT, he can be really good. Anyway, I think Coca has a bright future.
I still remember his first interview: "Q. How does it feel to qualify for Code A? A. I don't have a computer at home, so I've been practicing strictly in the PC Bangs. I want to practice more in the team house, but my parents did not allow me to do so. Now that I advanced, I'm going to try to get permission."
I'm glad that he become so good now, CoCa fighting!
Just watched Code S round of 32 group D Coca slumped onto his keyboard in sadness after loosing to Keen. That game was so bs! Keen only won by floating buildings in the base trade! Terran should have to land buildings to have them count! Go Coca you were the better player!
On September 04 2011 16:34 daedelus wrote: Just watched Code S round of 32 group D Coca slumped onto his keyboard in sadness after loosing to Keen. That game was so bs! Keen only won by floating buildings in the base trade! Terran should have to land buildings to have them count! Go Coca you were the better player!
Keen is a terrible player and only got as far as he did through cheese and luck.
Really great play from Coca. When i saw his group of all Terrans, i was glad cause they weren't TvZ monsters like MVP or MMA. Though they were respectable Terrans, and beating them most certainly shows his improvement in the match up.
On October 04 2011 23:31 clusen wrote: This guy needs more love! He is playing so extremely well since he joined Slayers.
If he keeps improving he will become one of the very best players. And he is still so young :o
Mr. 100 % ZvP @ GSL ♥
He's improved so much it's insane, gone from no ZvZ wins to beating DRG and global invitational spoiler + Show Spoiler +
beating losira
and bringing TOP down to up and down with his supposed to be mediocre ZvT definitley the most up and coming zerg now, I forsee him overtaking DRG or losira as one of the top 3 zergs at the rate he's improving with slayers.
On October 12 2011 10:39 Ares[Effort] wrote: Coca is playing tonight in code s ro8 against IMHappy, lets go!
He also has a twitter now, so everyone should go follow him^^! @SlayerSCoCa not sure if it is official, but it seems to be legit. edit: Best of luck ^^, would be nice to see a zerg in ro4 edit edit......: If both MMA and Coca win then there will be + Show Spoiler +
3 Slayers members ro4
edit of my double edit..... (5 am is a bad time ok?) I love how you did the members list, breaking it down by time section. Proud to be a hipster ^.^
Coca won the game against Tajea despite that he never got Baneling speed nor Adrenal Glands, if he had gotten those more Banelings would've connected and his DPS would've been alot higher, so the game wouldn't have been so close. How could he forget such crucial upgrades? Stage fright nerves perhaps?
Damn we are losing one great zerg. I feel it's too harsh on this kid. He obviously dont want to match fixing and he just give in under his old teammate's request as a favor. No one would be such stupid to conduct a real match fixing in front of our eyes.
I imagine either player believed it wouldn't be a big deal, because the only person it would affect would be Byun, with him getting Code A or not depending on the result (assuming Byun makes it further - which he didn't -_-). Of course this doesn't take into account tournament organizers, viewers and other players. He's an excellent Zerg, but if SlayerS believe he needs to think about the way he acts in the Korean progaming scene then they're probably right. Hope to see you soon CoCa.
Too bad, I was looking forward to gauging Coca's ZvT vs Mvp.
Really Sucks, honestly Coca's been one of the best Zergs in code S over the past few months. Even putting up better results than more hyped players like Losira, or Drg.
We are not really losing him. he is not being kicked out, he will probably not be allowed to play in tourneys for a few weeks-months and then he will come back(If he wishes ofc)
Don't lose hope man, you still have thousands of fans out here.
If worst comes to worst, maybe he will get picked up by a foreign team and compete in the foreign scene? If guys like TT1 and Spades are still allowed to compete in NASL, IPL, and MLG, there is still hope for Coca.
Sad to hear the recent events. Question about fan page thou. Why does the video that I assume would highlight some of his play involve 2 games with 2base roach/ling timings. Not to mention 1 was a loss. Just a thought but id update with better games.
On November 15 2011 14:14 R1CH wrote: So sad... hopefully this doesn't tarnish his career forever.
I really don't think it will, or at least shouldn't. It wasn't the right thing to do since other people were fighting for the same spot (at least that is my understanding as I haven't followed all of this) but in the end he just seemed to not care if he won or not. I don't think he is completely innocent in that situation, but it really just seems like he didn't think things through, and mid game he was just thinking "whatever, I guess I can give this win to him since I don't need the spot."
Getting kicked out of the SlayerS house and losing his Code S spot is huge though. Hopefully he comes back.
On November 15 2011 14:14 R1CH wrote: So sad... hopefully this doesn't tarnish his career forever.
I really don't think it will, or at least shouldn't. It wasn't the right thing to do since other people were fighting for the same spot (at least that is my understanding as I haven't followed all of this) but in the end he just seemed to not care if he won or not. I don't think he is completely innocent in that situation, but it really just seems like he didn't think things through, and mid game he was just thinking "whatever, I guess I can give this win to him since I don't need the spot."
Getting kicked out of the SlayerS house and losing his Code S spot is huge though. Hopefully he comes back.
Yeah mentally it has to be devastating and we've all seen how much mental state affects players ability to perform. It could be a long time before he recovers from this.
Sign me up. It really sucks that he's getting so much shit for this, he certainly doesn't deserve the same treatment as sAviOr. He's a really talented player and I hope he returns to the GSL soon.
This can be said about the same thing as Oz vs YugiOh at the up and down. many people said Oz threw the game so YugiOh gets the code S spot rather then keen. but where do we draw the line????
On November 15 2011 14:53 ThePlayer33 wrote: This can be said about the same thing as Oz vs YugiOh at the up and down. many people said Oz threw the game so YugiOh gets the code S spot rather then keen. but where do we draw the line????
There game was not as obvious.... He was not 100 supply ahead and then responds to someone saying fuck fuck fuck by saying want to go to game three or some shit.... I feel so sorry for him though, if anything Byun should get in trouble.. I can kind of see what he was thinking, but I hope this does not trash his career/motivation T___________T
I know he didnt have any bad intentions. Just wanting to help a buddy out. Rules are rules though but hopefully people can forget and forget provided that coca is more careful in the future.
Full moral support for Coca. Hope this silly misunderstanding is cleared out quickly. But if not, I'm sure he'll be even stronger upon his return to the top. I'm not worried about him, as long as he doesn't quit SC2. There's time ahead, still very likely next year to win some GSLs like a boss. Coca fighting!
I don't think he understood the gravity of deciding to throw a game and announcing it while so many people were watching. He probably thought that doing so wouldn't really affect much in the long run, but it damages the credibility of professional SC2 in Korea. That being said, I hope he learns that he should be more careful about what he does while he represents his team and the entire SC2 scene as a whole and that he bounces right back. Someone with this sort of talent shouldn't be screwed out of a career because of one mishap.
Slayers Coca fighting! One of my favorite player and I hope to see him soon. Everything is blown out of proportion and he should've just not shown up for the match to give byun the win but what can you do now. Hope to see you back in action!
<3 coca I'll always root for him no matter he did what he thought was a harmless favor for his friend he's definitely learned his lesson and won't make a mistake like that again.
If it was actually premditated and he thought it was a big deal, then obviously it would ahve been more subtle. They were just joking around and didnt think it was a big deal
On November 15 2011 15:02 ClaytonBigsby wrote: I know he didnt have any bad intentions. Just wanting to help a buddy out. Rules are rules though but hopefully people can forget and forget provided that coca is more careful in the future.
What do you mean more careful?
More careful as in, don't get caught fixing matches? I hope that's not what your saying.
On November 15 2011 15:02 ClaytonBigsby wrote: I know he didnt have any bad intentions. Just wanting to help a buddy out. Rules are rules though but hopefully people can forget and forget provided that coca is more careful in the future.
What do you mean more careful?
More careful as in, don't get caught fixing matches? I hope that's not what your saying.
careful about what he is doing, like being more careful driving if you caused an accident.
anyways, glad to see that he had the spine to back up his screw up. hoping to see him back in code s soon!
This is huge overreaction, he should get a warning and a tap on the wrist. There is no reason to kick him out of slayers for something like this, I really hope he moves back to practice with slayers since they do have probably the best terrans to practice against (yeah yeah no MVP but the rest)
Best of luck in the future Coca and will be cheering for you no matter what team you go to (hopefully slayers though:D)
On November 16 2011 07:30 Bajsgrodan wrote: This is huge overreaction, he should get a warning and a tap on the wrist. There is no reason to kick him out of slayers for something like this, I really hope he moves back to practice with slayers since they do have probably the best terrans to practice against (yeah yeah no MVP but the rest)
Best of luck in the future Coca and will be cheering for you no matter what team you go to (hopefully slayers though:D)
To be fair, I don't think one has to practice in the teamhouse to get good. Obviously it's better to, but look at Taeja: he's a beast, and he doesn't even practice with the SlayerS gang all that much, apparently.
If anything, I'd expect it to be more of the mental blow than the actual practice that'll have an impact on CoCa's form, if he does indeed start playing worse.
3:48 B: fuck, you said you'll let me win C: I have to practice, there's 3 Ts in my group ... C: I'm here just because I don't have other Ts to practice B: Next opponent is P, so just forfeit B: Where's your teams T? C: G-star event
26:20, Coca at 150pop 4 mining bases to Byun's 45pop 0 mining base B: fuck, get out, fuck fuck C: I forfeit B: let's do game 3 too C: gg *leaves the game
Looks like Coca just trying to practice for his GSL code S games... this whole thing turns out to be so madly fucked.
On December 16 2011 03:40 ffadicted wrote: Anyone have any idea if he's going to be allowed to participate in code A January?
I certainly hope so. I don't want to have to write more of the detailed appeals I've been sending to SlayerS and GOMtv.
As far as I know, it's now only up to SlayerS, to lift his ban from any competitive SC2. The GSL only revoked his Code S for the season (GSL Nov) that has already passed. ESV Korean Weekly also only banned him until January, so theoretically he could return and compete even there in January - if SlayerS let him play soon enough. Fingers crossed. It's my Christmas wish.
edit (on 01.01): New Year came, no news yet :[ makes me very very sad. I guess it's too late to join the fight for GSL position in January.
On January 06 2012 07:22 Seeker wrote: I wonder what's the next move for CoCa :[
Does he have to requalify for GSL all over again?
Assuming the Emperor allows it while he is still with SlayerS yes. I suspect they will make him sit this season and he will (hopefully) be able to re-qualify next season.
@SlayerS_Jessica 김가연SlayerS_Jessica We dont know when the time coca ready fou comback, it is due to coca's mind-up. But it will be not long. 5 hours ago via twtkr for iPhone
Can't wait to see Coca play again!! I still go back and watch VOD of him from MLG Raleigh - such good games to watch, especially against Huk. Coca has so much talent and with time he can be an incredible player - I'm hoping to see it happen
Sign Me up! fan of him from his Code A, was so upset when he got banned, wanted to see his games in that group so bad We need CoCa to show this tosses their place CoCa HWAITING!
My evidence? This video of him playing Slayers Puzzle in Wii boxing (he was always so good against protoss) in the Slayers House, uploaded on February 6, 2012.
Disclaimer: Nothing is official yet, and this could merely be a visit to the house, rather than a return. Still, great to see him back in the house.
Ugh..Boxer streaming is fine and all, but I don't learn anything useful as Z.. Coca stream soon please! Also LOL@highest rated comment on that youtube vid.
On February 08 2012 15:41 Proof. wrote: Ugh..Boxer streaming is fine and all, but I don't learn anything useful as Z.. Coca stream soon please! Also LOL@highest rated comment on that youtube vid.
Damn that comment, it completely ruined the video for me :/
Not sure if that counts as a good sign - but Byun played officially for Prime vs Liquid in IPL --> hence, Prime has lifted his temporary ban from any progaming, which was similar to Coca's from Slayers. I really really hope to see Coca in the next GSL season, can't wait. (and hopefully streaming too!!)
On February 16 2012 07:46 figq wrote: Not sure if that counts as a good sign - but Byun played officially for Prime vs Liquid in IPL --> hence, Prime has lifted his temporary ban from any progaming, which was similar to Coca's from Slayers. I really really hope to see Coca in the next GSL season, can't wait. (and hopefully streaming too!!)
Hopefully we can see him back, maybe in the GSTL? Then again, Slayers' punishment on Coca was more severe than Prime's punishment for Byun.
No CoCa for this season I guess SlayerS should've let him play from the start, like Prime did for Byun.
SlayerS' line up during the GSTL 2012 Season 1
But he's not in games line up, huh. I know that there's Eve, Soccer(?), Lots(?) and 1 more guy that I don't know who don't play too. But I found wierd that they don't use him if he's back.
I think it's pretty ridiculous possibly a top-3 zerg player is nowhere to be found in the tournament scene because of some arbitrary restriction his team puts on him.
I was really glad when I saw the news of CoCa returning to next season Code A qualifiers! Goodluck! Really enjoy your play Also great plus for the way you handled the aftermath of the match between you and Byun Hope to see you win Code S in 2 seasons :D
On March 17 2012 15:28 Jehct wrote: Amazing game CoCa, don't let some slips and setbacks get you down! You've shown everyone you're still the beast you were before all the drama.
Keep it up! CoCa fighting, take your rightful place back in Code S with Byun; Code A top 8 after the next qualifiers gogo!
too bad he has to wait three months for another "chance"
Hard-fought, tough loss. I thought he was dead for sure after Oz' first attack but he came back to prove me as well as Moletrap and Khaldor wrong, what a hero! he shouldn't feel bad after that showing imo.
On March 17 2012 17:13 SpecFire wrote: I wish there was a way for Coca to get into Code A, other than the prelims. 3 months til we MIGHT get to see Coca again ((((((((((
Maybe if he went to MLG Winter Championship's Open Bracket and hopefully does well enough to get a seed? Only option i see atm.
On March 17 2012 17:13 SpecFire wrote: I wish there was a way for Coca to get into Code A, other than the prelims. 3 months til we MIGHT get to see Coca again ((((((((((
On March 17 2012 15:27 SpecFire wrote: i bet he had imagined a heros return, winning it for slayers. im SURE he had that in his head, the image of him walking out of that booth with a win.
aaahhh so sad. he didnt even qualify for code A so he has to wait for like 3 months...
Did you see Byun's return? MVP of the team. Saved the match. Hero's return. There's no way that was not in his head.
I can't believe how oblivous Khaldor and Moletrap were to what was going on. CoCa crying, can't leave the booth. His coaches and then team mates consoaling him in an amazing display of caring empathy and solidarity. The crowd cheers for him despite the loss. Virtually everyone in the studio but the two english casters focused on CoCa. Hard fought crushing defeat after the desperate need to redeem himself.
Khaldor: "Oh yes his broodlords were too far ahead of the... hmm... commotion behind us... anyway broodlords... bad positioning... stalkers good blinking... CoCa messed this up. I talk all the time about how I love the epic storylines behind the games and then miss one of the most endearing emotional moments in GSTL history. Yeah. Ok... who's SlayerS gonna send out next!"
It's confirmed that CoCa will take part in the EWM tournament, to battle it out for a Code A spot. I hope he can show good games and clinch that precious Code A spot in the very end.
On March 20 2012 00:15 Serinox wrote: It's confirmed that CoCa will take part in the EWM tournament, to battle it out for a Code A spot. I hope he can show good games and clinch that precious Code A spot in the very end.
as a huge fan of coca i was so stoked to see him stream, after watching several hours of him playing i must say i'm alittle disappointed
especially his hotkey setup is very bad, he rarely even hotkeys units and boxes all the time, only other pro with such bad hotkey usage is tlo, and he worked on that and has very smart hotkeys now
On March 22 2012 03:31 Tsubbi wrote: as a huge fan of coca i was so stoked to see him stream, after watching several hours of him playing i must say i'm alittle disappointed
especially his hotkey setup is very bad, he rarely even hotkeys units and boxes all the time, only other pro with such bad hotkey usage is tlo, and he worked on that and has very smart hotkeys now
lets hope he can get into gsl soon anyway
Who cares how bad his hotkeys are when he is playing in code s? If he really felt that they were important, he definitely would've changed by now.
On March 22 2012 03:31 Tsubbi wrote: as a huge fan of coca i was so stoked to see him stream, after watching several hours of him playing i must say i'm alittle disappointed
especially his hotkey setup is very bad, he rarely even hotkeys units and boxes all the time, only other pro with such bad hotkey usage is tlo, and he worked on that and has very smart hotkeys now
lets hope he can get into gsl soon anyway
Who cares how bad his hotkeys are when he is playing in code s? If he really felt that they were important, he definitely would've changed by now.
*gasp* I see SlayerSCoca and immediately go to watch the steam only to find....not coca. So glad to see he got his stream back up though (ignoring the imposter sitting in his seat).
CoCa won EWM. HE GETS CODE A SEED RIGHT? RIGHT? RIGHT?!!?!?!?
Nope, he's just one of eight who will battle it out for the seed. Would like to see him get it though. The path for EWM actually seems much harder than the qualifiers themselves haha
CoCa won EWM. HE GETS CODE A SEED RIGHT? RIGHT? RIGHT?!!?!?!?
Nope, he's just one of eight who will battle it out for the seed. Would like to see him get it though. The path for EWM actually seems much harder than the qualifiers themselves haha
Yeah I agree, but at least it is online so LAN nerves don't come into play. Go Coca! Back to Code A!
CoCa looked pretty sick all week. I missed his ZvP game (Q_Q) but all his ZvTs looked super solid. Thank god for tournaments like the Korean weekly or we'd never get to see the kid play
did winning 1 ESV really make such huge difference in his ELO that he'd 6th place? I check the TLPD pretty often and was quite surprised to see Coca and Life jump out of no where to 6th and 7th place on the ELO.
Oh my god. Coca has a REALLY good chance at getting the EWM CODE A SEED!
All he has to do is beat Losira in a BO3 ZvZ, and beat San or Tear (both Protoss) which he can easily do.. Then beat someone in the finals and he gets it.
PLEASE COCA! DONT FAIL US! I want to see Coca back in GSL so badly........ after seeing him cry in GSTL ..hurt so much
Code A qualifiers also coming up very soon! GET HYPED COCA FANS
On May 27 2012 14:13 Bagration wrote: Slayers needs to send Coca to some foreign LANs.
Might as well, hes got nothing else to do for about 2 months. Well besides GSTL. Was much easier to swallow these code A qual losses, when there were more GSLs per year.
But i mean, Coca's ZvP and ZvT are Code A/S level. Though ZvZ keeps blocking him.
What i will say is that i feel like Code B is full of Zergs that are some how lopsidedly good at ZvZ. Really unfortunate for Coca.
Watching yesterdays VODs now, after winning Jjakji when Puzzle goes to his team, you can see CoCa exiting second booth. So he could've played if Puzzle wasn't that good :D
This is not Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide, this is Coca and he's siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick :D
But really, i'm so happy to see him doing so well in gstl after his amazing performances in tsl qualifiers. Way to come back ! (not really the beginning of the come back but still)
Also anyone know when CoCa will play in OSL, any link to bracket / dates would be nice! Tomorrow I will update OP with upcoming matches / achievements and possibly other things
On July 10 2012 13:58 Ares[Effort] wrote: IPL Showmatch spoiler + Show Spoiler +
Coca lost 3-5 vs Squritle =\
Also anyone know when CoCa will play in OSL, any link to bracket / dates would be nice! Tomorrow I will update OP with upcoming matches / achievements and possibly other things
:D
Thank you. CoCa's Fan Club hasn't been updated in such a long time that it was looking so sad.
On July 10 2012 13:58 Ares[Effort] wrote: IPL Showmatch spoiler + Show Spoiler +
Coca lost 3-5 vs Squritle =\
Also anyone know when CoCa will play in OSL, any link to bracket / dates would be nice! Tomorrow I will update OP with upcoming matches / achievements and possibly other things
we don't know exactly yet; i believe OSL will have the dual tournament in august sometime and then the RO16 (ie OSL proper) in september, but no released scheduled yet i think.
also coca will probably try and qualify for WCS on july 22-23 you could put that in!
On July 10 2012 13:58 Ares[Effort] wrote: IPL Showmatch spoiler + Show Spoiler +
Coca lost 3-5 vs Squritle =\
Also anyone know when CoCa will play in OSL, any link to bracket / dates would be nice! Tomorrow I will update OP with upcoming matches / achievements and possibly other things
On July 10 2012 13:58 Ares[Effort] wrote: IPL Showmatch spoiler + Show Spoiler +
Coca lost 3-5 vs Squritle =\
Also anyone know when CoCa will play in OSL, any link to bracket / dates would be nice! Tomorrow I will update OP with upcoming matches / achievements and possibly other things
On October 18 2012 05:00 Nightsz wrote: wow wtf???? he transitioned to LoL? But whyyyy, he was one of the top zerg players at one point
Well with his team falling apart, being unable to get into code A and a good friend puzzle leaving for LoL and LoL's popularity in Korea coca decided to call it quits and join him.
Loved Coca in sc2. Now that I'm more a LoL player than sc2 player, I'm excited to watch him play in this new game! Any word on what (if any) team him, puzzle and min are going to?
Soooo sad. Coca playing zerg in SC2 was one of the coolest things to watch.
Thank you for everything, Coca, I learned a lot from your streaming, and also how to be a better person. I will remember you. Good luck with your life, man.
Really sad to see Coca go to LoL. He was one of the few zergs I really liked and I really would have enjoyed seeing him play in the GSL again. Good luck with your new game!
On March 03 2013 01:28 Kenny_oro wrote: don't hope too much - he might just play SC2 to relax a bit from LoL ... I'd hope to see him back for HotS too
He's done nothing in LoL and I haven't heard a single thing anywhere from him and I like to think I pay close attention to Korean LoL so I wouldn't be surprised if he decides to switch back for hots seeing as LoL isn't working. I hope so anyway even as a LoL fan I want to see the best zerg ever show these scrubs how it's done.
Is this the account named Coca? Because his original account name was in Korean. I saw this Coca on Hyun's stream yesterday night as well, I wonder if it's really him.
I would really love for Coca to come back. Hope this is the case. He's a creative guy, with the transition to Hots he could make it back with hard work.
On March 03 2013 03:08 Cyanocyst wrote: I would really love for Coca to come back. Hope this is the case. He's a creative guy, with the transition to Hots he could make it back with hard work.
I'm assuming CoCa mainly left SC2 over the SlayerS drama, and now that SlayerS is gone, he can let go of the past and start fresh in HotS. Considering we never heard any news of him in LoL, maybe his competitive spirit was only kindled in SC2, and now with a skill reset, he can play the game that really captured his mind.
On March 03 2013 05:13 sitromit wrote: Looks like he just changed the name on his old 슬레이어스코카 (SlayersCoca) account to CoCa, that's a good way to make a fresh start.
I say Axiom or AZUBU will be CoCa's preferred teams, but I could see ST or IM also picking him up. Axiom has that SlayerS connection without the ties to the old management, and AZUBU is an up-and-coming team with great players and a hunger for new players. ST and IM might want to rejuvenate their rosters, especially ST with them losing some key players recently.
IM has a stacked roster since they got Ragnarok, ByuL and Squirtle so I don't think CoCa would go there. Axiom and Startale seem pretty reasonable choices tho.
I've only recently watched CoCa's games and I gotta say his play looked impressive. Hope he's coming back.
On March 03 2013 05:41 PhoenixVoid wrote: I say Axiom or AZUBU will be CoCa's preferred teams, but I could see ST or IM also picking him up. Axiom has that SlayerS connection without the ties to the old management, and AZUBU is an up-and-coming team with great players with a hunger for new players. ST and IM might want to rejuvenate their rosters, especially ST with them losing some key players recently.
Don't think AZUBU they're probably content with their roster and their venture capital has to have some kind of reasonable limit, axiom or an already established esf team would be more likely.
hope for coca to prime, best buddies with byun haha. prime could use a good zerg, but they really don't have much 'purchasing power' compared to a team with money
On March 03 2013 06:02 opterown wrote: hope for coca to prime, best buddies with byun haha. prime could use a good zerg, but they really don't have much 'purchasing power' compared to a team with money
I think a point we're missing is that he'll be fresh back on the scene, teams may go "We have no guarantee if he will be worth the money" it may be the chance prime has to get him by offering him a more preferable environment (And byun might be a good sway)
On March 03 2013 06:02 opterown wrote: hope for coca to prime, best buddies with byun haha. prime could use a good zerg, but they really don't have much 'purchasing power' compared to a team with money
yes!!! CoCaPrime please! One of my favorite zergs. Would love to see him come back to sc2
Coca is not part of Slayers' original roster. He's a Zenex guy. Even as Slayers disbanded, him and Puzzle, the other Zenex player, went on their own ways. This is why I didn't see him going to Axiom right away.
This made me wonder, and I checked Puzzle's account... What do you know, Puzzle has also just started playing again. Guess who he's playing custom games with...
I really hope CoCa comes back T.T He is my 2nd favorite player after MMA! I wanted to check up on how he was doing few weeks ago on his transition to LoL, but can't find anything that relates to it. I stopped watching sc2 after SlayerS disbanded, so sad. I do watch once in a while randomly, but I would watch more CoCa games if he come back!
On March 03 2013 06:21 sitromit wrote: Coca is not part of Slayers' original roster. He's a Zenex guy. Even as Slayers disbanded, him and Puzzle, the other Zenex player, went on their own ways. This is why I didn't see him going to Axiom right away.
This made me wonder, and I checked Puzzle's account... What do you know, Puzzle has also just started playing again. Guess who he's playing custom games with...
Well if Puzzle and CoCa are both playing SC2 again, we might have a full-on ZeNEX reunion in StarTale.
On March 03 2013 06:21 sitromit wrote: Coca is not part of Slayers' original roster. He's a Zenex guy. Even as Slayers disbanded, him and Puzzle, the other Zenex player, went on their own ways. This is why I didn't see him going to Axiom right away.
This made me wonder, and I checked Puzzle's account... What do you know, Puzzle has also just started playing again. Guess who he's playing custom games with...
Well if Puzzle and CoCa are both playing SC2 again, we might have a full-on ZeNEX reunion in StarTale.
Bingo!!!
Puzzle has been playing custom games against Line's account, observed by coach Yun.
I wouldn't be surprised if Puzzle goes to ST. They've lost 2 top Protoss, and Puzzle was one of the best when he still played, before all the Slayers drama.
About CoCa, not so sure, they already have a pretty big Zerg roster, but CoCa is a real talent.
On March 03 2013 06:21 sitromit wrote: Coca is not part of Slayers' original roster. He's a Zenex guy. Even as Slayers disbanded, him and Puzzle, the other Zenex player, went on their own ways. This is why I didn't see him going to Axiom right away.
This made me wonder, and I checked Puzzle's account... What do you know, Puzzle has also just started playing again. Guess who he's playing custom games with...
On March 03 2013 06:21 sitromit wrote: Coca is not part of Slayers' original roster. He's a Zenex guy. Even as Slayers disbanded, him and Puzzle, the other Zenex player, went on their own ways. This is why I didn't see him going to Axiom right away.
This made me wonder, and I checked Puzzle's account... What do you know, Puzzle has also just started playing again. Guess who he's playing custom games with...
Well Ryung was a Prime player
So was July. He recruited MKP. Bring back old Prime and add Coca!
Puzzle and Coca on Axiom would be amazing, they were both top 8 in the GSL at one point, and I could actually see axiom winning with the gstl with the old slayers roster... Go get 'em TB!
On March 03 2013 06:21 sitromit wrote: Coca is not part of Slayers' original roster. He's a Zenex guy. Even as Slayers disbanded, him and Puzzle, the other Zenex player, went on their own ways. This is why I didn't see him going to Axiom right away.
This made me wonder, and I checked Puzzle's account... What do you know, Puzzle has also just started playing again. Guess who he's playing custom games with...
Well if Puzzle and CoCa are both playing SC2 again, we might have a full-on ZeNEX reunion in StarTale.
COCA AND PUZZLE ON STARTALE MY LIFE WOULD BE COMPLETE PLEASE HAPPEN PLEASE PLEASE
On March 03 2013 06:21 sitromit wrote: Coca is not part of Slayers' original roster. He's a Zenex guy. Even as Slayers disbanded, him and Puzzle, the other Zenex player, went on their own ways. This is why I didn't see him going to Axiom right away.
This made me wonder, and I checked Puzzle's account... What do you know, Puzzle has also just started playing again. Guess who he's playing custom games with...
Well if Puzzle and CoCa are both playing SC2 again, we might have a full-on ZeNEX reunion in StarTale.
COCA AND PUZZLE ON STARTALE MY LIFE WOULD BE COMPLETE PLEASE HAPPEN PLEASE PLEASE
-Deep breath-
I don't know, I don't think Startale would be the best team for those two. Remember, it was Startale's Coach Won who set up the practice boycott with Slayers, and effectively made the Slayers players, including Puzzle and Coca, outcasts in the Korean scene. Coach Won even had to step down as ESF president after the situation was publicized. It might be awkward.
Obviously as a Slayers fan, I'd love to see the team come together (Axiom please), but an international team that could give these guys a lot of opportunities in foreign tournaments would be nice too. We saw how successful Alicia was at foreign tournaments in 2012, there's a good chance that if Coca and Puzzle were given more chances, they could have done even better results-wise.
CoCa's comeback after SlayerS lifted his competition ban was so surprisingly good after not having competed I felt like he must have been some kind of genius. Too bad he only played a few televised games before SlayerS broke down and he quit. If he does comeback he will probably instantly be my favorite player.
To be honest I'd like him to join MVP. There's no point - I think - in reoinforcing top SC2 team like IM, ST or apparently Azubu. MVP and NSH are here, too! And in MVP he can work with DRG.
MVP is already good enough, prime/nsh needs them more ;D
On March 03 2013 09:04 MichaelDonovan wrote: CoCa's comeback after SlayerS lifted his competition ban was so surprisingly good after not having competed I felt like he must have been some kind of genius. Too bad he only played a few televised games before SlayerS broke down and he quit. If he does comeback he will probably instantly be my favorite player.
On March 03 2013 09:04 MichaelDonovan wrote: CoCa's comeback after SlayerS lifted his competition ban was so surprisingly good after not having competed I felt like he must have been some kind of genius. Too bad he only played a few televised games before SlayerS broke down and he quit. If he does comeback he will probably instantly be my favorite player.
i felt byun's was more impressive
Well of course, you're a Prime fan :p
Byun did have an amazing comeback, making it all the way to the GSL Ro4. Coca performed really well in the GSTL, getting an all kill and was the MVP of that GSTL season. They both did pretty well, and it was a shame that they both made the mistake they did back in November 2011.
I'm so happy to hear he's back! He had a weird time in WoL, hopefully his HoTS experience is better. I hope he gets picked up by a good, stable team soon.
Sign me up. Just in time for Dreamhack too. Coca didn't do as well as I would've hoped in the Code A qualifiers but hopefully he can manage a top 8 finish at Dreamhack.It won't be easy with all the good players there, but I think he can have a good tournament if he has been practicing a lot recently.
On April 23 2013 08:52 LittleRedBoy wrote: I think he can have a good tournament if he has been practicing a lot recently.
Still doing well on KR ladder, he also changed his keyboard recently. He will face Nerchio in Group E of Dreamhack, and 2 players coming from the first Group Stage. Can't wait !
On April 23 2013 08:52 LittleRedBoy wrote: I think he can have a good tournament if he has been practicing a lot recently.
Still doing well on KR ladder, he also changed his keyboard recently. He will face Nerchio in Group E of Dreamhack, and 2 players coming from the first Group Stage. Can't wait !
Do you know which account he is on the ladder? There are too many barcodes :p
Coca smashed lots of nerd ballers today, well done! (: Too bad casters were ignoring many good matches of Coca... hope there are replays from the event at least. Gogo gl further, Coca fighting!
Leenock will be hard but still going straight back into a game from LoL and getting top 8 with wins over stephano and oz is still pretty damn good hope he gets a nice team.
CoCa showed tremendous effort in DreamHack, and he performed better than I expected honestly. At his current pace, CoCa is progressing very well from his transition from LoL, and I expect to see more out of him in the future.
After his performance at dreamhack, I think CoCa can easily find a team. He had a record of 11-7 which is about a 60% win rate which is very good. Losing to Leenock in the quarterfinals is perfectly fine considering that Leenock hasn't lost any games up until this point.
On April 28 2013 13:21 Cyanocyst wrote: Teamless top 8 finish, at a Dreamhack with quite a bit of talent at it. Can a team pick this guy up already?
Not really that impressive for a Korean considering the KR/foreigner ratio.
He did better than, Forgg, Center, Zenio, Yughio, Sage, Puzzle, Jyp, MC and Oz. And as well as Hyun and Gumiho and they all have teams.
Keep in mind there's a good chance hes as good as he is right now from just ladder. What im saying is he should be able to get even better in a more structured training environment, that a team would provide.
On April 28 2013 13:21 Cyanocyst wrote: Teamless top 8 finish, at a Dreamhack with quite a bit of talent at it. Can a team pick this guy up already?
Not really that impressive for a Korean considering the KR/foreigner ratio.
He did better than, Forgg, Center, Zenio, Yughio, Sage, Puzzle, Jyp, MC and Oz. And as well as Hyun and Gumiho and they all have teams.
Keep in mind there's a good chance hes as good as he is right now from just ladder. What im saying is he should be able to get even better in a more structured training environment, that a team would provide.
Are you trying to imply that people who aren't on teams have no practice partners?
I can't say for certain but he may be right. That account doesn't have any activity for seasons 9 and 10 which is around the time that CoCa went to play League of Legends. Also, it makes sense that CoCa would play so many games on ladder considering that he hasn't played Starcraft 2 in months.
There's an account named CoCa that's been hovering around top 5 for the last week, at the moment it's #1 on the KR ladder. Assuming it's our CoCa, pretty cool to see ^ ^
On June 26 2013 19:07 Badfatpanda wrote: CoCa!!!!!! Can't wait to watch the vods, I hope his games were cast. So happy this morning, best news to wake up to in a while. gogogo Code S again :D
I'm hoping there's some over-the-shoulder stuff shot by Khaldor ^^ awesome to see him back in the running!
It's disappointing to see CoCa lose in the first round of Code A, but he hasn't been playing well for some reason lately. Hopefully, he'll start to pick things up once he gets used to being in a team setting again.
Good times ahead! Proleague is starting tomorrow with the preseason showmatches, and CoCa will play the first game of the 2014 proleague. Get ready to see (finally) more of him very soon :
CoCa looked really impressive last night. I particularly liked his use of the overlord speed to scout the stargate from Stats. There was never really a point where he looked like he was in trouble.
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