He's not quite telling the whole story, but in a way that's not that different from what you'd expect. The starting point is that you expect a baseline of perfo

He's not quite telling the whole story, but in a way that's not that different from what you'd expect. The starting point is that you expect a baseline of performance for any professional player: they know what all the characters do, the layout of the map, etc etc. From that point, some players are particularly well known for certain skills (much as in any other sport): Some guys are known for being preternaturally good at hitting tricky skills. Others are known for being really good at studying their opponents' style and routines, and capitalising on that knowledge. When Faker says he's good at reading the flow of the game, he's saying he's good at answering questions like the following: - If my opponents are in the fog of war, where are they likely to be? - What should I do in response to that? - Are my allies in a position to help me if I engage this opponent? - Are _his_ allies in a position to help him? - If I do engage and kill the opponent, will I have to return to base to heal, or will I make it relatively unhurt? - Are there any important map objectives that I will not be able to help with if I am sent back to lick my wounds? - If I split off from the rest of the team to go chase some map objective, what happens? - Can I gain that objective uncontested? - Will my opponents capitalise on the 4v5 and defeat my allies while I possibly gain the objective? - Will some of their guys try to prevent me from gaining that objective? - If they do, will I be able to escape? - Will my team be able to capitalise on the enemy's attempt to stop me and defeat the remaining opponents?