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Ceb Talks About ATF All-Chatting and Tipping

Rakshak Kathuria
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Sébastien "Ceb" Debs shared his thoughts on Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf all-chatting and tipping in Dota 2 games.
According to Ceb, the player does not tip and all-chat out of irritation. ATF is largely laughing and has no ill will against the other player.
Ceb has worked closely with ATF during the latter's time with OG in 2022.

Nigma Galaxy’s Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf has become known as a player who engages opponents through all-chats, tipping, and voice lines. In the recent past, he has toned down such conduct in official games, although in ranked games, the level of emotional expressiveness continues to be high. While on Janne "Gorgc" Stefanovski's Twitch livestream recently, Sébastien "Ceb" Debs, who has worked closely with ATF in the past during his time at OG, explained that the player does not tip and all-chat out of frustration as many would believe. Ceb claimed that ATF is mostly laughing and has no hurtful intentions towards the other player.

Ceb says ATF is laughing when he all-chats and tips the opponents

ATF focused too much on Remco "Crystallis" Arets' Bloodseeker during the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) 2023 game between Team Secret and Nigma Galaxy, even sacrificing his life to obtain the kill at some points.

This ATF play came when Nigma was in the lead, well positioned to win, and Secret was in danger of getting relegated to Division II. While co-streaming with Ceb and Yazied "YapzOr" Jaradat, Gorgc wondered why ATF was causing mental damage to someone who was on the verge of demotion.

Ceb, however quickly intervened, claiming that ATF was only joking around. When players engage in such behavior, it is common for them to be enraged, but this was nearly never the case with ATF.

“But actually he takes the tipping and the all-chat and the smileys and the stuff very lightly. I know it’s usually known as flame or aggression but for him, most of the time, he does not mean bad yeah. You know what I mean? He's not angry when he does that. He’s actually laughing when he writes all-chat and smileys and stuff. Usually, people write and they are very angry. People assume him to be like that but honestly, 99% of the time, he’s not trolling but he’s just literally laughing at it… And sometimes, he’s upset of course.”

“That’s good. Not a lot of people can take it like that,” Gorgc said in response to Ceb.

With the victory over Secret, Nigma ensured that it would not be demoted to Division II. The squad has begun to compete much better than it did at the start of the season and will play its final series versus Entity on 30th Jan 2023. Nigma, however, can not qualify for the Lima Major 2023.


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As a passionate Dota 2 fan for eight years, Rakshak has indulged himself completely in its esports circuit for the past two years as a professional. In addition to covering major news developments, he takes a keen interest in understanding team strengths and player personalities.

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