Submitted By Clairvoyent CT

Every time I am asked if being a part of Esports was my dream I laugh because when I always thought about that when I was younger E-sports didn’t even exist in my universe.

When you make decisions like this for real sports or E-sports you’re always going to take data that is relevant to you to further your thought making process. There is just too much information out there and you need to target the things YOU think are important. Every person doing any kind of fantasy analysis does it. Frankly, anyone who does any kind of analysis or is paid to give his opinion does it. The two guys arguing about the economy or politics? They do it. The guy trying to sell you a car? He does it. The high-powered CEO, the pop culture commentators, the woman in the cube next to you who has that big presentation to make to your boss next week? Even your parents,friends, and yourself (don’t lie).

Look, it’s counter-strike, anything can happen, but we’re looking for what’s most likely, what puts us in the best position to win. Emotions, preferences, and team loyalties has zero to do with getting the W.

Players I love (fantasy wise) for Faceitleague Finals

Device-

Sadly for me the cat is out of the bag. I had a whole write up for why device should be on every team and despite the lack of success at PGL he should be considered one of the hottest players right now, and then they shocked the world. Regardless of this fact everyone needs to know that that only 5 European players have higher ratings than him.

I would argue that of those 5 players none of them have to play as many games against the top 4 other teams TSM does. For the record, KennyS and Titan have improved greatly but Titan just hasn’t been going up against the top 5 teams as often as TSM has had too. Device is the guy that everyone should have regardless of fandom.

Guardian-

Plain and simply Na’vi is Guardian or bust. In 2015 he has the quietest 1.12 rating of any player that high. Flamie should ease the pressure off of him which is only going to make him stronger. My only knock on him is he’s not going to be getting bomb plants/defuses because of his position and it will limit his MVP’s. He still over the last 3 months has a 1.16 rating which dwarfs the rating of most awpers (s1mple/kennyS are higher) and neither will be attending the event. This is the guy you want on your team to give shotcaller to as well because he can drop 30 at any time. Olof is probably the only player I would want on my team more than Guardian (Yes I did not list Olof because….duh…he’s the best player in CS:GO right now).

Players I dislike (fantasy wise)

JW- Let’s just discuss where he stands in Sweden he’s not even in the top 5 in his own country in 2015. He’s going to cost a hefty amount and quite frankly he hasn’t been playing very well. He has a 1.08 rating in 2015 in general and that in itself isn’t going to cut it if you want to win fantasy leagues.

Ok I am going to list 5 players ratings and tell me which you THINK is JW.

1.16 -5th

1.11-11th

1.11-12th

1.09-15th

1.08- not top 20

What if I told you that Innocent is actually at the top and JW is tied for 11-12th position on that list? Would you think that would make sense?

Well, I am sorry to tell you I lied to you.

Let’s do it again. JW is actually at 1.09 and is 15th overall in the world for 2015. I would have once again lied to you. Yes, JW is actually last behind Innocent, Nex, Rain, and Aizy.

There are many reasons for this and really it comes down to Olof taking over as the guy on Fnatic and Flusha helping carry the load. There can only be so many kills going around but the perception is this is JW’s team or at the very least him and Olof’s. This is actually far from the truth.

Forest-

All the data I gave you for JW applies for Forest who actually is 1.06 in 2015 far behind JW. Forest is known as the guy who is simply has to “carry” along with Get_Right and this is simply not the case. In the last 3 months Forest has a 1.04 rating and overall for 2015 he is 1.06 with no sign of this getting better. Allu is a much better pickup for the amount of money that Forest will cost due to peoples perception of the man/myth/legend.

Biggest bargains

Seized-

Navi adding Flamie arguably has made them much stronger because of the two headed monster created along with guardian but people often lose sight of how well seized has been playing. He isn’t exactly what I would call a breakout player (one could argue Edward who has a much better rating is the guy that should be here) but Seized is going to cost you next to nothing but will give you the same stats as someone like a Forest, Dupreeh, or Shox over the last 3 months. I think that value is going to make or break some teams.

Snax-

Most people know he’s top knotch but he isn’t actually the person whom is picked the most on VP.

He is actually one of the most underrated players currently playing on a top 5 team. He boasts an incredibly high rating and also has done so on so many more maps than the average player. For instance s1mple is #1 in 2015, however, Snax who is right there with him has almost 20 maps (as of faceit finals) than s1mple. He is doing it on more maps and against much more top talent.

Desi-

People may not realize this but Elevate’s best player has been Desi by a pretty large margin. Of all the NA players in 2015 only Tarik has a higher rating. I was quite shocked when I looked up the statistics for this entire year. If you’re going to buy low on a player from NA Desi has to be at the top. Fugly is .3 rating points behind him on average but given that Desi should be a bargain I would heavily consider him.

Least cost effective

Neo-

will be on everyone’s list of players who can/will dominate and I am sorry to tell that over the last 3 months this can’t be further from the truth. His rating is actually a 1.00 flat and yet he is largely considered VP’s best player by many analysts. His cost is going to be much higher than his average point per dollar rating. So in other words, avoid him like the plague because despite the fact that this event will boast some rather easy teams (sorry guy it’s just true NA fans). Pasha/Snax/Taz are much more likely to clean up those easy frags.

Get_Right-

This seems rather strange because he is largely consistent and actually even by fantasy players a very good player. He has averaged the most expensive player in fantasy though and for that reason I think he’s not going to be a high value target for my fantasy teams. He has done rather well though the last 3 months and in 2015. His 1.08 rating lately is nothing to scoff at, however, is he really worth everyones most expensive pick? I don’t think so at all. Olof is a full .8 points above him and he gets MVP’s in bunches. This is actually not a knock to Get_Right it’s not his fault he’s the best player of 2014 and arguably the most famous player period. He is just going to be too costly for his actual point per dollar average (Cajunb is a more economical choice with a 1.09 rating).