“ actually stood up for me, and I really appreciate that.” Cosolix says. Much like Hungrybox, Cosolix has unfortunately had to deal with a fair share of negativity for his play Cosolix is the best Lance player in the world, and this weapon draws the ire of certain sections of the playerbase at CEO Dreamland Online, his set versus the number three player in the world Boomie was streamed on Boomie’s Twitch channel and the chat was being especially toxic. “Talent can help, but if you put in enough work in any game and have the right mentality, you can get far.” You don’t want to be carrying someone at a low level and you don’t want to be numbing yourself to people you beat non-stop because you’re not learning.” Cosolix says when talking about how players can improve themselves. “If you’re really trying to get good at a game, only play people who are equal or better than you. This shift in Cosolix’s style came together at Shine 2017, where he made top 8 and solidified his place as a Brawlhalla professional. When Hungrybox evolved his game, he captured the number one spot in the SSBMRank for three years in a row.Ĭosolix faced a similar sink or swim moment when the bug he took advantage of was patched out (a testament to the thoroughness of the Brawlhalla dev team.) How did he adapt? A balanced diet of grinding ranked, dedicating time to practice specific combos and execution, and studying of the meta.
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He’s not the first pro esports player to take this approach in The Smash Brothers documentary, top Melee player Hungrybox famously said, “I got good using gimmicks,” and for many years, this approach led him near the top but never the peak. The quality online and numerous online tournaments provided Cosolix with a great training ground. But my point of view is: you see something that works, you use it.” “There was a bug in the game that I kind of abused to get good.
“I put in the work.” Cosolix told ggn00b in an interview. By mid-2017, Cosolix was confidently in the top 100 globally The grind truly began in 2017, with Cosolix entering as many official and community-run tournaments as possible he often brought a Macbook Air to school to practice when there was time.
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And in the case of Cole “Cosolix” Bereskin, he’s taken the opportunity to become one of Brawlhalla’s top professional players and content creators.Ĭosolix, a Brawlhalla pro signed to Shattered Dreams Esports, began playing Brawlhalla in January 2016 and became inspired to get good when a close friend placed a respectable 33rd at the Brawlhalla World Championships. When looking at the many ways Brawlhalla has become a successful competitive game, one word comes to mind: opportunity. What do you get when you take a free-to-play platform fighter and give it good online play, dedicated developer support and an exponentially growing fanbase? You get Brawlhalla, the smash hit indie game by Blue Mammoth Games.