Skiter has shocked the community with a statement about the benefits of thrash-talk

Oliver "skiter" Lepko believes that when his teammate Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak taunts his opponents in chat, he increases his team's chances of winning by demoralizing the opponent.

The Team Falcons kerry shared the relevant opinion as part of a podcast on Cap's YouTube channel.

"Timmates do whatever they want. Malr1ne decided he's going to text someone on allchat. People think his words are something more than just thrash talk, but no. He's trying to morally bash the opponents to improve our chances of winning. I support him in that.

There is logic in Malr1ne's thrash-talk: he usually writes to midlaners. That said, ATF is in general chat with his friends from his Creepwave days. He seems to be overstepping his bounds, but those players are his friends."

However, Skiter admits that there was once a situation where his teammate crossed the line. It's about a message to Guo "Xm" Hunsheng in general chat after defeating Xtreme Gaming at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024. Then the cyber athlete asked Malr1ne to apologize to his opponent for unsportsmanlike behavior.

Recall that in the same podcast Aiden "iNsania" Sarkoi told how Oliver "skiter" Lepko wanted to outsmart his lineup at ESL One Berlin Major.